Race to the Crucible : Qualifying Round 1 (April 5th ~ 8th)

mick745 wrote:Xintong makes it 5-5.

From 4-0 down, he now leads 6-5, winning 6 of the last 7 frames.

Impressive from him. MJW will have to play his best to win I feel. Xintong has shown he isn't afraid when the winning line gets nearer.

Make it 6-5 for Xintong.

Hope he can find some consistency soon, great to watch.

Hamilton is struggling against Steadman, but I'm not surprised. It was a tricky draw and I was sure that the Sheriff won't be in the same form as he was a few months ago. Still expecting him to win, of course, but it will be a looooong night with the score at 3-4.

Zhao takes a 6-5 lead over MJW and Sydney Wilson is very competitive against Kurt Maflin (6-4).

Would be terrible for MJW if he missed out tonight. Especially after last weekend. He must be shattered and jet lagged after his exploits in Beijing.

SnookerFan wrote:How is Anthony Hamilton doing?

About to level 5 5 hopefully

Badsnookerplayer wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:How is Anthony Hamilton doing?

About to level 5 5 hopefully

I meant 4 4

MJW going to need to be careful here. 7-5

Williams looks done and dusted.

He's raw as a blue steak, but Xintong is an awesome prospect.

There are so many amateurs in this draw, but MJW and Zhao meet in round 1?!?

doherty v's weston match is painful.

SnookerFan wrote:Been up the Brum. Somebody give me a summary. Anybody been knocked out yet?

Hossein Vafaei beat Hattem Yassen in the ISIS derby.

SavoMilosevic wrote:There are so many amateurs in this draw, but MJW and Zhao meet in round 1?!?

17-80 was drawn against 81-144 at random Zhao Xintong is 83

There is a world of difference between Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong

Zhao is 3 years older but yan is far more mature.

I was actually worried Luca would lose to Sean O'Sullivan so glad to see he is beating him comprehensively, so far at least. Next round vs Swail is doable as well, Swail has been pretty dire this season (even more so than Luca, takes some doing). If he can overcome that he's likely to face Dale in the Final Q Round. He'd be an underdog in that match, and Dale has a decent record in qualifying these last years me thinks, but its not like it would be undoable. Making the crucible again would be a nice boost after a marmite season.

SnookerFan wrote:Been up the Brum. Somebody give me a summary. Anybody been knocked out yet?

Williams 9-1 up
Doherty 9-3 up
Selt 9-4 up
Brecel 9 - 3 up
Mcleod through
Maguire 8-5 up

SnookerFan wrote:That Robbie Williams 9-1?

Mark was closer.

Sorry SF It is 9-7 to MJW

Xintong all over the shop now.

According to snooker.org the TV matches tomorrow are

Morning/Evening
Perry vs Songsermsawad
Yan vs Mavis

Afternoon
Evans vs Walker
Muir vs Michael White

For once great choices by WS and ES! Exactly the matches I wanted to see most

Selt through 10 - 4 though he does have an unfair advantage as he can have one eye on the object ball and one on the pocket.

Wildey wrote:There is a world of difference between Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong

Zhao is 3 years older but yan is far more mature.

Yes, I would agree - from the little I've seen of them both.

As you suggested yesterday, Yan has a tough match against Davis, who trounced him in a recent match. But I can see him running him close.

Wildey wrote:There is a world of difference between Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong

Zhao is 3 years older but yan is far more mature.

Both have massive potential. But Bingtao has surpassed him even though Zhao had a head start age-wise.

MJW through 10 - 7. Nice work

If Zhao doesn't sort his tactics in the next year he could be destined for the same route as Luca Brecel.

FFS Maflin

Either Snory Rory, S.Wilson, O'Donnell or Miah will qualify from that section.

Meh!