Grand Prix 2009 - 1st round discussions!

[darrus]

Wenbo is in the audience for Ding's match

[very.tee]

Wenbo is in the audience for Ding's match

Really? That's nice

Meanwhile, what's Ali up to that could have cost him... maybe not

[darrus]

[Monique]

Thanks Terry but right now...

Channelsurfing had just Justin on offer when the broadcasting started. TVU requires a special software to be installed (and again ... it's Windows centric)
Fromsport is pointing at Justin and atdhe has no snooker (but they do have some Belgium footy )

[rivercard]

Now we have 2 livestreams plus the Eurosport coverage for the Ding-Stevens match..

I always check adthe and channlesurfing first, but no luck today.

[Mal]

Very, very poor attendance it seems. What will that be in week days? Especially if the random draws results on some top names meeting in round 2 on wednesday/thursday ... and so sure to miss the latest stages on the week-end.. Nonsense!

You can't blame the random draw for everything! It's just very poor disappointing attendance. It'll pick up a bit I'm sure and the big names will still be in, because there are plenty of them in the draw.

The random draw only starts in last 16 - The likes of Selby and Fu already put out have been done by qualifiers and that happens in any tournament. Over the last couple of years, the likes of Cope, Walden, Higginson, Dale, Wenbo, Swail, Harold have all come from qualifiers to the final (in standard draws)- if it happens in this tournament, will people moan about the random draw? And of course, last year it was Higgins - Day in this tournament.

[darrus]

This BritishTV program that was recommended here yesterday shows Carter-Milkins match.

[spike]

Milkins has played some good shots to keep this break going.

[Monique]

You can't blame the random draw for everything! It's just very poor disappointing attendance. It'll pick up a bit I'm sure and the big names will still be in, because there are plenty of them in the draw.

The random draw only starts in last 16 - The likes of Selby and Fu already put out have been done by qualifiers and that happens in any tournament. Over the last couple of years, the likes of Cope, Walden, Higginson, Dale, Wenbo, Swail, Harold have all come from qualifiers to the final (in standard draws)- if it happens in this tournament, will people moan about the random draw? And of course, last year it was Higgins - Day in this tournament.

I don't blame the random draw for the poor attendance now. My point is that the attendance is worryingly poor and if say Higgins meets ROS in round 2 (provided ROS gets there ) you are certain one will be out automatically discarding one big crowd puller. That scenario could only happen because of the random draw and I hope it wont!

[very.tee]

Milkins has been really lucky so far he played a really bad saftey and got away with it

I'd be so pleased if it was 2-2 at the interval

[spike]

I'd be so pleased if it was 2-2 at the interval

I would like to see that too, but missing an easy red like he just did inexcusable.

[darrus]

Ding-Stevens match looks like a missfest right now.

[very.tee]

I would like to see that too, but missing an easy red like he just did inexcusable.

I know... I can't BELIEVE he did that! That frame could have been his! Easily

[montoya10]

Ding-Stevens match looks like a missfest right now.

An interesting frame..Ding goes in-off..

[Monique]

Is frustration getting the better of Ding? Looks like it to me.