by Wildey » 11 Nov 2017 Read
Monday 13th - Saturday 18th of November at the Shanghai Grand Stage, ChinaLast year Ding junhui became the first to win 2 Shanghai Masters following his win in 2013.
This year the Shanghai Masters almost didnt happenn but in the end its back for the 11th time.
There are 10 Matches held over from Wigan including fixtures involving Ding Junhui, John Higgins and World Champion Mark Selby.
A few surprise omission after losing in the last 128 with Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Former Champions Kyren Wilson and Ricky Walden falling by the wayside.
But still a quality field with Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump and Luca Brecel making the cut.
Who will reach the last 32?
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by Alex0paul » 12 Nov 2017 Read
With play starting at 1:30am this has to be the shortest period ever between major competitions?
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by mick745 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
There is an extra qualifying round held over meaning three players have to play 2 matches tomorrow rather unfairly I feel.
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by OoNebsoO » 12 Nov 2017 Read
O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
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by Deewee » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
The match has been moved to Wednesday morning already. Guess he's got a quite lucrative deal with the promoters so unlikely to give it a miss.
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by SnookerFan » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
Do you want him to win in Northern Ireland, Andre?
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Andre147 wrote:OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
Do you want him to win in Northern Ireland, Andre?
Of course.
But the UK is way more important. But yes I want him to do well on both of them, and at least win 1.
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Ronnie's match has been moved to Wednesday morning (1:30a.m UK time).
He had to play on Tuesday evening. So this means he'll probably have to play 2 matches on Wednesday should he win hs first v Gary Wilson.
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by TheRocket » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Ronnie's match has been moved to Wednesday morning (1:30a.m UK time).
He had to play on Tuesday evening. So this means he'll probably have to play 2 matches on Wednesday should he win hs first v Gary Wilson.
He would probably skip the NI had he not won the EO (and didnt have that million bonus chance). Like Selby did. Wont be easy the next few weeks. The recent past has very much shown he needs those breaks to play his best game. Particularly for the majors.
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by Andre147 » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Like Vodka said in the Coc thread, I expect Ronnie to win his first match v Wilson but then lose either his next or the one after that.
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by Cloud Strife » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Pink Ball wrote:I might go to Belfast next week.
You should try and get up there, if you can. I would if I could.
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by Wildey » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Like Vodka said in the Coc thread, I expect Ronnie to win his first match v Wilson but then lose either his next or the one after that.
Ronnies Match has been moved from Tuesday at 11.30am to Wednesday at 1.30am,
although its 14 hours later Ronnie will infact be stil on British time so suerly the 11.30am match will be better for him rather than the middle of the night match.
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by Cloud Strife » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Watching Allen vs Bingtao.
On paper a very good tie to kick the event off with. Repeat of their IC semi-final.
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by Cloud Strife » 13 Nov 2017 Read
It feels abit surreal, tbh. One tournament finishes and only a few hours later another begins. I'm not complaining though, I think it's a truly wonderful scenario.
Who seriously could have foreseen this during the dark days of only having 6 tournaments a season?
I know Hearn can be an absolute clown sometimes, but the pros heavily outweigh the cons of his tenure so far. All snooker fans should be grateful for the job he's done and where he's dragged the sport to from where it was.
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by Cloud Strife » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Allen motoring along. Already 2-0 up on Bingtao.
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by masterdoctorgenius » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Allen motoring along. Already 2-0 up on Bingtao.
Yan back to reality. Got thrashed by Allen. Again.
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by SnookerFan » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Hope Yan doesn't have his confidence harmed.
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by mick745 » 13 Nov 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Hope Yan doesn't have his confidence harmed.
All part of the learning curve I guess.
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by mick745 » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Lisowski with 5 80+ breaks including two centuries in his 5-1 win against Chris Totten.
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by SnookerFan » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Pink Ball wrote:I might go to Belfast next week.
Yeah, man.
Do it.
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by gallantrabbit » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Bout time Lisowski showed some consistent form.
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by SnookerFan » 13 Nov 2017 Read
gallantrabbit wrote:Bout time Lisowski showed some consistent form.
He's consistently shown inconsistent form.
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by Dan-cat » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
Money money money.
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by Dan-cat » 13 Nov 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Pink Ball wrote:I might go to Belfast next week.
Yeah, man.
Do it.
Is it far from you? Actually scratch that nowhere in Ireland is far. When I was at uni I took two weeks to explore Ireland with my girlfriend at the time (an English one, it was prior to my ambassadorial role), not realizing it was only a couple of hours from one side to the other. Had a wonderful time, spent the last week in Galway. A beautiful and friendly country,
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by Pink Ball » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Dan-cat wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Pink Ball wrote:I might go to Belfast next week.
Yeah, man.
Do it.
Is it far from you? Actually scratch that nowhere in Ireland is far. When I was at uni I took two weeks to explore Ireland with my girlfriend at the time (an English one, it was prior to my ambassadorial role), not realizing it was only a couple of hours from one side to the other. Had a wonderful time, spent the last week in Galway. A beautiful and friendly country,
I am from Galway myself -- one of the smallest 'cities' in the world, but I wouldn't trade it for New York.
It's about 4 hours to Belfast. The fastest route is to cross the country to Dublin and then go from there as there's no direct motorway between Galway and Belfast. Still, I have holidays, so it might be worth it.
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by Dan-cat » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Live snooker is always worth it. It's like taking magic mushrooms and stepping inside the telly!
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by Andre147 » 13 Nov 2017 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Andre147 wrote:OoNebsoO wrote:O'Sullivan plays close to noon on Tuesday...will he even go? Quite a short time to rest, fly and play since his tonight's match.
I wouldn't.
have a week's rest and preapare properly for the NI Open and UK.
Money money money.
I know, even Ronnie said he goes out there for the promotional work, and if he wins matches its a bonus.
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