China Open 2010 - 1st Round Discussions!

[missneworleans]

The tables are very generous, Ive seen so much balls went in along the cushion
Well at least Mark goes through. BTW well done Nigel Bond !

[WeBz]

yeah bond played really good in his matches. hope he keeps his nerve against marco.
im scared marco will tear him to shreds though!

[hitandhope]

yeah, finally! He always makes us stress first though doesn't he!

I know! It's a shame not all the matches are televised hopefully we'll get to see him play tomorrow!

[missneworleans]

yeah bond played really good in his matches. hope he keeps his nerve against marco.
im scared marco will tear him to shreds though!

Despite good scoring Marco wasnt so impressive in his first match so I think Nigel looks better now

[Odrl]

So a non main tour wildcard makes the last 16, with a realistic chance of making the QFs. Has this ever happened before ? I wonder if Tian will get a main tour wildcard for next season now, if he doesnt qualify by any other means.

He should have got it last year, and he has another strong case this year. I don't see any stronger candidates myself.

So in the spirit of "mediocrity should not be rewarded", hopefully he won't be overlooked in favour of the likes of Preece again.

On another note, I'm quite inconvenienced by Murphy's loss. Bought him for my snookermanager team in place of Maguire/Selby, which could be costly, considering that the other seeds are safely through. Except for O'Sullivan of course, whom I'm sure a lot of people have in their team, so that could prove quite handy.

[choy]

He should have got it last year, and he has another strong case this year. I don't see any stronger candidates myself.

So in the spirit of "mediocrity should not be rewarded", hopefully he won't be overlooked in favour of the likes of Preece again.

On another note, I'm quite inconvenienced by Murphy's loss. Bought him for my snookermanager team in place of Maguire/Selby, which could be costly, considering that the other seeds are safely through. Except for O'Sullivan of course, whom I'm sure a lot of people have in their team, so that could prove quite handy.

That's why it is much wiser to choose higgins than o'sullivan in snookermanager. He's much more consistent mentally.

[The Boss]

Sad to see The Boss lose of course, but the man from Sicily is back



Manager ousts Boss: Perry showed no respect for his opponent

[noel]

Despite good scoring Marco wasnt so impressive in his first match so I think Nigel looks better now

In the Murphy humiliation we know who's side God was on.
We should all pray for Nigel. I will.


=o)

Noel

[WeBz]

Despite good scoring Marco wasnt so impressive in his first match so I think Nigel looks better now

o0o, thanks for the info. i missed that match as i was out playing....snooker
hopefully marco starts bad so bond can take advantage and keep his confidence going

missed the ronnie match too

[Odrl]

That's why it is much wiser to choose higgins than o'sullivan in snookermanager. He's much more consistent mentally.

I don't know about that... O'Sullivan was cheaper at the start of the season, and his value has increased the most out of any player.

But in any case, my plan was to buy five strong players, rather than O'Sullivan/Higgins and four decent ones. It kind of backfired, because both O'Sullivan and Higgins got to so many semi-finals and beyond. If only I bought Ding at the beginning, I would probably be in the top10 now.

[recoil]

Anyone got a link to the missed black?

Same here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjgU0J7QQg4

[rivercard]

Shame Tony was far from his best today, but Perry played a lot better than the last couple of times I saw him to be fair.
I saw the last 3 frames of both O'Sullivan-Pengfei and Murphy-Bond and both qualifiers fully deserved to win, so well done for them!

[ore]

Anyone knows how did Perry & Carter looked like in their matches?
Their today's wins scorelines seem comfortable for both of them... Could Perry be back?

Since Ronnie is out now, and if not for Pengfei, it seems like Carter could go up untill the semi at least, another good tournament in row for him?

[cue1]

Manager ousts Boss: Perry showed no respect for his opponent

Do you think he'll make it back to the hotel in one piece?

[Mr P]

Can't believe I missed the WHOLE afternoon session! Could someone fill me in on all the results?