Think Pink 2019/2020

Player of the Year standings after Mark Selby (Group One) won:
1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
9 Tian Pengfei 13
9 Mei Xiwen 13
11 Matthew Selt 12
12 Stuart Carrington 9
13 Mark Allen 8
14 Mark Selby 7
15 David Gilbert 6
16 Mark King 5
16 Li Hang 5
18 Gary Wilson 4
18 Graeme Dott 4
18 Judd Trump 4
18 Joe Perry 4
18 Ricky Walden 4
23 Mark Williams 3
24 Ding Junhui 2
24 Barry Hawkins 2

English Open leaderboard after Mark Selby (Group One) won. Andre and Carayip gain a point each.

1 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 21
2 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 13
2 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 13
2 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 13
2 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 13
2 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 13
2 DECLINE (Lemnas) 13
2 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 13
2 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 13
10 Tissit (Deewee) 8
11 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 4
11 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 4
11 The Stripers (McManusFan) 4
14 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 3
14 The Force (Carayip) 3
16 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 0
16 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0
16 miscue (Rekoons) 0
16 The one and only (Wildey) 0
16 Boring chameleons (QSM) 0
16 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 0
16 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 0
16 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 0
16 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 0
16 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 0
16 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 0
16 The New Decade (Raphael98) 0
16 You've been Framed (Mick745) 0
16 Top Gear (TheRocket) 0

Over leaderboard after Mark Selby (Group One) won. Andre and Carayip gain a point. Andre is now up to third.

English Open leaderboard after David Gilbert (Group Two) won. Only Holden Chinaski gains points (2).

1 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 21
2 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 13
2 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 13
2 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 13
2 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 13
2 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 13
2 DECLINE (Lemnas) 13
2 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 13
2 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 13
10 Tissit (Deewee) 8
11 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 6
12 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 4
12 The Stripers (McManusFan) 4
14 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 3
14 The Force (Carayip) 3
16 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 0
16 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0
16 miscue (Rekoons) 0
16 The one and only (Wildey) 0
16 Boring chameleons (QSM) 0
16 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 0
16 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 0
16 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 0
16 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 0
16 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 0
16 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 0
16 The New Decade (Raphael98) 0
16 You've been Framed (Mick745) 0
16 Top Gear (TheRocket) 0

Think Pink Player of the Year standings. David Gilbert is up to joined 13th.

1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
9 Tian Pengfei 13
9 Mei Xiwen 13
11 Matthew Selt 12
12 Stuart Carrington 9
13 Mark Allen 8
13 David Gilbert 8
15 Mark Selby 7
16 Mark King 5
16 Li Hang 5
18 Gary Wilson 4
18 Graeme Dott 4
18 Judd Trump 4
18 Joe Perry 4
18 Ricky Walden 4
23 Mark Williams 3
24 Ding Junhui 2
24 Barry Hawkins 2

Looks like it is still anyone's to win.

Think Pink Overall Leaderboard after David Gilbert (Group Two) won. Holden Chinaski was the only poster to select Gilbert. He moves up one place to 23rd.

Player of the Year standings after Mark Selby (Group One) won the English Open
1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
9 Tian Pengfei 13
9 Mei Xiwen 13
11 Matthew Selt 12
12 Stuart Carrington 9
13 Mark Allen 8
13 David Gilbert 8
13 Mark Selby 8
16 Mark King 5
16 Li Hang 5
18 Gary Wilson 4
18 Graeme Dott 4
18 Judd Trump 4
18 Joe Perry 4
18 Ricky Walden 4
23 Mark Williams 3
24 Ding Junhui 2
24 Barry Hawkins 2

It had been confirmed for quite a while, but Sundaygirl is the runaway winner of the English Open. Well done to her. Andre and Carayip both gained a point courtesy of Mark Selby's win.

