World Championship Qualifying

[Rane]

No, he would get the 5000 points he needs by reaching the Quarter Final.

Anyway, he will get the wildcard. He needs to go to the semifinal.

[JP1]

I disagree - if Luca gets a fair go and a competent referee he will go past King, his natural ability will take him over the line especially in a longer match like this 19f qualifier. One thing can be said about Michael Holt, he is a loser and he will always be a loser, you can be sure that at his age Luca Brecel wont have to hack around qualifiers to get into tournaments.




I watched the game live.

There was enough room for the young lad to play the shot he attempted, but he made a mess of it on the first try.

The ref made an error in replacing the balls following the miss meaning the shot he'd settled on originally wasn't on. A human error, simple. Forgivable since Luca won though.

It should have been called a miss because he hit it within a few attempts of playing around the angles, which I was screaming at my laptop for him to do from the start.

Glad he won, Michael Holt was very disrespectful. Luca may have been fortunate with where he left his missed shots but you're not forced to leave your opponent anything. I think if Holt didn't act like such a colossal twat and maintained his composure, he would have won the tie comfortably,

I'd like to see Luca beat King but on that form he's got his work cut out for sure and will struggle to get 5 frames on the board. Hopefully he moves up the gears.

[PatBlock]

Very good mini-session from Jamie Jones, he's 4 - 0 up on Walden and deservedly so.

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[PatBlock]

I disagree - if Luca gets a fair go and a competent referee he will go past King, his natural ability will take him over the line especially in a longer match like this 19f qualifier. One thing can be said about Michael Holt, he is a loser and he will always be a loser, you can be sure that at his age Luca Brecel wont have to hack around qualifiers to get into tournaments.

You haven't got a few quid on Luka by any chance have you JP1?;)

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[armstm]

Seems harsh. I wouldn't call him a loser, he played some very nice snooker and made a couple of pressure clearances. I did think he should have had a go at the pink in the final frame.

[PatBlock]

Jamie Jones goes into the second session with an 8 - 1 lead over Ricky Walden, so it looks like he's probably on his way to the crucible.

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[fateric]

Any other latest scores, the world snooker website isn't updating.

[JP1]

Unfortunately no :) wish I did.

Did you see the first half between Ricky Walden and Jamie Jones ? Jones leading 8-1 should have had a few quid on him? They have a real gem of a referee - he keeps getting the scores wrong, places balls incorrectly and awarded Ricky Walden a free ball, Walden said it's NOT a free ball and went about his business, good sport, shame an incompetent referee spoils it all, I think he is Pete Williamson? may have heard his name before. Wouldn't it be a blast if they selected him to referee one of of the televised matches??? - the playing standard is higher then it has ever been, there is nothing between the qualifiers and the top 16 which is good to see, especially the younger players coming along, next year we will have Hossein Vafaei Ayouri on the main tour, another very exciting young prospect, I had the chance to spend a bit of time with him at the last IBSF he is a very modest young man who loves to practice - 12 hours a day is not enough for him. Ding had better hurry if he is going to put a World title on his resume;:snooker:






You haven't got a few quid on Luka by any chance have you JP1?;)

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[JP1]

He lost didn't he???


Seems harsh. I wouldn't call him a loser, he played some very nice snooker and made a couple of pressure clearances. I did think he should have had a go at the pink in the final frame.

[intothewild]

Time for a nice 6-3 or 7-2 lead for Hendry in this session.

[PatBlock]

Any other latest scores, the world snooker website isn't updating.

Try here:

http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95

It's only the frame scores, but it's better than nothing.

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[intothewild]

Great start. 2-0 up.

[f123]

FU Jogia 0-1
Hendry delu 2-1
King - brecel 1-2 (108 break brecel in frame 3)
campbell wenbo 1-1

[cueman]

anyone see that ton by Brecel? If you get a chance to see it I recommend you do. Fantastic break compliled mainly on the pink as the black was tight on the side pocket. Potted a great recovery yellow when he was out of position and the final few balls were simply breathtaking pots, made Trump look like a club player he hits the ball so sweet.

[screw-back]

Unfortunately no :) wish I did.

They have a real gem of a referee - he keeps getting the scores wrong, places balls incorrectly and awarded Ricky Walden a free ball, Walden said it's NOT a free ball and went about his business, good sport, shame an incompetent referee spoils it all, I think he is Pete Williamson? may have heard his name before. Wouldn't it be a blast if they selected him to referee one of of the televised matches??? -

I see Hearn and the rest of the board took notice of your protestations about the ref. However it appears they have the confidence in him and he's reffing the last qualifying round to boot !!!!!

