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It's really a matter of semantics. When listing such a player in a tournament just have James Cahill (nr) instead of James Cahill (a) and the problem is solved. He is a professional, but is not ranked.
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Originally Posted by richiet View PostHe's an amateur because he hasn't got a professional tour card.
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Originally Posted by Stony152 View PostAs I mentioned previously, this whole "amateur" thing is really dumb. Is he trying to make a living playing snooker? Yes. How the hell is he an amateur? If he really is an amateur he shouldn't get any money just like amateur golfers in professional tournaments don't get paid.
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Originally Posted by Stony152 View PostSo in snooker "amateur" players pay entry fees to try to win prize money in professional tournaments. How ludicrous is that?
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Originally Posted by John Flaf View PostJust looked this up out of curiosity
prize money for this year is shown below:[12]
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semifinal: £100,000
Quarterfinal: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Televised highest break: £10,000
Non-televised highest break: £1,000
Total: £2,231,000
As an Amateur will James be allowed to recieve anything?
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Originally Posted by JimMalone View PostBut that's all that really counts. Maybe one in 100 experts would have picked Cahill to win that match. It's an amateur against the five times world champion and best player of the season.
The level of play doesn't matter at all when considering a shock or an upset.
So it's definitely an upset by any legitimate definition.
Many people have said anyone can beat RO when his head isn’t in the right place, and if this isn’t proof of that I don’t know what is. It amuses me that people think this defeat will have annoyed RO. I’m not sure he could care less about it if he tried. If anything he’ll be getting a slight buzz from it.
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[QUOTE=Mr Snooker;978907]As Ken mentioned Tony Knowles beating Steve Davis 10-1 in the first round when Davis was defending champion was a massive shock and I also recall the world N0 73 at the time Stefan Mazrocis beating Peter Ebdon 10-3 in the first round in 1997 when Ebdon was world N0 3. Mazrocis was having pints of larger as well during the match, which is not allowed now.[/QUOTEP
Pints of lager? Ha,you should have seen what the Hurricane used to get thru during a match!
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Originally Posted by neil taperell View PostHe had to pay £700 to enter didn't he ?
I'm sure it is golf where as an amateur you aren't entitled to the prize money .
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Originally Posted by Mark187187 View PostYes, of course he'll get the money. Won't go onto his earnings for his season as a pro next year in terms of his ranking though.
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Originally Posted by Mark187187 View PostYes, of course he'll get the money. Won't go onto his earnings for his season as a pro next year in terms of his ranking though.
I'm sure it is golf where as an amateur you aren't entitled to the prize money .
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Ebdon puts me off . always watch on Eurosport . But that Murray is one annoying bloke , thinks he is some sort of comedian .
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I agree about the shot selections, I don't recall one safety shot he played! On the plus though it nearly got him through and he was only out done at the end due to knocking the red in off the blue...
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