China Open 2007 - Results and Discussions

[Alex0paul]

I got 6.5 points for the first 9 games, not so bad giving so many suprising results today.

How did you get half a point?

[elvaago]

There's no half points for best of 9 games if you're off by one frame. ;-)

[Alex0paul]

so, big games tomorrow:

3pm -or 8am (UK)
Stephen Hendry v Marco Fu
Graeme Dott v James Wattana
John Higgins v Ian McCulloch
Neil Robertson v Michael Holt

7.30pm or 12:30 pm (UK)
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liu Chuang
Matthew Stevens v Xiao Guodong
Ali Carter v Yu Delu

and Ding has reddish highlights now
http://www.worldsnooker.com/tourname...d18570)-60.htm

Aren't there 8 games being played tomorrow?

[edinmis]

There's no half points for best of 9 games if you're off by one frame. ;-)

hehe, then i only get 5 points then did not read the rule in this details...

[austrian_girl]

Aren't there 8 games being played tomorrow?

I guess the Lee match was scheduled for tomorrow.

[Maija]

Rite. Here we go:

Robertson - Holtie 0-1 (with a break of 88)
Dott v Wattana 1-0

Mon John!

No, I'm not obsessing over snooker, sitting here in the early morn, having my coffee, far too many fags and watching some numbers moving on my screen.

[snookersfun]

and Graeme is the speediest of them all: 2-0

Ian just took a frame as well

[Maija]

Stephen Hendry v Marco Fu 0-1
John Higgins - Ian McCulloch 0-1 (4-1)
Robertson - Holt 0-1 (48-45)
Dott - Wattana 2-0 (36-0)



Mon the effing Hs!!

[edinmis]

Fu is 1-0 up after both Fu and Hendry made few mistakes, but Fu has more luck in this first frame

[snookersfun]

Dotty is positively flying (outstaring the red ball on WS picture):
3-0

[Maija]

Even if I'm not too happy with what is going on at the moment, I must say that watching Brit Eurosport is a lot better than watching the Norwegian / German ones!

Robertson v Holt 1-1



Re-racking in the Hendry/Fu match.

And mid-session for Dott and Wattana at 3-1

Aaaand Higgins v McCulloch 1-1

[rambon]

So with Robertson and Wattana that means 25% of the last 32 is non UK players.

That must be a record surely. I'm sure that never happened even in the days of Canadian Domination.

It's a fair point and it's even higher actually as it's 9 out of 32 with Fu (Lee is still counted, as he was in the last 32, he just didn't play)

Candian domination is pushing it a little. They ha some good players, but I'll guess there were never more than half a dozen in the last 32 of a tournament...

Also, factor in the fact that these guys received wildcards and therefore only had to win 1 game, at home, against guys who have travelled half the way around the world, and it becomes less surprising.

Still, a good sign for the way forward, I don't think it will be too long before we have two qualifying schools for the Professional tour, one in Europe and one in Asia. At that point the snooker world will truly open up to something approaching its full potential

[elvaago]

I only remember 4 Canadians. Werbeniuk, Stevens, Thorburn and Robidoux. Who were the others?

[rambon]

Bob Chaperon
Jim Wych
Mario Morra
Marcel Gavreau
John Bear
Brady Gollan

Off the top of my head but I may have (will have) missed some

[elvaago]

Yes, but none of those could be considered to have dominated anything!