[coomsey76]

Good stuff from Jamie Jones... he goes within one frame of reaching the crucible!!

[jrc750]

Yes well done to Jamie, but boy did Ricky play shockingly bad !!

[Mr Snooker]

Well Done Jamie Jones a 10-2 victory over Ricky Walden to make his debut at the crucible theatre

[LittleMissAlexa]

Gazza can you give Jamie our congratulations when you next see him

[LittleMissAlexa]

why cant thy change tables when a match finishes? are there only two with cameras?

[Mr Snooker]

Phil Yates, said that Jamie Jones will be the 4th player with the Surname Jones to Appear at the cruciable can anyone name the other three and also the 17th Welsh man to appear and will be the 180th different player to appear at the Cruciable

[LittleMissAlexa]

first time ive seen the sheriff in years isnt he aging badly

[neil taperell]

Come on Anthony Hamilton ........need to get up a gear or 2 .

[Dubliner]

Come on Anthony Hamilton ........need to get up a gear or 2 .

Yeah but he only has one !

C'mon the Doherty

[Dubliner]

Phil Yates, said that Jamie Jones will be the 4th player with the Surname Jones to Appear at the cruciable can anyone name the other three and also the 17th Welsh man to appear and will be the 180th different player to appear at the Cruciable

Wayne Jones must have been one of them...remember him on the telly in the 80's

[LittleMissAlexa]

wayne, tony and bradley jones actually yates did quote them

[neil taperell]

Bradley Jones was playing at Coulsdon a few weeks ago with his son .

[LittleMissAlexa]

liu chuang and mark davis both at the crucible

[neil taperell]

Well done Mark Davis......great result against Milkins 10-5 .

And good to see a new face at the Crucible .....well done Liu Chaung

[LittleMissAlexa]

hes qualified before

[LittleMissAlexa]

actually one of the 4 youngest to do so 2008

[neil taperell]

Has he , don't remember him :o......Yupeng has a great chance now .

[LittleMissAlexa]

cao yupeng needs a good run otherwise hes off the tour

[LittleMissAlexa]

liu chuang was who ronnie faced in the first round before facing williams in the second round and the rest is history

[Dubliner]

wayne, tony and bradley jones actually yates did quote them

remember them alright now...keeping up with the jones...

I'll get my coat

[LittleMissAlexa]

cao yupeng has just played on after tom ford hit a century how rare is that a zillion snookers needed mind

[neil taperell]

Could Ryan Day come out of the wilderness if he can win this match ?

[LittleMissAlexa]

Could Ryan Day come out of the wilderness if he can win this match ?

the top 32 isnt really the wilderness

[neil taperell]

Big fall from where he was ........what i meant is that he has not been seen much lately and could this be the kick start for him to climb back up the rankings .

[neil taperell]

Can't see Hamilton winning 3 on the spin :(

[LittleMissAlexa]

Big fall from where he was ........what i meant is that he has not been seen much lately and could this be the kick start for him to climb back up the rankings .

liang wenbo went from the top sixteen to 40 in about 13 months hes not on that much of a slump

ryan is one of those gidted but inconsistent players simular to marco fu

[neil taperell]

liang wenbo went from the top sixteen to 40 in about 13 months hes not on that much of a slump

ryan is one of those gidted but inconsistent players simular to marco fu

Fair point but harder to climb than it is to fall .

[Dubliner]

Can't see Hamilton winning 3 on the spin :(

no but he's in here ,9 -7 down.

if he somehow wins this and next frame i think he is clear fav to win match as doherty missed about 3 easy balls in this session.

even if it gets to 9-8 there's going to be a few jitters....

love live snooker :)

[neil taperell]

9-8 .....Twitching time

[PatBlock]

Doherty getting a few generous slices of luck in the 18th frame, but unable to make them count.

Is Hamilton now the favourite for the decider?

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[LittleMissAlexa]

Doherty getting a few generous slices of luck in the 18th frame, but unable to make them count.

Is Hamilton now the favourite for the decider?

