2022 World Championship Qualifiers

[Neil Taperell]

Great that Matthew Stevens got through .

a lot of players produced some good displays last night to win a few frames in a row to qualify .
Stevens being one , who won 4 frames in a row .

[balkend]

Great that Matthew Stevens got through .

a lot of players produced some good displays last night to win a few frames in a row to qualify .
Stevens being one , who won 4 frames in a row .

Bet 365 have him at 125/1 to win WC in Sheffield and Jackson Page at 300/1 . !

[Nifty50]

Bet 365 have him at 125/1 to win WC in Sheffield and Jackson Page at 300/1 . !

Betfred 250/1. Mark Williams 33/1.

[trains]

Betfred 250/1. Mark Williams 33/1.

Just out of curiosity who do you want Scott Donaldson to draw Nifty ?

[Nifty50]

Just out of curiosity who do you want Scott Donaldson to draw Nifty ?

Not really bothered. They’re all tough. Have a feeling in my water that he’ll draw Kyren again. McGill might be interesting.

[fkhan]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there are loads of comps out there now for youths . The whole set up has changed for the better in the short time I’ve been back playing .
It’s too easy to just blame the WST for everything .
The major is issue is that kids just don’t want to play for reasons that are out of WST control .
It’s doesn’t help when you’ve got the number one player and best known name saying he wouldn’t want his kids to play.

I think more money needs to be pumped in, in the amateur game.

[Starsky]

I think more money needs to be pumped in, in the amateur game.

The issue is grass roots and getting kids interested and maintaining that interest . The amateur game in the UK is the healthiest it’s been for years .
Lack of facilities for kids to play at is another issue and contrary to Trains…. train of thought they don’t need pro conditions to play on

Anyway, this subject has been done to death

[trains]

quote to Starsky not working again.

Vafaei was talking about o sullivan calling lower ranked players ‘ numpties ‘ and that o sullivan wouldn’t encourage kids to take up the game , which john higgins apparently labelled a disgrace , whats the point of kids playing on buckets for pockets tables if its on another planet to the pro game , there’d be more kids interested if there was less of a disconnection and better understanding of safety play.

Anyway there may be a misunderstanding about the term ‘ amateur ‘ , personally i only ever saw snooker as a vehicle to become a pro , maybe yourself and others view amateur snooker as more of an enjoyment thing and not necessarily taking it up as a profession.

From my own experience and preference i wouldnt see the point of any kid interesting in becoming a pro playing on anything other than a table a pro would see fit for practice on , and the socialising aspect was completely irrelevant for me , i know it may look steep asking a youngster to play on a serious table but anything else is froth to me personally , just saying , no rhetoric or criticism meant to be conveyed.

[DeanH]

quote to Starsky not working again.

Vafaei was talking about o sullivan calling lower ranked players ‘ numpties ‘ and that o sullivan wouldn’t encourage kids to take up the game , which john higgins apparently labelled a disgrace , whats the point of kids playing on buckets for pockets tables if its on another planet to the pro game , there’d be more kids interested if there was less of a disconnection and better understanding of safety play.

Anyway there may be a misunderstanding about the term ‘ amateur ‘ , personally i only ever saw snooker as a vehicle to become a pro , maybe yourself and others view amateur snooker as more of an enjoyment thing and not necessarily taking it up as a profession.

From my own experience and preference i wouldnt see the point of any kid interesting in becoming a pro playing on anything other than a table a pro would see fit for practice on , and the socialising aspect was completely irrelevant for me , i know it may look steep asking a youngster to play on a serious table but anything else is froth to me personally , just saying , no rhetoric or criticism meant to be conveyed.

quote test

click the Quote at the bottom of the message you wish to quote.
You should then see the message as:
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in the new message panel
DO NOT touch or modify these brackets and the text therein
trains, are you seeing this?

[trains]

i don't touch or modify the brackets or anything in them Dean , i think i only get this problem with Starsky , doesn't matter though as i have my comment saved on a doc form in case the quoting doesn't work , ta.

[DeanH]

i don't touch or modify the brackets or anything in them Dean , i think i only get this problem with Starsky , doesn't matter though as i have my comment saved on a doc form in case the quoting doesn't work , ta.

can you quote me please as a test
and I wont comment on people having "problems" with Starsky

[trains]

can you quote me please as a test
and I wont comment on people having "problems" with Starsky

test ten char

[Starsky]

i don't touch or modify the brackets or anything in them Dean , i think i only get this problem with Starsky , doesn't matter though as i have my comment saved on a doc form in case the quoting doesn't work , ta.

I’ve altered the software just to annoy you Trains ….don’t tell Dean though

[Starsky]

can you quote me please as a test
and I wont comment on people having "problems" with Starsky

I’m offended …

[JimMalone]

So who are your picks to come through? My wild picks:
Ricky Walden
Lyu Haotian
Zhou Yuelong
Jordan Brown
Matthew Selt
Jamie Jones
Ding Junhui
Joe O'Connor
David Gilbert
Chris Wakelin
Noppon Saengkham
Ryan Day
Ali Carter
Xiao Guodong
Gary Wilson
Hossein Vafaei

These actually didn‘t look bad going into the last round, but only seven got through.