EPTC2 - Brugge, Belgium

[missneworleans]

wtf are Plate matches?

[Mignon]

World Snooker has one.

http://www.worldsnooker.com/EPTC2_Draw.htm?tid=188

Thanks, Beechy, I know that one, I meant a draw sheet for the Plate event.

[beechy1212]

Thanks, Beechy, I know that one, I meant a draw sheet for the Plate event.

Sorry matey, i've no idea then. I didn't even know these 'plate' matches existed. Is it like the last EPTC where the first round losers play a knockout for a bit of cash?

[Mignon]

what are Plate matches?

They are part of a competition (the Plate competition) for the 64 players who failed to get through to the Last 64.

Sorry matey, i've no idea then. I didn't even know these 'plate' matches existed. Is it like the last EPTC where the first round losers play a knockout for a bit of cash?

Yes, there's some money in it > 1,500 euro for the winner, 500 for the r-up

[ltfc39]

Just logged on for the 1st time today...

JIMMY IS BACKKKKK!!!!!

Saw some real improvement against Paul Davison in Glasgow and against Ronnie he didn't really get much of a chance.

COME ON JIMMY!! YOU CAN WIN THIS TOURNAMENT!!

[Matt_2745]

I thought that he was shocking against Davison in Glasgow to be honest, just knowing how to get over the line on the big stage got him through I think.

[ltfc39]

He wasn't at his best against Paul. But IMO he showed why he can still be a Top 16 player. In the Masters he was all over the place. He's got some sort of long potting game back also. I think its the mental side that he's been struggling with in the past few years.

[attilahun]

Jimmy has gained some confidence lately...he needs to improve his positional play and if he does he could be a top 32 contender. I think top 16 is too much for him, for now at least.

[Matt_2745]

He wasn't at his best against Paul. But IMO he showed why he can still be a Top 16 player. In the Masters he was all over the place. He's got some sort of long potting game back also. I think its the mental side that he's been struggling with in the past few years.

I think the Masters was largely down to nerves really, not having played in front of a crowd like that with so much pressure and weight of expectation upon his shoulders for so long.

He'll never be a top 16 player again though for me, not to say that he can't win matches or qualify for a few venues but the consistency isn't there now and hasn't been for some time. He hasn't been ranked in the 50's and 60's for the last few seasons by accident.

[beechy1212]

I thought that he was shocking against Davison in Glasgow to be honest, just knowing how to get over the line on the big stage got him through I think.

Or...the fact he didn't know how to win a t.v match, was why he struggled a bit. He actually played better v O'Sullivan.

Jimmy White 2-4 Shaun Murphy.

Not a surprise, really but at least he's competing again. It doesn't matter how much you love a sport, if you are getting beat all the time, it must be really depressing. You can see it in the faces of McManus, Stevens and Hendry of late and i suppose all of us that play sports, know how crap it is when you hit a bad run of form.

[mstone]

didnt jimmy get many points from the world open then

[cuemaxx]

Brugge today:

[cuemaxx]

Mark Williams:







He didn't look like he enjoyed playing in this format.

[Matt_2745]

didnt jimmy get many points from the world open then

He got 1960, but he started 2008/9 very well and has 3675 coming off after this week as a result.

Thanks for the photos, nice to have a picture of the venue.

[beechy1212]

At least a few more people can see the games and no segregation between some tables. It must be a bit more relaxing to play in actually.

Thanks for posting the pics.