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yep he has momentum

[neil taperell]

Thriller........come on Anthony

[johno]

Anthony looks the stronger of the two....Ken seems to have run out of steam

[LittleMissAlexa]

it still escapes me how with his breakbuilding skill Anthony has never made a 147

[gazza147]

Would like to Say Well Done to Good Friend of Mine Jamie Jones from Neath on Hammering Ricky Walden 10-2 Great Result m8, And to Ryan Day also coming from behind to beat Gerard Greene.


Gaz.

[neil taperell]

Great result for them both Gareth . Has Jamie got that far before ?

[PatBlock]

OMG, the roll-up from A H! How costly is that going to be??

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[FOXMULDER]

WOW. Words cannot describe that clearance from Doherty...

The man is made of steel! Amazing.

Well done, Ken!

[LittleMissAlexa]

if results go his ay anthony cpould still be in the 32 for next season

[neil taperell]

Going to bed with the hump ...can't believe he got beaten .

What did he do miss the ball on a roll up

[Dubliner]

OMG, the roll-up from A H! How costly is that going to be??

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Very! Great clearance from Doherty, great on the edge of yer seat stuff

No sleep for hamilton tonight..he will be kickin himself missing the roll up to the brown...

[FOXMULDER]

OMG, the roll-up from A H! How costly is that going to be??

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Besides losing on a fluke, that's got to be the worst way to go out of a tournament.

NEVER under hit it those shots. Snooker 101.

[PatBlock]

Hard luck Anthony, what a steely performance from both players.
It was a great conclusion to the match, very thrilling, thanks lads. :)

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[DandyA]

another great match! let's hope the World Championship itself is just as exciting :D

[PatBlock]

Besides losing on a fluke, that's got to be the worst way to go out of a tournament.

NEVER under hit it those shots. Snooker 101.

Absolutely. I feel for him though, he'll be in a world of pain tonight after that one.

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[PatBlock]

Going to bed with the hump ...

That's not a very nice way to refer to the Mrs! :D

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[paddybhoy30]

I wonder if he qualifies this will toughen hendry's game up for a decent run at the crucible. Hopefully.

[JP1]

No they don't - he is just finishing up his contract;


I see Hearn and the rest of the board took notice of your protestations about the ref. However it appears they have the confidence in him and he's reffing the last qualifying round to boot !!!!!

[coomsey76]

Would like to Say Well Done to Good Friend of Mine Jamie Jones from Neath on Hammering Ricky Walden 10-2 Great Result m8, And to Ryan Day also coming from behind to beat Gerard Greene.


Gaz.

Well played Jamie Jones good to see him going to the crucible I wish him luck!!

Looks like Dale isn't doing too bad either this morning......

[neil taperell]

Alfie Burden getting hammered by Ebdon 6 - 0 .

[coomsey76]

Alfie Burden getting hammered by Ebdon 6 - 0 .

Just a bit.... Ebdon finished the session 9-0 up!!

Good stuff from Luca to bring it all level at 5-5......

[bobby1979]

Luca's got some class, eh? :)

[coomsey76]

Luca's got some class, eh? :)

Indeed..... lovely 70 break from him to go 6-5 up!!

[brusque]

I feel like making some predictions.

Off course we all know Luca will beat King but I am reasonably confident, Yu will beat Hendry

Any money you won on bets, please share my share ;)

[bobby1979]

Indeed..... lovely 70 break from him to go 6-5 up!!

Great cue action - goes right through the ball every time! :)

[Gerry Armstrong]

Hendry wins 10-6 :)

[FOXMULDER]

Brecel goes 9-8 ahead.

Almost there, Luca!

[coomsey76]

Come on Luca....!!

[streamer45]

Oh that pink!

[DandyA]

well done Luca Brecel 10-8 ...

[FOXMULDER]

History made by luca brecel!!!

[streamer45]

Very nice and well done! :)

[coomsey76]

Well played Luca Brecel..... a well deserved win which gets him to the Crucible!!

[pottr]

Deserved indeed.

[FOXMULDER]

Just 4 weeks ago this kid was still 16 years old... wow.

Brecel v Trump in the first round ?? Yes, please!

[coomsey76]

Brecel v Trump in the first round ?? Yes, please!

Now that would be a 1st round match!!

[mongorie]

Did Brecel start playing at 13??

[montoya10]

So, Luca wins four matches to reach the Crucible. Impressive.
Deep inside, I have a feeling that he'll not be a pushover there.

[Dubliner]

Well Done Brecel! Enjoyed watching his matches, great entertainment.

Beating King from 8-8 just about bettered the holt win.

