PTC Grand Finals for Galway ?

zack01

I'm hearing a few rumours this morning that the PTC Grand Finals are heading to Ireland again next March, this time the location chosen is Galway.
The venue is the 650 capacity Bailey Hall.
Again it will be held over the St Patricks weekend, when I hear more i'll post it here.

Setun

What would Bailey Hall be like as a snooker venue? Hope it gets good media attention.

Spiderpig92

Well Lads!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep Its Confirmed

http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2556916,00.html

bradolf pittler

i hope it gets the support it deserves but holding it on st paddys weekend could mean less bums on seats,hope i'm wrong.

Glenman

The Bailey Allen Hall is the old sports hall in NUI Galway as far as I know, not sure what the venue will be like, it used to be a big basket ball court but I presume they have refurbished it. I am excited to hear this news as I live in the west!!

cherryghost

Terrible dates. I'm torn between a weekend in Dublin or a Weekend in Galway to gander at the snooker.

basillarkin

I can not see tickets for this event on ticketmaster, does anyone know where they are on sale?

zack01

basillarkin wrote: »

I can not see tickets for this event on ticketmaster, does anyone know where they are on sale?

Here is the World Snooker link for the PTC Finals, it includes ticket details and the updated draw.


http://t.co/4hgzVm04

basillarkin

zack01 wrote: »

Here is the World Snooker link for the PTC Finals, it includes ticket details and the updated draw.


http://t.co/4hgzVm04

Thanks, I was aware of this page, my problem is I can not find the event on ticketmaster.ie I wanted to use this option as I have an account with them.

cherryghost

Tickets are up now. Prices are very reasonable.

dastardly00

I just bought a ticket for the evening session on the Sunday.
€22.90 excl booking fee. It's very reasonable!

califano

Could be worth a look for peeps heading over.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056535089

Block out dates due to weddings and other pre-booked events are:
Feb 2/4/11/17/18/24/25
March 2/9/10/17/24/28/29/30/31
April 9/10/14/19/20/21/26/27/28

cherryghost

Tickets are almost sold out for anyone interested.

zack01

cherryghost wrote: »

Tickets are almost sold out for anyone interested.

Recieved a package to the club yesterday from the promoter with flyers and ticket info etc.
Just emailed him and as of this morning there are still plenty of tickets available for all sessions, the final itself is almost sold out though.

Omega28

zack01 wrote: »

cherryghost wrote: »

Tickets are almost sold out for anyone interested.

Recieved a package to the club yesterday from the promoter with flyers and ticket info etc.
Just emailed him and as of this morning there are still plenty of tickets available for all sessions, the final itself is almost sold out though.

Does anyone know what day Ronnie is playing?

Can anyone recommend a hotel? Or know which hotel the players are staying in?

zack01

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

Does anyone know what day Ronnie is playing?

Can anyone recommend a hotel? Or know which hotel the players are staying in?

The draw has been already made and then the playing schedule will be released.

Ronnie is staying in the G Hotel.

Ken Dohery is playing an exhibition in Galway on the Friday night.

Omega28

thanks man

I'm half tempted to go down and make a weekend of it, would love to see Ronnie play:)

legallyblondex

http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/e2/9a/0,,13165~170722,00.pdf



the draw for ptc grand final was released early January. lets hope Ronnie attends!!

zack01

legallyblondex wrote: »

http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/e2/9a/0,,13165~170722,00.pdf



the draw for ptc grand final was released early January. lets hope Ronnie attends!!

I hope so, the playing schedule should be released any day now.

legallyblondex

on that same link the playing schedule is included for the wed/thur/fri. Ronnie due to play 6pm Friday and the schedule for sat and sun will be decided the day before after the other matches have been played or so it says! where is kens exhibition being held?

