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International Championship

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  • 25-10-2012 11:23am
    #1
    zack01
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    The UK Championship is no longer the second biggest event on the snooker calendar. This Sunday the International Championship kicks off in China and with a £125,000 winners cheque on offer plus full ranking points the field for this event is as good as we've had this season. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes his long awaited return to a full ranking event whilst Stephen Lee remains banned pending an investigation into betting irregularities.

    The action begins on Sunday with the wild card round where both Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien begin their tournament.

    Live television coverage will be provided by Eurosport.

    Here's the World Snooker link with all the details......

    http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2888036,00.html


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    cherryghost
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    Looking forward to this. Have a week off work so will be watching as much as I can.


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    BQQ
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    O ' Sullivan pulls out. Again. :rolleyes:

    http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8196790/rocket-pulls-out-of-china-event
    O'Sullivan performed in front of a packed house in Liverpool last night, where he beat Jimmy White 5-4 in an exhibition match.

    How long before Hearn loses the rag and hitches his wagon to Judd?


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    zack01
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    I'm a little bit surprised alright but then again it is O'Sullivan we're talking about here.
    Still there is a full field out there in Chengdu for the tournament, i just guess we had better get used to not seeing O'Sullivan playing much snooker in the future.


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    cherryghost
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    Broadcast times:

    British Eurosport

    Monday 29 Oct
    0600-0900 LIVE day two on British Eurosport 2 HD
    0730-0900 LIVE day two on British Eurosport HD
    1130-1430 LIVE day two on British Eurosport HD & British Eurosport 2 HD
    1430-1530 Delayed day two coverage on British Eurosport HD


    Tuesday 30 Oct
    0600-0900 LIVE day three on British Eurosport 2 HD
    0730-0900 LIVE day three on British Eurosport HD
    1130-1430 LIVE day three on British Eurosport HD & British Eurosport 2 HD
    1430-1530 Delayed day three coverage on British Eurosport HD


    Wednesday 31 Oct
    0600-0900 LIVE day four on British Eurosport 2 HD
    0730-0900 LIVE day four on British Eurosport HD
    1130-1430 LIVE day four on British Eurosport HD & British Eurosport 2 HD
    1430-1530 Delayed day four coverage on British Eurosport HD


    Thursday 1 Nov
    0600-0900 LIVE quarter-finals on British Eurosport 2 HD
    0730-0900 LIVE quarter-finals on British Eurosport HD
    1130-1430 LIVE quarter-finals on British Eurosport HD & British Eurosport 2 HD


    Friday 2 Nov
    0600-0900 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport 2 HD
    0730-0830 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport HD
    1130-1430 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport HD


    Saturday 3 Nov
    0600-0900 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport 2 HD
    1130-1430 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport 2 HD


    Sunday 4 Nov
    0600-0900 LIVE final on British Eurosport 2 HD
    1130-1430 LIVE final on British Eurosport 2 HD


    Eurosport International


    Sunday October 28
    10.30-12.00
    Eurosport International

    12.30-13.30
    Eurosport 2
    13.30-15.30
    Eurosport International
    15.30-16.30
    Eurosport 2

    Monday October 29
    07.30-10.30
    Eurosport 2
    08.30-10.30
    Eurosport International

    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport 2
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International
    15.30-16.30
    Eurosport International

    Tuesday October 30
    07.30-10.30
    Eurosport 2
    08.30-10.30
    Eurosport International
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport 2
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International

    15.30-16.30
    Eurosport International


    Wednesday October 31
    07.30-10.30
    Eurosport 2
    08.30-10.30
    Eurosport International

    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport 2
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International

    15.30-17.00
    Eurosport International


    Thursday November 1
    07.30-10.30
    Eurosport 2
    08.30-10.30
    Eurosport International

    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport 2
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International


    Friday November 2
    07.00-08.30
    Eurosport 2
    08.30-10.00
    Eurosport International
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International


    Saturday November 3
    07.00-10.00
    Eurosport 2
    11.15-12.30
    Eurosport International
    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport International


    Sunday November 4
    07.00-10.00
    Eurosport 2
    11.00-13.00
    Eurosport International

    12.30-15.30
    Eurosport 2
    21.00-23.00
    Eurosport International



    Unfortunately we've lost Ken already who lost to Zhao Xintong (wildcard) this morning. Higginson got completely thrashed, a shadow of his form last season.

    6) Cao Yupeng 6-5 Wang Yuchen
    13) Shaun Murphy 6-0 Andrew Higginson
    1) Michael White v Lu Haotian
    2) Ken Doherty 5-6 Zhao Xintong

    Fergal O'Brien is up in about a half hours time:
    12) Neil Robertson v Ryan Day
    5) Aditya Mehta v Zhu Yinghui
    4) Fergal O'Brien v Chen Feilong
    7) Jamie Burnett v Niu Zhuang


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    cherryghost
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    Fergal won convincingly 6-3 and plays Trump in the next round.


