A thread to discuss all things snooker related such as tournaments, debates and news and anything to with the world of snooker in 2022.

Masters Snooker starts in 3 days! Coverage will be on BBC One and BBC Two throughout the week.

Draw

 

 

Yan Bingtao v Mark Williams

John Higgins v Zhao Xintong

Neil Robertson v Anthony McGill

Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jack Lisowski

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Judd Trump v Mark Allen

Kyren Wilson v Stuart Bingham

Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins

Mark Selby v Stephen Maguire

Very good match between Williams and Yan. Some amazing shots by Williams.

A shame both the Chinese players are out - the contest is looking very British now! (Neil Robertson aside)

 

In other news, Ronnie O'Sullivan is safely through to the quarter-finals after comprehensively beating Jack Lisowski.

Shame both Chinese players are out, I agree.

 

Full of mistakes between Selby and Maguire at the moment.

Shame both Chinese players are out, I agree.

 

Full of mistakes between Selby and Maguire at the moment.

 

I must admitting going to put in on seeing who was playing and going back to sleep. I like Selby but Maguire hasn't been good for years, a bit confused how he's still.in top 16 tbh.

Much louder when O'Sullivan came out. I remember him playing back in the 1990s. Amazing longevity.

 

Not too sure about Robertson, he looked a bit off his game despite the win.

Current Top 32

 

1. Mark Selby (England)

2. Judd Trump (England)

3. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)

4. Neil Robertson (Australia)

5. Kyren Wilson (England)

6. John Higgins (Scotland)

7. Shaun Murphy (England)

8. Mark Williams (Wales)

9. Zhao Xintong (China)

10. Stephen Maguire (Scotland)

11. Barry Hawkins (England)

12. Stuart Bingham (England)

13. Mark Allen (Northern Ireland)

14. Anthony McGill (Scotland)

15. Yan Bingtao (China)

16. Luca Brecel (Belgium)

17. Jack Lisowski (England)

18. Martin Gould (England)

19. Zhou Yuelong (China)

20. Dave Gilbert (England)

21. Tom Ford (England)

22. Graeme Dott (Scotland)

23. Ricky Walden (England)

24. Jordan Brown (Northern Ireland)

25. Matthew Selt (England)

26. Ryan Day (Wales)

27. Ali Carter (England)

28. Gary Wilson (England)

29. Ding Junhui (China)

30. Xiao Guodong (China)

31. Lu Ning (China)

32. Mark King (England)

2022 Calendar:

 

9-16 Jan: Masters (Alexandra Palace, London)

20-23 Jan: Shoot Out (Morningside Arena, Leicester)

7-13 Feb: Players Championship (Aldersley Arena, Wolverhampton)

21-27 Feb: European Masters (Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes)

28 Feb-6 Mar: Welsh Open (The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport

7-13 Mar: Turkish Masters (Antalya, Turkey)

24-26 Mar: Gibraltar Open, (Gibraltar)

28 Mar- 3 Apr: Tour Championship (Llandudno, Wales)

4-13 Apr: World Championship Qualifiers (Sheffield)

16 Apr- 2 May: World Championship (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)

Peter Lines won the UK Seniors Championship by beating David Lilley 4-1.

O'Sullivan's defeat in the Masters means that the Final will definitely contain one English person and one non-English person - let's see who they will be...

Barry Hawkins vs Neil Robertson for the final today.

 

I am not a gambler thankfully, thought Trump would have got through.

 

Other news is that unfortunately Mark Selby is suffering with mental health issues. Hopefully he gets the support he needs and gets back to his fluent best. His match with Hawkins wasn't what I expected.

Neil Robertson is the Masters champion. My head said Robertson would win it though my heart was hoping for a Hawkins victory.

 

2022 Calendar:

 

9-16 Jan: Masters (Alexandra Palace, London)

20-23 Jan: Shoot Out (Morningside Arena, Leicester)

7-13 Feb: Players Championship (Aldersley Arena, Wolverhampton)

21-27 Feb: European Masters (Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes)

28 Feb-6 Mar: Welsh Open (The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport

7-13 Mar: Turkish Masters (Antalya, Turkey)

24-26 Mar: Gibraltar Open, (Gibraltar)

28 Mar- 3 Apr: Tour Championship (Llandudno, Wales)

4-13 Apr: World Championship Qualifiers (Sheffield)

16 Apr- 2 May: World Championship (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)

Not sure of the TV coverage of all of these. The Shootout, European Masters and Welsh Open are being shown on Eurosport.

I thought Neil would win it, regarding TV coverage for the tournaments:

 

Players Championship and Tour Championship will be on ITV4

Welsh Open will be shown on BBC Two Wales.

All tournaments will be on Eurosport and the World Championship will be on BBC Two.

Robbo is wrapping up the big titles since 2019. CoC, UK, Tour Champs, Masters.

Well done Neil Robertson. The 10th player to become a multiple Masters champion.

I thought Neil would win it, regarding TV coverage for the tournaments:

 

Players Championship and Tour Championship will be on ITV4

Welsh Open will be shown on BBC Two Wales.

All tournaments will be on Eurosport and the World Championship will be on BBC Two.

Thanks.

Well done to Neil Robertson! Sounds like he's in shape for a shot at a second World Championship title.

The Snooker Shoot Out, first time I have seen this. There was a Blue Ball shoot out yesterday, last second shot tied the frame.

 

There is also the German Masters from the 26th January. On Eurosport.