Spiderpig92

http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/e2/9a/0,,13165~170722,00.pdf
Is this it? was released a while back

zack01

Spiderpig92 wrote: »

http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/e2/9a/0,,13165~170722,00.pdf
Is this it? was released a while back

Sure is, the playing schedule for the weekend is'nt finalised yet, it could well be a roll on roll off scenario i think.

giant_midget

I'll be there on the thursday, can't wait now!

Omega28

where can u get tickets for this event?

zack01

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

where can u get tickets for this event?

Ticketmaster

Omega28

I really hope Ronnie shows up on Friday

zack01

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

I really hope Ronnie shows up on Friday

I don't think you have anything to worry about. Ronnie will be there.

Omega28

He's def playing on Friday evening Zack01?

zack01

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

He's def playing on Friday evening Zack01?

He plays the winner of Matt Stevens v Ricky Walden 6pm Friday evening.

_Puma_

The Students Union in NUIG are selling a limited number of tickets for each session for €5. Pretty sure ya have to be a student to get them though. Got myself tickets for the morning and evening sessions on Friday for a tenner!

Omega28

_Puma_ wrote: »

The Students Union in NUIG are selling a limited number of tickets for each session for €5. Pretty sure ya have to be a student to get them though. Got myself tickets for the morning and evening sessions on Friday for a tenner!

Do u have be a student of NUIG or can u be a student of another college?

_Puma_

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

Do u have be a student of NUIG or can u be a student of another college?

Id say ya should be ok they were not asking for id or anything just head up to them, office is in the same building as the venue. Looks like the wednesday,thursday and friday morning sessions is all that is left, just spotted an update on their facebook page.

linkedin09

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

Do u have be a student of NUIG or can u be a student of another college?

Any chance you could hook me up with two evening Friday tickets? All gone on ticketmaster Will buy you a pint! Rob

Omega28

missed out on tickets for this Friday evening! will there be any available at the box office?!

zack01

Drove down yesterday and caught the Lee match and then O'Briens match last night. Lee has continued where he left off in China and is hitting the ball pretty well. O'Brien struggled last night and was well beaten by Joe Perry. Delighted for Joe, he's one of the nicest guys on the tour and i hope he goes a lot further this week.

Will head back down for tomorrow eves match between O'Sullivan and Walden. Can't call this as as usual we don't know which Ronnie will show up but Walden played superbly yesterday and currently holds the highest break with a 131.

Regarding the venue, i thought it was well laid out and has been well recieved by both spectators and players alike.

johnpatrick81

just back from the day session and really enjoyed it. Ding is a machine, 2 centuries, almost a third. Higgins gettin a 123 as well, and losing! Great to see how delighted Jamie Jones was. Left after the first frame of the Lee v Holt match, 6 hours in them seats is more than enough!!

Decent setup, only gripe was getting clamped. Suppose its a pretty big gripe. We arrived at 11:30 and there was no car spaces to be found, so chanced it in our own DIY spot:D We weren't blocking anyone, but were pretty resigned to being clamped. Ridiculous having an event for 650 in a place with no parking. Surely they coulda picked a better venue.

johnpatrick81

just read on his twitter that Jamie Jones was even clamped!!:D Says it all really!

Padkir

Hey! Going to the games Saturday evening! What's the layout of the place in there? I assume by then anyway they'll have it down to 1 table?

Also, might go in a little late because of the rugby... are the seats near the back very bad or is it still not too bad?:D

zack01

Padkir wrote: »

Hey! Going to the games Saturday evening! What's the layout of the place in there? I assume by then anyway they'll have it down to 1 table?

Also, might go in a little late because of the rugby... are the seats near the back very bad or is it still not too bad?:D

Its only a one table set up all week.

johnpatrick81

its one table the whole tournament! Layout is 3 sides of seats, there's only about 6 rows on either side of the table, any seat there is a decent view bar the end nearest the tv cameras, I'm guessin the cameras would be getting in your way a fair bit.

The end opposite the cameras is much bigger, not a great view but as it's so small you're gonna have an ok view at worst I'd guess. We were smack down the front of the side seats so can't get any better than that.

joeKel73

Was at the evening session there, first time at a proper snooker match. Was well impressed with the setup. I'm an NUIG student so odd/great to see the hall getting transformed into a snooker venue.