1 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 21
2 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 13
2 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 13
2 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 13
2 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 13
2 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 13
2 DECLINE (Lemnas) 13
2 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 13
2 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 13
10 Tissit (Deewee) 8
11 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 6
12 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 4
12 The Stripers (McManusFan) 4
12 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 4
12 The Force (Carayip) 4
16 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 0
16 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0
16 miscue (Rekoons) 0
16 The one and only (Wildey) 0
16 Boring chameleons (QSM) 0
16 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 0
16 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 0
16 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 0
16 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 0
16 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 0
16 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 0
16 The New Decade (Raphael98) 0
16 You've been Framed (Mick745) 0
16 Top Gear (TheRocket) 0

So, at the end of the English Open, Snoopy2608 is the leader on 50 points, one ahead of Happycamper. Iranu, the pre-tournament leader, drops to third.
The big winner of the English Open is tournament winner Sundaygirl, who jumped 13 places to outright sixth.

Iranu drops to fourth, even.

The first World Open points will be distributed tomorrow.

Won’t have a chance to post the updates for another little while, but stay tuned.

Player of the Year standings, taking all of today's results into account:
1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
9 Tian Pengfei 13
9 Mei Xiwen 13
11 Matthew Selt 12
12 David Gilbert 10
13 Stuart Carrington 9
14 Mark Allen 8
14 Mark Selby 8
14 Michael Holt 8
17 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 7
18 Zhou Yuelong 6
19 Mark King 5
19 Li Hang 5
19 Judd Trump 5
22 Gary Wilson 4
22 Graeme Dott 4
22 Joe Perry 4
22 Ricky Walden 4
26 Mark Williams 3
26 Stuart Bingham 3
28 Ding Junhui 2
28 Barry Hawkins 2
28 Kyren Wilson 2
31 John Higgins 1

well done Zhou and Un-Nooh giving me some points today...

World Open Leaderboard:
1 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 26
2 The Stripers (McManusFan) 25
3 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 23
4 The New Decade (Raphael98) 20
5 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 19
5 DECLINE (Lemnas) 19
7 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 18
7 Top Gear (TheRocket) 18
9 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 16
9 miscue (Rekoons) 16
11 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 14
12 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 13
12 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 13
12 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 13
12 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 13
16 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 12
16 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 12
18 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 11
18 The Force (Carayip) 11
18 Boring chameleons (QSM) 11
18 You've been Framed (Mick745) 11
22 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 10
22 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 10
22 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 10
25 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 9
26 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 5
27 Tissit (Deewee) 4
28 The one and only (Wildey) 3
29 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0

An incredible day's scoring, with 28 of the 29 players registering points, and there are now no ties on the leaderboard. Andre147 goes top for the first time.

Player of the Year standings after this morning's matches
1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
7 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 14
10 Tian Pengfei 13
10 Mei Xiwen 13
12 Matthew Selt 12
13 David Gilbert 10
14 Stuart Carrington 9
15 Mark Allen 8
15 Mark Selby 8
15 Michael Holt 8
18 Zhou Yuelong 6
19 Mark King 5
19 Li Hang 5
19 Judd Trump 5
22 Gary Wilson 4
22 Graeme Dott 4
22 Joe Perry 4
22 Ricky Walden 4
22 Kyren Wilson 4
27 Mark Williams 3
27 Stuart Bingham 3
29 Ding Junhui 2
29 Barry Hawkins 2
31 John Higgins 1

World Open leaderboard
1 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 35
2 The Stripers (McManusFan) 32
2 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 32
4 The New Decade (Raphael98) 29
5 DECLINE (Lemnas) 28
6 Top Gear (TheRocket) 27
7 miscue (Rekoons) 25
8 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 23
9 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 22
9 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 22
11 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 21
11 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 21
11 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 21
14 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 20
14 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 20
16 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 19
17 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 18
18 The Force (Carayip) 13
18 Boring chameleons (QSM) 13
18 You've been Framed (Mick745) 13
21 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 12
22 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 11
23 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 10
23 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 10
25 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 9
26 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 7
27 Tissit (Deewee) 4
28 The one and only (Wildey) 3
29 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0

Overall leaderboard after this morning's results:

Player of the Year standings at the end of today's action.