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    StephenHendry
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    BQQ wrote: »
    O ' Sullivan pulls out. Again. :rolleyes:

    http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8196790/rocket-pulls-out-of-china-event



    How long before Hearn loses the rag and hitches his wagon to Judd?

    wasnt too surprised tbh, ronnie tends to pull out of these events as he pulled out a lot of times of the china open. this event used to be known as the grand prix so if it were still here , in the uk then ronnie would play in it.

    john higgins going out is one of the biggest upsets so far going down to
    Cao Yupeng, yupeng kept his nerve really well


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    zack01
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    StephenHendry wrote: »
    wasnt too surprised tbh, ronnie tends to pull out of these events as he pulled out a lot of times of the china open. this event used to be known as the grand prix so if it were still here , in the uk then ronnie would play in it.

    john higgins going out is one of the biggest upsets so far going down to
    Cao Yupeng, yupeng kept his nerve really well

    The World Open replaced the Grand Prix which in turn was replaced by the rescheduled Shanghai Masters and with only three UK based events out of the ten main ranking events it's hard to see if O'Sullivan will travel again to overseas events especially if he has pulled out of this one which is in effect the second biggest on the tour.


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    califano
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    I think it would be an idea for the future if players could play against each from anywhere in the world via video link. For example one player in China v a player in England and balls reset after each shot or break useing still screen technology. So after lets say a 43 break the balls on the other table are removed and to be set the same as the balls on the other 43 break table before a player plays his shot. That way Ronnie would be much more up for competing and the travel expenses for most journey men players would be minimized to help keep them in the game.


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    StephenHendry
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    zack01 wrote: »
    The World Open replaced the Grand Prix which in turn was replaced by the rescheduled Shanghai Masters and with only three UK based events out of the ten main ranking events it's hard to see if O'Sullivan will travel again to overseas events especially if he has pulled out of this one which is in effect the second biggest on the tour.

    thanks zack :) getting confused with the world open and international open. it means one less tournament on the beeb, used to look forward to the grand prix in october.

    fergal going down 6-3 to trump, didnt see any of it unfortunately but i heard fergal had a few chances


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    ArmaniJeanss
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    rounders123 wrote: »
    I think it would be an idea for the future if players could play against each from anywhere in the world via video link. For example one player in China v a player in England and balls reset after each shot or break useing still screen technology. So after lets say a 43 break the balls on the other table are removed and to be set the same as the balls on the other 43 break table before a player plays his shot. That way Ronnie would be much more up for competing and the travel expenses for most journey men players would be minimized to help keep them in the game.

    You should patent ideas like this instead of recklessly throwing them out there on the internet where someone else will doubtless go with it, claim the credit and freeze you out.


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    califano
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    ArmaniJeanss wrote: »
    You should patent ideas like this instead of recklessly throwing them out there on the internet where someone else will doubtless go with it, claim the credit and freeze you out.

    Damn your right but i dont want the money i just want the credit.
    An addition. Certain tournaments to be trialled with ball re-spotting by efficient boxing type ring girls to keep the viewing public satisfied by the slight delays.


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    StephenHendry
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    Judd 7-1 up on ebdon so far, id say he will wrap this game up very soon. as for the other semi, very difficult to call, but im going for robbo to edge smurph. neil is on decent form atm having won in poland a few weeks back


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    StephenHendry
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    Judd win 9-1 and is afaik the new world number 1 !!


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    cherryghost
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    StephenHendry wrote: »
    Judd win 9-1 and is afaik the new world number 1 !!

    Yup. He's been really consistent this season. Thoroughly deserves it.


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    Silvio.Dante
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    Trump showed gross disrespect to Ebdon by continuously looking at his watch this morning...


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    zack01
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    cherryghost wrote: »
    Yup. He's been really consistent this season. Thoroughly deserves it.

    Its his points from winning the UK last season which have him no 1, he only has a runner up spot so far this season.
    Nice to see a new no 1 though, only the tenth player to hold that honour.


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    Muppet Man
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    Silvio.Dante wrote: »
    Trump showed gross disrespect to Ebdon by continuously looking at his watch this morning...

    Hard to blame him.... Ebdon is the least entertaining player on the circuit at the moment... By a long way.


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    Silvio.Dante
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    Muppet Man wrote: »
    Hard to blame him.... Ebdon is the least entertaining player on the circuit at the moment... By a long way.

    Irrelevant. Ebdon earned his right to be there and to be mocked by the jumped up little git was disgraceful...


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    cherryghost
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    Silvio.Dante wrote: »
    Irrelevant. Ebdon earned his right to be there and to be mocked by the jumped up little git was disgraceful...

    From Judd's Twitter a/c back in July:

    How Peter ebdon is allowed to play that slow is a joke #Aussieopen


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    Silvio.Dante
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    cherryghost wrote: »
    From Judd's Twitter a/c back in July:

    How Peter ebdon is allowed to play that slow is a joke #Aussieopen

    He show total disrespect for the game of the past where players were slower but for me the grinding, tactical games were more enthraling than potting machines, impatient at someone who has a different style of play...

    Close final so far...


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    #22
    Setun
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    This is a big frame, plenty of tactical play and small breaks. If Judd loses this one, Neil has the match in the bag.

    //edit: just as I posted the above, Judd got in and cleared up. Game back on!


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    cherryghost
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    Good game today, though I only say the first 12 frames and the final one. Looked very close. Some very smart shots from Trump today I thought.


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