2018 World Championship

[DeanH]

I misread this and thought you typed "Ali" as he's a moody little git when things aren't going his way.

yes he is - Ali that is; I have seen him on non-TV tables and some of his actions around the table are dubious at best.

[blahblah01]

Thanks to Maguire\Vafaei for doubling my investment B)

[blahblah01]

So which of the Seeds do the Qualifiers want?

Carter must be their No 1 pick?

[Mr Snooker]

Neal Foulds posted this picture what the Crucible would look like with three snooker tables set up after someone suggested having 64 players at the Crucible for the first round of the World championships with three tables in play. Cruciable Three Tables.jpg

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One going across would work better

[DeanH]

That loose safety means Vafaei is out; by a Maguire who did not have it all his own way and who seems to have found a shaving gel and blade that works for him

[richiet]

So which of the Seeds do the Qualifiers want?

Carter must be their No 1 pick?

Marco Fu, I'd have thought

[Stony152]

Marco Fu, I'd have thought

Easily Brecel, the way he's been playing lately. I don't think there's any way he gets by the first round unless his form improves dramatically.

[jonny66]

So which of the Seeds do the Qualifiers want?

Carter must be their No 1 pick?

I'd say Marco Fu, he hasn't played since the masters and he said his eyes are no better or worse.

[jonny66]

Neal Foulds posted this picture what the Crucible would look like with three snooker tables set up after someone suggested having 64 players at the Crucible for the first round of the World championships with three tables in play. [ATTACH]19051[/ATTACH]

They'd be getting in each others way all the time.

[Stony152]

Of the 17-32 seeds, only 7 made it to the crucible. Three of us outperformed that benchmark.

Stony152 (10) - Day, Xiao, Dott, Milkins, Lyu, Lisowski, Perry, Thepchaiya, Robertson, Maguire
JimMalone (8) – Day, Xiao, Dott, Milkins, Lyu, Perry, Robertson, Maguire
Mr Snooker (8) - Day, Xiao, Lyu, Stevens, Lisowski, Walden, Robertson, Maguire
Odrl (7) - Day, Xiao, Dott, Lisowski, Walden, Perry, Maguire
jw147 (4) - Highfield, Xiao, Milkins, Wakelin

[blahblah01]

I didn't notice Fu when I scanned the wiki page, lol.

Brecel is an odd one as he has had cue troubles? Has he got one that he "likes" yet?

Has McGill done much lately?

[Stony152]

Number of 17-32 seeds reaching the crucible under the new format. Last year the top seeds performed awfully in qualifying, while in 2016 75% made it to the crucible. In the four years that the new format has existed, just about exactly 50% of the top seeds have made. I'd imagine it was 70-80% under the old format of having to play only one qualifying match.

2018 - 7
2017 - 5
2016 - 12
2015 - 7

[DeanH]

Number of 17-32 seeds reaching the crucible under the new format. Last year the top seeds performed awfully in qualifying, while in 2016 75% made it to the crucible. In the four years that the new format has existed, just about exactly 50% of the top seeds have made. I'd imagine it was 70-80% under the old format of having to play only one qualifying match.

2018 - 7
2017 - 5
2016 - 12
2015 - 7
2015 -

What "new format" to the WSC are you mentioning?

[Stony152]

Of the 17-32 seeds, only 7 made it to the crucible. Three of us outperformed that benchmark.

Stony152 (10) - Day, Xiao, Dott, Milkins, Lyu, Lisowski, Perry, Thepchaiya, Robertson, Maguire
JimMalone (8) – Day, Xiao, Dott, Milkins, Lyu, Perry, Robertson, Maguire
Mr Snooker (8) - Day, Xiao, Lyu, Stevens, Lisowski, Walden, Robertson, Maguire
Odrl (7) - Day, Xiao, Dott, Lisowski, Walden, Perry, Maguire
jw147 (4) - Highfield, Xiao, Milkins, Wakelin

It's interesting that at least one of us chose almost every player that made it. The only two exceptions being Stuart Carrington (Gould section) and Jamie Jones (Liang section)