2012 Australian Goldfields Open Qualifying

[LittleMissAlexa]

discuss here

[davipp]

Got my tickets, got my accomodation, got the time off work, looking forward to the A G Open and some top line live snooker. Are you coming over? Would love to see Jimmie White make it

[cueman]

Can anyone answer why some of the non MT players are included in the draw, for instance Mitchell Mann? Is this a PTC event, I don't see the point in having a MT card if players who didn't qualify can enter events like these otherwise?

[FOXMULDER]

Can anyone answer why some of the non MT players are included in the draw, for instance Mitchell Mann? Is this a PTC event, I don't see the point in having a MT card if players who didn't qualify can enter events like these otherwise?

It's to make up the numbers as a lot of top players have pulled out.

[cueman]

Okay cheers for that. Seems a bit pointless though if this is the way they are going to run the game that if players pull out that those who weren't good enough to get a MT card are still allowed to play, money talks I guess!

[LittleMissAlexa]

7 of the top sixteen have pulled out its kinda outrageous really

our own Frazz is actually live this afternoon on livesport (worldsnookertv)

[Neil Taperell]

Okay cheers for that. Seems a bit pointless though if this is the way they are going to run the game that if players pull out that those who weren't good enough to get a MT card are still allowed to play, money talks I guess!

I agree mate . Seems pointless to me .

[LittleMissAlexa]

there is also a place due to the final tour place not being decided until friday

[LittleMissAlexa]

Okay cheers for that. Seems a bit pointless though if this is the way they are going to run the game that if players pull out that those who weren't good enough to get a MT card are still allowed to play, money talks I guess!

its the reason behind the order of merit

[Neil Taperell]

That's another strange one . So the winner starts on the Tour on the back foot straight away , as they miss 2 Tournaments . So no ranking points .

[LittleMissAlexa]

That's another strange one . So the winner starts on the Tour on the back foot straight away , as they miss 2 Tournaments . So no ranking points .

they should wait until following season would be fairer

[Neil Taperell]

its the reason behind the order of merit

So a player waits around to see if someone pulls out of a tournament and then , i assume , has to pay the entrance fee . But they have no chance of gaining a Main Tour place .
Can't see what benefit 'The Reserve ' gets apart from match practice . I also assume that the Prize money starts after they win a few matches .

[LittleMissAlexa]

last 64 the round 33-48 seeds come in

[LittleMissAlexa]

the guy who was top of the order of merit is actually guaranteed for the rest of the season if hendry keeps his word

[LittleMissAlexa]

Okay cheers for that. Seems a bit pointless though if this is the way they are going to run the game that if players pull out that those who weren't good enough to get a MT card are still allowed to play, money talks I guess!

Michael Wild is proving his inferiority by leading Daniel Wells 4-0