King made it as difficult as he could with toilet breaks and stopping to get audience quiet, all within the rules of coarse, but it could have broken brecel concentration and it didnt.

Havin said that king will admit he didnt play great and still got 8 frames. Doesnt take from the performance from brecel tho, wasnt afraid to get over the line again.

[frazz]

What's happening with Hawkins game? Live scoring for it ain't up

Up now

[FerruleFox]

Very cool to see Luca get through.

Creates a nice buzz for the 1st round. Can't wait to see the draw tomorrow.

[coomsey76]

So Ebdon beats Burden 10-0..... never saw that coming!!

[FOXMULDER]

Yet another wonderful decision by World Snooker to put Ebdon/Burden on TV tonight at 9-0. Of course, it ended in 15 minutes and now we have a perfectly good camera going to waste when there's exciting action in the other matches.

Yet another example of why ALL the tables should have recording equipment available.

[cebs]

I think Brecel did very well this week and look forward to seeing him a bit more next week.

I'd like to see him play Trump or Robertson in round one and I can see an O'Sullivan Vs Ebdon getting pulled out of the hat tomorrow which would be worth it just to see Ronnie's face.

Brecel was over 70 to 1 the other day to win the WC but I don't think he will do it this year but I reckon some people probably won a bit from him getting through to the finals.

[FOXMULDER]

There's a chance we could get Hendry v O'Sullivan in Round 1. That would be interesting.

Stephen Lee v Peter Ebdon would be another great draw. Both on form and who can forget their match from years ago with all Ebdon's shouting "COME ON!"

[spike]

Good win for Dale it has to be said..

[choice]

(Luca Brecel) i like the way he plays snooker,he's good for the game at 17yrs,the next ronnie.(Luca)

[FOXMULDER]

David Gilbert has qualified.

Had to play four matches too, very impressive.

[Rane]

Two players from outside top 64 qualified for the cruicible, is that a new record ?

[AndrewB]

Two players from outside top 64 qualified for the cruicible, is that a new record ?

In fact, three have (Gilbert, Cao Yupeng, Luca Brecel). But no, it's not a new record (if you go back to the 90s, there were sometimes 5 or 6 from outside the top 64).

[coomsey76]

It's great to see Gilbert has qualified as well..... Looking forward to the draw tomorrow!!

[gazza147]

Yeah Great Few Days for the Welsh.... Good Friend of Mine Jamie Jones from Neath beat Ricky Walden 10-2, Dom Dale Won 10-3, Ryan Day came back and Won 10-8.

C'mon the Welsh Dragons were Over Due The World Championship Trophy again!!.....lol


Gaz

[LittleMissAlexa]

It's great to see Gilbert has qualified as well..... Looking forward to the draw tomorrow!! Gilbert has the ability of a top sixteen player shame he doesnt have the applcation

[Hal]

I am really happy Luca came throught, he is the young player I am impressed the most about .... He looks like a guy having some "class" in himself already ....

I am looking so forward to WC, expecting some great staff there

[ongkia]

I am really happy Luca came throught, he is the young player I am impressed the most about .... He looks like a guy having some "class" in himself already ....

I am looking so forward to WC, expecting some great staff there

I agree with you totally. I was watching his match with Mark King, live online, ended at almost 1am my local time here. I'm especially impressed at how he handled his emotions in frame 17. If he had lost that frame, the tally would have been 9 frames each and the final outcome would probably be different again!

He is a real deal alright and for a chap that's so young, his has some awesome mental toughness in him, apart from the other obvious talent! Looking forward to seeing him play again in the main draw :cool:

[Faidenk]

I might have posted this before but I watch all the action live on www.hahasport.com. Up to now just 2 televised tables.

[Iwanttowatchsnooker]

I don't like speculating but I wonder how much Barry Hearn or any other "corrupt" World Snooker insider paid Mark King to lose that match to Brecel..... That was simply the worst I have ever seen Mark King play, it was if he gave countless opportunities for Brecel to win the match.........

[LittleMissAlexa]

this could get ferret and statman in a lot of trouble you may find this deleted when they see it

[Guy3103]

Sometime prople have to think a little bit before saying what they think out loud... Brecel had to beat four experienced players to qualify and he did well. These players are human beings and if King didnt play that well it might be because he just seemed to have a bad day...

[PatBlock]

I don't like speculating but I wonder how much Barry Hearn or any other "corrupt" World Snooker insider paid Mark King to lose that match to Brecel..... That was simply the worst I have ever seen Mark King play, it was if he gave countless opportunities for Brecel to win the match.........