1 Mark Joyce 27
1 Kurt Maflin 27
3 Lee Walker 25
4 Shaun Murphy 21
5 Yan Bingtao 16
6 Tom Ford 15
7 Luo Honghao 14
7 Hossein Vafaei 14
7 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 14
10 Tian Pengfei 13
10 Mei Xiwen 13
12 Matthew Selt 12
13 David Gilbert 10
14 Stuart Carrington 9
15 Mark Allen 8
15 Mark Selby 8
15 Michael Holt 8
18 Zhou Yuelong 6
18 Judd Trump 6
20 Mark King 5
20 Li Hang 5
22 Gary Wilson 4
22 Graeme Dott 4
22 Joe Perry 4
22 Ricky Walden 4
22 Kyren Wilson 4
27 Mark Williams 3
27 Stuart Bingham 3
29 Ding Junhui 2
29 Barry Hawkins 2
29 John Higgins 2

World Open Leaderboard after Higgins and Trump's wins
1 Cue Wine School (Ck147) 35
2 The Stripers (McManusFan) 33
3 Live or Die, make your choice (Andre147) 32
4 The New Decade (Raphael98) 29
4 DECLINE (Lemnas) 29
6 Top Gear (TheRocket) 27
7 miscue (Rekoons) 26
8 Sunday Boyz (on the baize) (Sundaygirl) 23
8 The 32-County Republic (Pink Ball) 23
8 Another Helping? (Alex0Paul) 23
11 Drew Peacock's Elect (Badsnookerplayer) 22
12 Lightning Strike (Johnny Bravo) 21
12 I'll do anything for Ranking Points but I won't do that (The_Abbott) 21
14 Schoburg Franklins (snoopy2608) 20
14 Dreamboat (Dan-cat) 20
14 The Winter Garden Medalists (aimlesswanderer) 20
17 Fire Chalk With Me (Eraserhead) 19
18 The Force (Carayip) 13
18 Boring chameleons (QSM) 13
18 You've been Framed (Mick745) 13
18 Far Queue Too (Snookerfan) 13
22 Team Chinaski (Holden Chinaski) 11
22 快乐的露营者 (Happy Camper) 11
24 Al-Qaeda (Cloud Strife) 10
25 Head Full of Dreams, Pocket Full of Chalk (Iranu) 9
26 "Who is Max Boyce anyway?" (Vodkadiet1) 7
27 Tissit (Deewee) 5
28 The one and only (Wildey) 3
29 nWo (KrazeeEyezKilla) 0

Overall leaderboard at the end of the day's action:

I'm doing my best to give everyone a false lead.

Holden Chinaski wrote:I'm doing my best to give everyone a false lead.

You sure are.

Pink Ball wrote:

Holden Chinaski wrote:I'm doing my best to give everyone a false lead.

You sure are.

Can't beat Wild though. KIng of the false lead.

Holden Chinaski wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

Holden Chinaski wrote:I'm doing my best to give everyone a false lead.

You sure are.

Can't beat Wild though. KIng of the false lead.

He's the king of prediction contests and I'd have made him slight favourite at the start because of that. But he has had a miserable run of it.

Pink Ball wrote:

Holden Chinaski wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

Holden Chinaski wrote:I'm doing my best to give everyone a false lead.

You sure are.

Can't beat Wild though. KIng of the false lead.

He's the king of prediction contests and I'd have made him slight favourite at the start because of that. But he has had a miserable run of it.

That's cause he chose Selbo as his star player.

I have to say, I didn’t know how this would go, but I’ve really enjoyed running it so far. It gets a huge amount of views. It seems to fly up every time a tournament is running. Hope it keeps going as it has.

One issue I can see is that it might not be interactive enough. Sometimes I forget who was on my team. But I think allowing transfers in future would be far too messy.

One change I might make is that tournaments with finals shorter than best-of-17, such as Riga and Gibraltar only carry half points. Riga was the highest-scoring tournament of the year so far, but a lot of that is to do with the field being weak. It could be overtaken by the World Open this week, but that’s fine by me as it was a strong field and lower-ranked players cut through that.

That’s the kind of thing I want this competition to reward.

There might also be space for tournaments such as the UK, International, China Open, Players Championship and Tour Championship carrying a higher weighting in future editions.

But again, that’s a discussion for next year.

I think allowing teams to swap a certain number of players say between the Scottish Open and The Masters would be easy enough (but then I’m not the one who’d have to keep track of it).

I have to say though I like it as it is, just ticking over from tournament to tournament.