by Wildey » 27 Aug 2018 Read
Monday 10th~Sunday 16th of September at the Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, ChinaThe Shanghai Masters was first played for in 2007 when Dominic Dale to this day who has never been a top 16 player won his second Ranking title 10 years after his first beating compatriot Ryan Day in the final.
This year though its not a Ranking event but a prestigious invitational event.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is the defending Champion and will be up against the rest of the top 16 players in the World plus top 4 highest ranked Chinese players and toping it up with 4 Wild Cards.
Who will win?
DRAWORDER OF PLAY
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by SnookerFan » 27 Aug 2018 Read
Cloud Strife is happy that the season is finally starting.
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by Dan-cat » 27 Aug 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Cloud Strife is happy that the season is finally starting.
+1
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by Cloud Strife » 27 Aug 2018 Read
Dan-cat wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Cloud Strife is happy that the season is finally starting.
+1
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by Wildey » 27 Aug 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Cloud Strife is happy that the season is finally starting.
Lets hope hes disapointed after the first match and the season is on hold once again
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by Cloud Strife » 27 Aug 2018 Read
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Cloud Strife is happy that the season is finally starting.
Lets hope hes disapointed after the first match and the season is on hold once again
Hey Wild, you seen this?
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by Alex0paul » 01 Sep 2018 Read
Hurry up
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Shanghai_MastersSo the top 8 seeds come in in the second round.
The next 8 seeds all have a first round match, where they have to play either a Wildcard, or a Chinese tour player.
Potential Ronnie vs Robertson match in round 2.
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by Dan-cat » 05 Sep 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Shanghai_Masters
So the top 8 seeds come in in the second round.
The next 8 seeds all have a first round match, where they have to play either a Wildcard, or a Chinese tour player.
Potential Ronnie vs Robertson match in round 2.
Interesting format for the first tournament of the season.
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Seems harsh on Kyren who has to play Liang Wenbo in the first round. Whereas players like Robertson, Bingham, Maguire and Ryan Day have to play random anonymous wildcards.
Have the Wildcards been announced yet? It's only next week.
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by Dan-cat » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Remember when Jimmy got wildcards to the B'n'H Masters for no other reason other than he was popular with the London crowd? Simpler times.
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Remember when Jimmy got wildcards to the B'n'H Masters for no other reason other than he was popular with the London crowd? Simpler times.
Didn't that happen a few times?
I remember being at a Jimmy White match in Wembley once. (I can't remember if he was still a top-16er, or a Wildcard at this point.) Anyway, the previous match Ding Junhui, who was a Wildcard at this point, knocked in a 147.
Jimmy came up for the next match, and I shouted; "Come on Jimmy, get another 147." I got an annoyed look from the person in front of me.
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by Dan-cat » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Wilson in state-the-obvious-shocker.
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
It's from the World Snooker site. They'd not understand it, unless he stated the obvious.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Something that appealed to my inane sense of humour.
My friend is an Ipswich fan and we went to Portman Road to watch them whilst Jimmy Bullard was playing for them. It was a rubbish match so every time Bullard got the ball I gave it a proper 1980s Masters 'Come on Jimmy'.
Bullard at that time for was too good for that level of football and bossed the game. I ruined the match for a substantial proportion of the Bobby Robson stand but it amused me.
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by Alex0paul » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Something that appealed to my inane sense of humour.
My friend is an Ipswich fan and we went to Portman Road to watch them whilst Jimmy Bullard was playing for them. It was a rubbish match so every time Bullard got the ball I gave it a proper 1980s Masters 'Come on Jimmy'.
Bullard at that time for was too good for that level of football and bossed the game. I ruined the match for a substantial proportion of the Bobby Robson stand but it amused me.
Disgraceful
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Something that appealed to my inane sense of humour.
My friend is an Ipswich fan and we went to Portman Road to watch them whilst Jimmy Bullard was playing for them. It was a rubbish match so every time Bullard got the ball I gave it a proper 1980s Masters 'Come on Jimmy'.
Bullard at that time for was too good for that level of football and bossed the game. I ruined the match for a substantial proportion of the Bobby Robson stand but it amused me.
You have jumped the shark.
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by Dan-cat » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Something that appealed to my inane sense of humour.
My friend is an Ipswich fan and we went to Portman Road to watch them whilst Jimmy Bullard was playing for them. It was a rubbish match so every time Bullard got the ball I gave it a proper 1980s Masters 'Come on Jimmy'.
Bullard at that time for was too good for that level of football and bossed the game. I ruined the match for a substantial proportion of the Bobby Robson stand but it amused me.
Brilliant!!
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by Iranu » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Ronnie's so good he gets to be on the poster twice.
Hawkins looks out of place with the rest of those players. Wenbo too but you can understand why they'd promote him.
Murphy the only top 8 seed not to be on the poster. They'd rather have Ronnie on there twice.
I support this decision
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by SnookerFan » 05 Sep 2018 Read
I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
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by eraserhead » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Wilson in state-the-obvious-shocker.
This is one of the best designed snooker posters I've seen.
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by Alex0paul » 05 Sep 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
Good detective skills. Those episodes of Monk are paying dividends
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by Holden Chinaski » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Alex0paul wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
Good detective skills. Those episodes of Monk are paying dividends
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by Iranu » 05 Sep 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
Thanks for clarifying
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by Badsnookerplayer » 05 Sep 2018 Read
Oh OK - that explains why Ronnie appears twice in the poster.
Is that why Ben Woollaston is not in it?
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by SnookerFan » 06 Sep 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Oh OK - that explains why Ronnie appears twice in the poster.
Is that why Ben Woollaston is not in it?
He was too busy with Tatiana.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Sep 2018 Read
Iranu wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
Thanks for clarifying
Well, being that you thought he was on twice because he wasn't Murphy.
The real question is why wasn't Williams there twice? #disgrace
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by Iranu » 06 Sep 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Iranu wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I assume they picked Ronnie and Williams for the background photo part, because Ronnie is defending champion snd Williams is the World Champion.
They're the top two seeds.
Thanks for clarifying
Well, being that you thought he was on twice because he wasn't Murphy.
That's called a joke. Maybe you'll make one someday.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 06 Sep 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Oh OK - that explains why Ronnie appears twice in the poster.
Is that why Ben Woollaston is not in it?
He was too busy with Tatiana.
Apparently Tatiana is unhappy with Ben's average shoot time.
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