2018 World Championship

[JimMalone]

There are always some big surprises in the qualifiers under the new format, but this time there were some especially strange results.
Liang not winning a single frame against Jamie Jones??
Tian first taking out his compatriot Yan and then making only one frame against Wakelin?
Half of the matches of the last round the loser wasn't winning more than four frames.

We've got four crucible debutants in Highfield, Lyu, Un-Nooh (nice, that he finally made it) and Wakelin. Looking forward to the draw.

[DeanH]

Draw 10am tomorrow on WS facebook and BetfredTV
http://www.worldsnooker.com/2018-bet...pionship-draw/

[Dark]

well done Un-Nooh - keeping ahead of Burden who was always clawing back

Shame for Burden (Q-School now?) as I have a soft spot for him as being the first Pro-player I spoke to

Foulds said Burden might make the top 8 on the one year list so might not need to go to Q-school, but it was also said he was not going to go to Q-school.

[DeanH]

I mean the new format of qualifying. Until 2014 the 17-32 ranked players only had to play one qualifying round. In the last four years they've had to start in the first qualifying round.

thanks for the reminder
was it only 4 years ago

If it is 4 years then is it still "new"? :wink:

[Stony152]

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

I mean the new format of qualifying. Until 2014 the 17-32 ranked players only had to play one qualifying round. In the last four years they've had to start in the first qualifying round.

[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)

[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]

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

[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]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[richiet]

So which of the Seeds do the Qualifiers want?

Carter must be their No 1 pick?

Marco Fu, I'd have thought

[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