Qualifying

[Odrl]

ot but what do you think of jimmy white at the end of the 20 21 season , do you think he should gracefully retire as someone who will be approaching 60 or should barry hearn give him a third straight invitational card , white can say ‘ snooker is his life ‘ all he wants but i think two invitational cards is enough and if it is his life then maybe he should respect the game’s integrity too , and if the argument for him is ‘ well he brings crowds to the guild hall and other qualifying venues ‘ world snooker don’t even charge admission for these events and i think he himself should show some decorum to the passing of time and accept life as a broadcaster .

Fat chance. :wink: The last time Hearn said "we need to take care of Jimmy", like he was some kind of war veteran or something, so you can fully expect him to stay. :smile:

[DeanH]

Thanks for that Dean looks like they could be a few top up players if they have withdrawn. We will see what happens when the qualifying draw is made. Not sure when. The draw will take place or where.

this website referencing the same source I mentioned, seems to be a Chinese person in the know

https://ronnieo147.com/2020/06/28/up...ld-qualifiers/

Yuan SiJun out now as well

[trains]

Fat chance. :wink: The last time Hearn said "we need to take care of Jimmy", like he was some kind of war veteran or something, so you can fully expect him to stay. :smile:

I’d stomach another two year card as long as he was also given invites to the 3 ‘ majors ‘ in perpetuity , the worlds , uk and masters , each at the expense of the 16th ranked player , just as long as the inevitable ‘ but he was always a bit overrated and overhyped ‘ slowly seeps in , oh and also the name ‘ wiggy ‘ and ‘ but i’m playing well in practice ‘ in the most caricatured eastenders accent ever becomes a staple diet around all the venues everywhere , let the fun begin !!

[JimMalone]

Whoa. That's very bad news. A lot of strong chinese players not playing. Especially missing Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong.

[mikee]

white should pack up imo , let some other young guy get a chance of a wild card .JImmys been great ,but his time has gone ,he has a record of 6 world final defeats ,a record that will never be matched or Broken .Jimmy can make a good living playing exerbitions .Does get a bit sad hearing him say he’s hitting the ball really well in practice ,he’s been peddling that lines out for 15 years .

[itsnoteasy]

white should pack up imo , let some other young guy get a chance of a wild card .JImmys been great ,but his time has gone ,he has a record of 6 world final defeats ,a record that will never be matched or Broken .Jimmy can make a good living playing exerbitions .Does get a bit sad hearing him say he’s hitting the ball really well in practice ,he’s been peddling that lines out for 15 years .

Snooker should be a meritocracy, if your not good enough, someone who is better than you takes your place.

[fkhan]

Obviously Hearn thinks differently than most here.

[DeanH]

WSC seedings complete now with Maguire jumping up the ranks
https://wst.tv/rankings-update-cruci...ngs-confirmed/

[fkhan]

https://www.livesnooker.com/category...ouble-figures/

Players not attending the worlds.

[itsnoteasy]

WSC seedings complete now with Maguire jumping up the ranks
https://wst.tv/rankings-update-cruci...ngs-confirmed/

Bottom half is loaded, six world champs, a finalist and a multiple semi finalist.

[DeanH]

fkhan asked when the qualifying draw will be made, as the deadline for entrants is the 6th July, the draw will be after this.

[fkhan]

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/30/world...earn-12922012/

Message from Barry Hearn.

[DeanH]

latest list of invitees - still no draw yet
https://wpbsa.com/world-championship...sa-qualifiers/

[DeanH]

Qualifying draw is here

https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/20...fiers-Draw.pdf

[Nifty50]

Couple of potential good scraps to get to Crucible. Brecel v Wenbo. McManus v Carter. Bring it on!