Pios 8

[Brazilianirish]

Thanks Janie, it's not like I was complaining but it's just that we are used to this super-human efficiency from the Global Snooker website....
And nice to see you here, the first person I know, this is Laura. ))

[goldengirl]

So close - I can't look!!

[bigbreak]

so top 5 - Highfield, Lisowski, Davison, K Wilson and McGill definitely have qualified for main tour.

Jm Jones and O'Neill almost there.

nb. If Burden finishes in top 8 9th place qualifies for main tour too

yes, burden has already qualified from IBSF event

[Souwester]

yes, burden has already qualified from IBSF event

Does 9th place automatically get a place, because Alfie has got his through IBSF? I thought the 8th place left a wildcard for World Snooker to allocate, rather than it being automatically given to PIOS 9th ranked.

[bigbreak]

Does 9th place automatically get a place, because Alfie has got his through IBSF? I thought the 8th place left a wildcard for World Snooker to allocate, rather than it being automatically given to PIOS 9th ranked.

You may be correct Wester, I honestly don't know

[TinnyTB]

How god does Kurt Maflin have to do to qulify to the main tour?

[gavhay]

Nice wins for Jamie and Alfie, Jamie is now surely safe

[gavhay]

How god does Kurt Maflin have to do to qulify to the main tour?

If he reaches the final, he will be on 580 points, if he wins it then 660 points. He will have to get to at least the final and even then it might not be enough, he would be depending on other results to go his way. And I have just checked and he just lost so he now cant qualify. sorry

[TinnyTB]

Is there a European Championship he can quilify to the main tour from like Tony Drago did last year? And if it is, when?

[goldengirl]

Mathematically Jamie O could still lose out - and Jamie Jones must be praying to the gods as there's nothing he can do about it just hope for results to go his way - and hope the twitchers are out in force!

[goldengirl]

If one of Top 8 finishers have already qualified I do not think 9 th place automatically gets it, although historically it has generally happened. I e-mailed WS for this to be confirmed before the PIOS began but have not, as yet, received a reply. Must be busy with something else!
Here again is where discretionary wildcards can cause problems.

[goldengirl]

Janie - can you just remind me what happens if players are level on points please?

[gavhay]

Janie - can you just remind me what happens if players are level on points please?

i think it goes to how they performed in their last event and if level then to the event before and so on

[JanieWatkins]

i think it goes to how they performed in their last event and if level then to the event before and so on

Yes that's right - players tied on points - then look at points in event 8, if still level look at event 7 and so on back to event 1.

[JanieWatkins]

Janie - can you just remind me what happens if players are level on points please?

Relax now Val, we all think Jamie has done the job now.....
especially as Stephen Craigie lost to Igor this afternoon.

The other matches have been very slow (lots of twitching going on) so we'll know a lot more by the end of tonight's matches.