masters snooker

[The Ginge Reaper]

exactly as i suspected.

be ok until he runs into trump.

That'll be the final then

In reality he needs the final. Ranking as they stand going into the QF's - Bingham has just lost.


14 Stephen Lee England 42,475+
15 Stuart Bingham England 41,615
16 Ricky Walden England 41,055
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17 Mark Davis England 40,300
18 Ronnie O Sullivan England 39,840+

Ronnie started the week 1,815 short of 16th place. He is now 1,215 short so has made headway. Lee should now be safe. Bingham, Walden and Davis are now OUT of this event, as are all names below Ronnie.

Points available to Ronnie:

For wining his QF match - add 700 onto his score
For winning his SF match - add 700 and 800 onto his score
For winning the event - add 700, 800 and 1000 onto his score.

So getting to the Final will put him in 16th place and put his destiny in his own hands at the Welsh Open.

[DrZoidberg]

lee should forfeit his place in the worlds. just for the fact he never does anything of note. ever.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Also worth noting that Walden hasnt yet qualified for the Welsh, and neither has Mark Davis, so Ronnie at a big advantage there. Both would have to win a qualifying match in Sheffield against as yet unknown opposition, but likely to be Steve Davis and Jamie Burnett respectively.

Ronnie likely to run into Williams in the Welsh Last 16, and then Trump

[Randall]

hows hendry doing bradders?

[The Ginge Reaper]

hows hendry doing bradders?

Down in 20th at the mo, not going to break Top 16 but not going to go down to 33rd either by the end of the Welsh, so will have one qualifying match to play for the Worlds.

[Randall]

the times they are a changing as sombody once said.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Fu, Ebdon and Doherty will also have to play one - Doherty is on the cusp of having to play TWO. Steve Davis will also have to play two.

[Randall]

ronnie into the semi where he will play stephen lee, got to fancy him making the final now.

murphy v maguire in the other semi.

[Randall]

ronnie into the final, 6-4 over lee.

seems when he puts his mind to it he can still do it.

that said he has had a sweet draw.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Puts him 16th in the rankings. Only a disaster in Wales in a few weeks will stop him qualifying for the Worlds.

[M H]

Isn't 16th pretty much the death seeding?

[Randall]

2nd round meeting with the world number one?

[DrZoidberg]

2nd round meeting with the world number one?

i dont think the seeding is that fixed in in snooker.

if it is, then he'll play selby 2nd round.

[DrZoidberg]

2nd round meeting with the world number one?

i dont think the seeding is that fixed in in snooker.

if it is, then he'll play selby 2nd round.

scratch that, i think higgins will be number 1 seed as defending champ.

[The Ginge Reaper]

2nd round meeting with the world number one?

i dont think the seeding is that fixed in in snooker.

if it is, then he'll play selby 2nd round.

scratch that, i think higgins will be number 1 seed as defending champ.

Correct. And the top of the rankings will be seed #2

[DrZoidberg]

maguire 4-0 up on murphy.

[DrZoidberg]

make that 5-0.

[DrZoidberg]

maguire wins 6-0. i dont think that couldve gone any better from my point of view.

looked on proper form there. nice to see it!

[DrZoidberg]

maguire 5-3 up on ronnie in the final after the first session.

[Randall]

unlucky murphy