Very enjoyable evening of snooker.



Here's a link to the official photographer's albums;
Day 1
Day 2

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

The end opposite the cameras is much bigger, not a great view but as it's so small you're gonna have an ok view at worst I'd guess. We were smack down the front of the side seats so can't get any better than that.

I was up that end, view wasn't bad. Would you not be too low on the front seats to get a proper look at the spread of balls?

johnpatrick81

yeh yer probably right, there was quite a few glances up at the screen required to see if if the player was on a ball, but at the same time it was great being so near the action. The view in your pic seems ideal though!

Gwynston

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Decent setup, only gripe was getting clamped. Suppose its a pretty big gripe. We arrived at 11:30 and there was no car spaces to be found, so chanced it in our own DIY spot:D We weren't blocking anyone, but were pretty resigned to being clamped. Ridiculous having an event for 650 in a place with no parking. Surely they coulda picked a better venue.

Where is the parking - out the back near the river? I've got tickets for all day Sunday. Hopefully there will be space available on the weekend? Is that a pay car park?

Gwynston

Watched some of the coverage on Eurosport last night. Have to say the setup came across well - nice to see Galway doing itself proud on the telly!

The players have complimented the venue and are obviously enjoying Galway's attractions too - Stephen Lee said that he hadn't slept well and the consequential stiff neck affected his play. He put it down to too many bevvies out on the town Wednesday night!

joeKel73

Gwynston wrote: »

Where is the parking - out the back near the river? I've got tickets for all day Sunday.

Parking in NUIG has gotten very tight, 95% of spaces are staff or student permit only. They may ease off on that for the weekend but you can't be sure, the clampers are ruthless.

I'd recommend parking at the Cathedral. Large carpark there and I think it's €5 for the full day or free after 6 (from memory). It's only a 5minute walk from there.

Padkir

J o e wrote: »

Parking in NUIG has gotten very tight, 95% of spaces are staff or student permit only. They may ease off on that for the weekend but you can't be sure, the clampers are ruthless.

I'd recommend parking at the Cathedral. Large carpark there and I think it's €5 for the full day or free after 6 (from memory). It's only a 5minute walk from there.

Saturday and Sunday parking is usually free, out the back near the river is a good spot or beside the Arts Millenium building.

Can't be certain that they wont insist on pay and display because this event is on, but usually it's free anyway. Also free after 6.30pm for anyone landing in late tonight!

joeKel73

Was passing earlier when Mark Selby was arriving. He joined the group in the foyer watching the end of a frame on the screen... don't think any of them realised!

zack01

Surprise surprise Ronnie has pulled out of the PTC Grand Finals due to medical reasons. Can't really say I'm surprised and I suppose we can take it for granted that he won't travel to China now.

martinstacks

Hi,

Got 4 tickets to sell for tonight. Just heard o'sullivan has pulled out and that they're going to have Ken Doherty and Ferg O'Brien playing some trick shots instead. So i'm not going to bother and head out home for the weekend. The tickets are all sold out but if anyone wants them for a fiver each....0879435155

I'll be around till 6.

Also about the parking, there are no clampers after 6 or over the weekend so ye can park anywhere, including the pay and display.

cheers

Omega28

on my way to Galway to see Ronnie, paid 40 euro for two tickets. Am I entitled to a refund?!

Omega28

martinstacks wrote: »

Hi,

Got 4 tickets to sell for tonight. Just heard o'sullivan has pulled out and that they're going to have Ken Doherty and Ferg O'Brien playing some trick shots instead. So i'm not going to bother and head out home for the weekend. The tickets are all sold out but if anyone wants them for a fiver each....0879435155

I'll be around till 6.

Also about the parking, there are no clampers after 6 or over the weekend so ye can park anywhere, including the pay and display.

cheers

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