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Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby SnookerFan

Lucky wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:I'm not entirely convinced these should be ranking events either, but I won't moan on about it like I did with the Shoot-Out.

At least this is snooker under proper rules affecting players ranks.



Did you not like the shootout then.........you never said.


It's not the Shootout.

It's the ranking event status...

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby Iranu

SnookerFan wrote:
Lucky wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:I'm not entirely convinced these should be ranking events either, but I won't moan on about it like I did with the Shoot-Out.

At least this is snooker under proper rules affecting players ranks.



Did you not like the shootout then.........you never said.


It's not the Shootout.

It's the ranking event status...

You feel it should carry more points?

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby D4P

Iranu wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Lucky wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:I'm not entirely convinced these should be ranking events either, but I won't moan on about it like I did with the Shoot-Out.

At least this is snooker under proper rules affecting players ranks.



Did you not like the shootout then.........you never said.


It's not the Shootout.

It's the ranking event status...

You feel it should carry more points?


Either that, or it should join the UK, Masters, and WSC as part of a new Quadruple Crown.

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby Andre147

It's good these ITV tournaments carry ranking points.

All players on Tour have the same chance of qualifying when the season gets underway, and if they do they get rewarded with a chance of winning a ranking event.

I think the ITV tournaments are some of the best Hearn has brought to the game, even if some of them feel a bit too similar. But they have different formats and thats great.

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby Alex0paul

I do like them but think first round losers shouldn’t recieve ranking points

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby Andre147

Alex0paul wrote:I do like them but think first round losers shouldn’t recieve ranking points


I think they do because they did qualify in the first place. Mind you, in other tournaments, even at the Worlds, the Top 16 get 0 if they lose first round.

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby D4P

Andre147 wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:I do like them but think first round losers shouldn’t recieve ranking points


I think they do because they did qualify in the first place. Mind you, in other tournaments, even at the Worlds, the Top 16 get 0 if they lose first round.


I see no reason why prize money necessarily has to translate into ranking points. It's completely within Barry Hearn's power to pay first round losers without those payments being reflected in the rankings...

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby Deewee

Dan-cat wrote:I think Joe 'not that much of a gentleman at all really' Perry should step aside and let Teppy play, because he actually stands a chance.

Teppy hasn't shown anything to be considered even half the player that Perry has been

Re: The Players Championship line-up

Postby SnookerFan

Updated with times.

The first round matches are below (seedings in brackets):

Mark Allen (1) v Stephen Maguire (16): Monday March 4 at 7pm
David Gilbert (8) v Stuart Bingham (9): Wednesday March 6 at 1pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) v Barry Hawkins (12): Monday March 4 at 7pm
Mark Selby (4) v John Higgins (13): Wednesday March 6 at 1pm
Neil Robertson (3) v Joe Perry (14): Tuesday March 5 at 1pm
Mark Williams (6) v Ali Carter (11): Tuesday March 5 at 1pm
Kyren Wilson (7) v Jack Lisowski (10): Tuesday March 5 at 7pm
Judd Trump (2) v Jimmy Robertson (15): Tuesday March 5 at 7pm

Quarter-finals
QF1 Allen / Maguire v Gilbert / Bingham: Thursday March 7 at 7pm
QF2 O’Sullivan / Hawkins v Selby / Higgins: Friday March 8 at 1pm
QF3 Robertson / Perry v Williams / Carter: Thursday March 7 at 1pm
QF4 Wilson / Lisowski v Trump / Robertson: Wednesday March 6 at 7pm

Semi-finals
SF1: Saturday March 9 at 7pm
SF2: Friday March 8 at 7pm