For someone who doesn't like speculating, you certainly pushed the boat out a bit there didn't you.
Another verse of "The Betting-Slip Blues" perhaps? :p

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[pottr]

King looked absolutely devistated to lose!

When Luca played the drop safety to leave Mark cueing over the Brown, he tapped the table in respect but you could see the panic behind his eyes... He wanted to win so badly.

King acted like a gentleman in defeat and wished Brecel the best, top man.

[bobby1979]

Brecel 100-1 to win it. hmmmmmm :)
His safety looks a bit mad at times, but hell does he slap them in! He will find it very difficult against a Selby or a Robertson however...

[nrage]

He has Maguire in round 1 it appears .. I would say he has a decent chance there perhaps.

[CueInAction]

Full draw is below

Mark Allen v Cao Yupeng
Neil Robertson v Ken Doherty
Stuart Bingham v Stephen Hendry
Mark Selby v Barry Hawkins
Shaun Murphy v Jamie Jones
Steven Maguire v Luca Brecel
Judd Trump v Dominic Dale
Graham Dott Joe Perry
Ding Junhui v Ryan Day
Martin Gould v David Gilbert
Mark Williams v Liu Chang
Stephen Lee v Andrew Higginson
Ronnie O Sullivan v Peter Ebdon
Matthew Stevens v Marco Fu
Ali Carter v Mark Davis
John Higgins v Liang Wenbo

[cebs]

I just had a feeling that Ronnie would draw Ebdon, I should have put a bet on that happening...

I saw the 100-1 odds on Luca last night and thought about putting a tenner on , maybe he'll get through a round or two and play Higgins in the Quarters but I can't really see him beating him but you never know.

Does Ronnie have a twitter account btw? I love to hear his reaction.

[ongkia]

Now that Luca Brecel has been drawn to meet Stephen Maguire in the main draw, it's gonna be an uphill battle for him. Buy hey who knows, may be just may be, Brecel will triumph in the end!

[nrage]

Now that Luca Brecel has been drawn to meet Stephen Maguire in the main draw, it's gonna be an uphill battle for him. Buy hey who knows, may be just may be, Brecel will triumph in the end!

Maguire has had a quiet year, aside from the German Masters where he made the final. Since then, he's lost to a number of lower ranked players.. Maguire's ranking is probably about where I'd place him in the top-16 pack, so Brecel has drawn a middling seed in that respect, there are worse draws and better ones he could have had. Ultimately no draw was going to be easy for him - these are the best players in the world after all :)

[Odrl]

Maguire has had a quiet year, aside from the German Masters where he made the final. Since then, he's lost to a number of lower ranked players..

Not sure about that one... Yes, he lost in the 1st round of the World Open to Robert Milkins, but other than that, a quarter-final at the Welsh Open, a semi-final at the PTC Finals, and another final at the China Open. I would say that's a pretty good run ahead of the World Championship. ;)

[nrage]

Not sure about that one... Yes, he lost in the 1st round of the World Open to Robert Milkins, but other than that, a quarter-final at the Welsh Open, a semi-final at the PTC Finals, and another final at the China Open. I would say that's a pretty good run ahead of the World Championship. ;)

Hrm.. seems I was looking at an old page of results, missing the more recent ones :p

[montoya10]

Not sure about that one... Yes, he lost in the 1st round of the World Open to Robert Milkins, but other than that, a quarter-final at the Welsh Open, a semi-final at the PTC Finals, and another final at the China Open. I would say that's a pretty good run ahead of the World Championship. ;)

He picked up the danger man of the qualifiers, I'd say. Luca has already exceeded the expectations and will not be under any sorts of pressure to get a win in the arena as a 17-year-older. That can make a difference.
Still, an in-form Maguire will prove too much to handle, to be honest. But I'm looking forward to this one. One good match this could be (=

[AndrewB]

He picked up the danger man of the qualifiers, I'd say. Luca has already exceeded the expectations and will not be under any sorts of pressure to get a win in the arena as a 17-year-older. That can make a difference.


That said, he'll be the 5th 17-year-old to play at the Crucible, and the other four all lost...

[FerruleFox]

He wasn't expected to win any of his 4 qualifiers so who knows..

Then again, maybe he's doomed to wilt under the heat lamps of the Crucible anyway and this is all just necessary experience for his maturity.