Stuart Carrington

Tom Ford

Noppon Saengkham

Stephen Maguire

Xiao Guodong

Zhou Yuelong

Graeme Dott

Fergal O'Brien

David Grace

Luca Brecel

Gary Wilson

Peter Ebdon

Yan Bingtao

Martin Gould

 

 

All through to the first round as qualifiers of the World Championship.

 

Draw happening today.

Top 16

1. Mark Selby England

2. John Higgins Scotland

3. Judd Trump England

4. Ding Junhui China

5. Barry Hawkins England

6. Marco Fu Hong Kong

7. Neil Robertson Australia

8. Shaun Murphy England

9. Stuart Bingham England

10. Mark Allen Northern Ireland

11. Liang Wenbo China

12. Ali Carter England

13. Kyren Wilson England

14. Ronnie O'Sullivan England

15. Mark Williams Wales

16. Martin Gould England

How stupid are these players ?

 

Joe Perry has been given a three-month ban - suspended until May 2018 - for breaching rules on betting on matches.

 

Perry, 42, admitted placing 193 bets between September 2009 and June 2013 worth £2,806.49, making a profit of £832.09.

 

The WPBSA said that when giving evidence, Perry said he had placed the bets "purely out of boredom or distraction".

Can you one shot clean the table?

Can you one shot clean the table?

With an snooker trick shot yes, but not possible on a regular game of snooker.

Ding Junhui has won the Yushan World Open a few days ago.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/41385209

 

Next event is the European Masters starting on the 2nd October.

Well done Ding a great week and a good week for Kyren surely Ding will win the world title one day. He's too good not too.

Seems on Twitter that Ronnie O'Sullivan has confirmed that he will come and retain his Masters title in January, no news on any other tournaments that he's going to be playing in.

 

 

Interesting list of which players have the lowest frames per century rate :

 

http://cuetracker.net/statistics/centuries...y-rate/all-time

 

I love this website - perfect for snooker stats nerds like me. :)

Interesting list of which players have the lowest frames per century rate :

 

http://cuetracker.net/statistics/centuries...y-rate/all-time

 

I love this website - perfect for snooker stats nerds like me. :)

Oh dear, it looks like I could spend hours playing on that site :lol:

Most certainly is a great website.

 

 

Most certainly is a great website.

 

I wish I'd discovered it sooner than a few days ago. :)

BBC have dropped Willie Thorne from their UK, Masters and World commentary team after 30 years working with them.

BBC have dropped Willie Thorne from their UK, Masters and World commentary team after 30 years working with them.

About time too.

BBC have dropped Willie Thorne from their UK, Masters and World commentary team after 30 years working with them.

 

For what reason?

Like him or loathe him.

 

Ronnie was unplayable in that final. I doubt there's ever been a pot success rate of 98% before and will probably never be seen again.

Like him or loathe him.

 

Ronnie was unplayable in that final. I doubt there's ever been a pot success rate of 98% before and will probably never be seen again.

 

Makes you wonder how he ever loses!

2015 World Champion Stuart Bingham has been banned for six months for betting breaches.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/41732548

Stupidity from Bingham during when he has had the best five years of his career. Becoming world champion, a top player.

 

Why the need to bet on his own games?

 

 

Snooker can be such a confusing sport - a player can perform brilliantly one day, then get pasted the next! :wacko:

 

e.g. Yan Bingtau beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 & John Higgins 6-2, then loses 9-2 to Mark Allen. :huh: