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English Open 2020

Joe_ Public

English Open underway from Milton Keynes, 128 players, all the big names there and thankfully no C-19 withdrawals so far. That I've heard of anyway.

£1m bonus for winning all 4 Home Series titles gone. As if it really mattered!

Of the irish, Aaron Hill first up v Chang Biangyu at 7pm tonight. Be interesting to see how Hill fares after his eyeopening performances in his first tournament as a pro last month. Chang is even younger but has an extra year on tour under his belt so could be a decent test. Bit of pressure but you'd hope to see him come through to set up a likely last 64 against defending champ Selby.

Then tomorrow Ken faces another Chinese youngster Xu Si while Fergal is out against Stuart Bingham.

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Chalk McHugh

Not even a few bob to cover the expences. Hotel, travel? Seems a bit harsh.

Joe_ Public

[Deleted User] wrote: »

^^^^^

Nothing... I think, not fully sure..

Correct.

[Deleted User]

^^^^^

Nothing... I think, not fully sure..

Chalk McHugh

So young Hill was beaten last night. I know you get 3,000 for winning first round game..How much do you get for losing in first round. Anyone know ?

Joe_ Public

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Rory not getting any younger... Perhaps his eyesight aint the best

Bit like JJ last night on Comms in Ronnie's match... To this viewer it didn't look like a red passed the yellow; Joe was sure it did.. The Frenchman ended up hitting the red.... only to play safe :pac:

I don't mind Joe myself, for all the stick he gets, but his eyes were gone even before he retired. He's shocking on those calls!

AllForIt

Meanwhile Dale really messed up there letting Wilson back in with a free ball to loose the match when he was about to draw level. Shuda put a colour safe instead of going for that long blue.

[Deleted User]

@AllForIt, I don't know what I'm on

Windows XP means nowt to me.. My computer is functionary at best; good enough for surfing the web and the like; so 'twill do for t'nonce (as they say) :pac:

[Deleted User]

Rory not getting any younger... Perhaps his eyesight aint the best

Bit like JJ last night on Comms in Ronnie's match... To this viewer it didn't look like a red passed the yellow; Joe was sure it did.. The Frenchman ended up hitting the red.... only to play safe :pac:

Joe_ Public

Ollie Lines was very unlucky alright. The regulation states you have to have been 48 hours clear of a contact in the case of a positive test. In his case, i believe he hadn't seen his father for 36 hours so, harsh as it sounds, i don't think there was any choice. There has to be a cut off point somewhere.

AllForIt

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Thanks for going to the trouble Joe... Can't access it though... Requires some messing about on Windows Media Player... Don't want to mess around with settings and the like...

Are you on Windows XP still? : )

But yeah no idea what McCloud's problem is. He seems to be saying it's a free ball looking at it from another angle but that's ridiculous because that's not the angle he's playing from?!? And on top of that even if he believes he's right he needn't conduct himself with so much 'attitude'.

I think the ref should have stepped in here though and put a ball aside the green to show it wasn't a free ball to make it as plain as day it wasn't, rather than let them slug it out. I've only seen the clip thought, maybe he did.

Chalk McHugh

What's Rory McLeod moaning about here? Saying to Gilbert 'i expect more from you'. I dont see a free ball there at all.

[Deleted User]

^^^

Appreciate it... Happy enough to wait for someone to upload it on Youtube, as am not at all savvy with computers/technology.

Joe_ Public

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Thanks for going to the trouble Joe... Can't access it though... Requires some messing about on Windows Media Player... Don't want to mess around with settings and the like...

Sorry bout that, don't blame you. Didn't see it but apparently there was a "standing in my sightline" issue during the match too so a lot going on there it seems!

[Deleted User]

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Don't know if this link will work but that's the situation anyway. No free ball Rory, how long are you playing the game?!

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1315972405081370624/pu/vid/720x1280/h4ryMpm7Bgyt64l0.mp4?tag=10

Thanks for going to the trouble Joe... Can't access it though... Requires some messing about on Windows Media Player... Don't want to mess around with settings and the like...

[Deleted User]

waynescales1 wrote: »

KD out, beaten 4-1 by a Chinese player so obscure he doesn't have a picture on the Flashscore app!

I always find the no picture funny myself.

Joe_ Public

Don't know if this link will work but that's the situation anyway. No free ball Rory, how long are you playing the game?!

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1315972405081370624/pu/vid/720x1280/h4ryMpm7Bgyt64l0.mp4?tag=10

Joe_ Public

Having watched the incident i am at a total loss to understand what McLeod is trying to argue. Any idiot can see its not a free ball.

[Deleted User]

A bit of agg between Gilbert and R McLeod so they were saying on Eurosport.

Something about a freeball... Dave reckons that McLeod is always trying to intimidate players.
They were even going at it in the press conference afterwards apparently. Will try to see if I can catch
it on Youtube in the next couple of days if it's up.

Don't even know who won the match. A bit of controversy is good though

Poor Ollie Lines... Peter was tested on Monday I think, and positive, but Ollie had to withdraw even
though he had no contact with daddy Peter since Saturday.... Bit arbitrary and unfair imo..

Joe_ Public

The 4 frames Ken lost all went down to final pink or black. Be a bit frustrated with that i imagine.

waynescales1

KD out, beaten 4-1 by a Chinese player so obscure he doesn't have a picture on the Flashscore app!

Glenman

I see Ken has lost 4-1

zuutroy

I heard him say elsewhere that the Masters is the tournament where he feels the most pressure and demands on his time when he's there as a player and that's why he skipped it this year, and he plans to continue to give it a miss. Of course he changes his mind with the weather so...

Joe_ Public

He didn't play in masters this year either, so hardly that much of a shock. Said he was going to be busy with other stuff that week and then turned up for duty on the eurosport couch iirc. Maybe he just likes to remind people that he doesn't really need the game, can take it or leave it when he wants. Or something. Who knows really?

Pighead

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He's doing it for the whole week he said in interview

He does like a bitch too... :pac: Had a bit of a swipe at his opponent about playing 'wrong' shots

Long may he run......... And play snooker too

He also said he probably won't play in the upcoming Masters as he doesn't really like the competition. Strange given he has done so well in it over the years.

Joe_ Public

Rothko wrote: »

Pity to see him get knocked out. It would have been great to see him take on Selby.

I think and hope tonight will be more valuable to him than the international last month tbh, he can look back at that and see the obvious flaws in his game and work on them. Probably nerves got to him there as it was a match he would have hoped and expected to win so maybe put too much pressure on himself. Would definitely have been better against selby i think as he'd really have nothing to lose.

[Deleted User]

Mark Allen and King match very scrappy. 2 apiece.

Rothko

Pity to see him get knocked out. It would have been great to see him take on Selby.

Joe_ Public

Hill loses 2-4. Should really have made it 3-3 but overall can't have any complaints, was an awful match to be blunt about it. Only starting so hope he doesn't beat himself up too much about it, lot to be learned from all these matches.

[Deleted User]

Rothko wrote: »

Fair play to him.

He's doing it for the whole week he said in interview

He does like a bitch too... :pac: Had a bit of a swipe at his opponent about playing 'wrong' shots

Long may he run......... And play snooker too

Rothko

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: Ronnie really doesn't give a dollar hit.

Nails painted pink

For charity according to comms.

Fair play to him.