The Masters Roll Call

[SnookerFan]

So, who is going?

I got tickets to;

Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ding Junhui
Shaun Murphy vs Martin Gould
John Higgins vs Matthew Stevens
Neil Robertson vs Mark Allen


Anybody else?

[coomsey76]

Yep I've got a all day ticket for the 19th...... Which I think is the quarters!!

Can't wait....!!:snooker:

That's great line up of games you've got tickets to......

[SnookerFan]

I tend to go to The Masters every years, as I live in South London and can commute.

Though, I'm trying a different strategy this year, as I don't know the Ally Pally area. I'm staying Monday night and Tuesday night in a nearby hotel as I have evening games to both days. But after I planned that, somebody asked if I wanted to go to Ding and Ronnie, so am commuting that and hopefully arriving back so I can watch Williams vs Maguire on telly.

[gavpowell]

I go every year and so will be staying in the National Hotel that I suggested to snookerfan for the entire week. I'm annoyed that Ding v Ronnie was sold out before I got chance to book, but am going to:

Trump v Bingham
Robertson v Allen
Murphy v Gould
Higgins vs Stevens

Potentially all the QFs

and then we'll see whgat happens after that.

[coomsey76]

That sure is commitment......

I would have loved to get tickets to the Ding v Ronnie game, hopefully its going to a great game/tournament!!:snooker:

[SnookerFan]

I go every year and so will be staying in the National Hotel that I suggested to snookerfan for the entire week. I'm annoyed that Ding v Ronnie was sold out before I got chance to book, but am going to:

Trump v Bingham
Robertson v Allen
Murphy v Gould
Higgins vs Stevens

Potentially all the QFs

and then we'll see whgat happens after that.

I booked pretty much when the matches were announced.

I wish I'd booked the Williams vs Maguire match on Sunday night too, and stayed an extra night at the National. But, it is a bit of a waste of money considering I only have to travel back to Croydon.

It's only the fact that I wanted to see Murphy vs Gould on Monday night, and had promised to go with somebody to see John Higgins vs Matthew Stevens Tuesday night I bothered to stay over at all. If I knew the area, I probably wouldn't have.

One year when it was at Wembley Arena I saw the afternoon match on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and travelled back through London to stay in my own bed each night.

[SnookerFan]

That sure is commitment......

You think that's bad?

I'm also going to one of the quarter-finals, both semi-finals and Final of the Welsh Open. I have booked four matches (both sessions) of the first round at The Crucible without knowing who is playing. (That's 10am, 2:30pm and 7:00pm sessions on Saturday and Sunday, and 10am and 2:30pm on Monday.)

And whilst we're discussing how much I need a girlfriend, I will also book the week off so I can be up at 6am watching the China Open every day.

[gavpowell]

The joy of being self-employed is I can spend Crucible fortnight trundling down the motorway to Sheffield every day to watch the world's, no hotel expenses etc. I was looking forward to going to York again this year for the return of the Uk, but given they spiled it, I opted out.

The National will have rooms available if you decide to extend your stay - I only booked yesterday, after a brief haggle over rates

I won't be having breakfast, so you can claim mine

[SnookerFan]

The joy of being self-employed is I can spend Crucible fortnight trundling down the motorway to Sheffield every day to watch the world's, no hotel expenses etc. I was looking forward to going to York again this year for the return of the Uk, but given they spiled it, I opted out.

The National will have rooms available if you decide to extend your stay - I only booked yesterday, after a brief haggle over rates

I won't be having breakfast, so you can claim mine

Yes, I also backed out when they shortened matches at the UK Championship, and I e-mailed World Snooker to tell them this is what discouraged me from buying my usual tickets. (I had been to Telford the three previous years.)

I waivered and nearly went, but the prices to get me from Croydon to York were quite expensive, so it made my stance a little easier to make.