World Championship Qualifying

[PatBlock]

I hadn't realized how quickly and how far David Gray has slipped down the rankings, I remember him being in the top 16 'not so long ago', anyone know if there's a particular reason for his rather swift decline?

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[intothewild]

I agree. I hope that they can come up with a better system in the future which allows the best players who aren't on the tour to have a chance to qualify. The current pre-qualifying round system doesn't work well. I'd like to see a larger pre-qualifying round(s) which involved the best players and gave them the opportunity to compete in the qualifiers.

Can anyone explain to me what's changed over the last few years? I've looked at the qualifying rounds from years ago and there used to be a huge amount of players in the qualifying.

[intothewild]

Sorry, I meant to quote inevermissblue.

[PatBlock]

Jamie O'Neill's good form continues, he's now 4 - 0 up against Stephen Ormerod, who's having a bit of mare, and at the moment, a whitewash seems almost inevitable IMO. I think Ormerod would admit that he's having a bad session, but O'Neill's played really well in all departments, he's lost the white occasionally, but his potting's been good enough for him to recover, his 67 clearance in the 3rd frame was excellent.

I'm just hoping Ormerod manages to up his game in the 2nd half, I'd like to see a bit more than 1 more frame.

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[FOXMULDER]

They should definitely open up the World qualifiers to everyone, I agree.

Have two "Q School" type events open to all, take 8 qualifiers from both, then send those 16 players to Sheffield to play in the first round of the Qualifying proper. And go from there.

[LittleMissAlexa]

I agree. I hope that they can come up with a better system in the future which allows the best players who aren't on the tour to have a chance to qualify. The current pre-qualifying round system doesn't work well. I'd like to see a larger pre-qualifying round(s) which involved the best players and gave them the opportunity to compete in the qualifiers.

Can anyone explain to me what's changed over the last few years? I've looked at the qualifying rounds from years ago and there used to be a huge amount of players in the qualifying.

i assume just very few signed up i believe any WPBSA member can enter maybe the rest are low on funds

[Fedia147]

I thought Mr Parrot retired

[LittleMissAlexa]

so did Patrick Wallace Parrott actually said he wouldnt play in the international open which was disbanded i dont think he retired fully anyway he made his come back in the seniors

[Rane]

Igor won his first match 10 -5 against Jamie O´Neil. It´s such a shame that Igor couldn´t find the money needed to compete on the tour. He´s a great personality at the table.

[LittleMissAlexa]

Igor won his first match 10 -5 against Jamie O´Neil. It´s such a shame that Igor couldn´t find the money needed to compete on the tour. He´s a great personality at the table.

its such an expensive career option to be a snooker player especially with the strength and depth of the tour i dont know how those outside the 32 fund their careers

[LittleMissAlexa]

its such an expensive career option to be a snooker player especially with the strength and depth of the tour i dont know how those outside the 32 fund their careers

of course the 32 are guaranteed to make money, well i believe they are

[intothewild]

I was looking at the rankings for this season and noticed that six of the players on the tour didn't enter the Crucible qualifiers (Bedford, Hull, Mackenzie, Hogan, Haneveer and Meara). Any reason for that? Sorry if this has been covered before. Looks like they haven't entered the last few tournaments.

[LittleMissAlexa]

i think they are guaranteed to drop off the tour and saving their money for q school

[LittleMissAlexa]

i think they are guaranteed to drop off the tour and saving their money for q school

i stoill think it should be called cue school but maybe thats the compulsive pun artist in me

[LittleMissAlexa]

looks like the tour is about to say bye bye to an ex top sixteen player Joe Swail 7-1 down and about to drop off the tour