Snooker Season 2024/25

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Yeah that's what Shaun Murphy said too. I've seen £125,000 as the outstanding dent.

HoHowever good he was, I don't know if he would make that kind of money if he came back for a few years. He's 55. Even if hes avoided becoming jaded by the travel and the lifestyle living out of hotels, he's likely to be too old to be a top 64 player anymore.

Number 64 earns about 90k a year. Given they have to pay tax and live and travel to events on that money, it's unlikely he could pay off the debt and have money left over. Probably not worth it even if he was able to play to a decent standard.

ArmaniJeanss

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He was fined a big amount, and the tribunal costs awarded against him. Total was well over £100K. I doubt he's paid a penny of it - no legal compulsion to do so. But I guess they'd expect it paid if he came back, so it would likely be an unsurmountable barrier for him.

Stephen Lee is coming towards the end of his 12 year snooker ban for match fixing. He could play next season if he wanted to go to que school.

He says he's asked every day whether he'll return or not. He didn't rule it out so I suspect he enjoys the speculation. But he's 55 and has been off the tour for 12 years so its unlikely.

Mostly a media story but interesting to see what happens.

Dave Hendon also did the top 10 players from Ireland North and South on his Snooker Scene podcast this week.

All worth a listen for Irish snooker fans.

https://youtu.be/iGbl1MJ6LRs?si=o7eNz1l-c9sb1_8V

Finn Ruane who runs Crossguns was on the Snooker Hall podcast this week. Includes a preview of the NI Open starting in Belfast on Sunday.

gormdubhgorm

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I am surprised a player has not really went for back to back 147's, or even two 147's in match, just to be the first.

I had to laugh at that list, I remember back in 1992 I was trying to have the video ready to record 147's when they replayed them (during the interval of a competition) in case you missed them etc. Jumping up out of the chair to press record. Times have changed in a lot of ways.

Notable how 1999 was a real outlier year with 10, that's common now.

Spiderpig92

Hill's 2 Year card came to an end at the end of last season but obviously kept this place by being in the top 64 so essentially needs to stay inside the 64 all the time now. Good news is that on the season end list (a bit early yet but a good indicator) he is up to 55.

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Yeah I get you. Would be nice to see him climb the rankings a bit. Being in the top 64 is good, but he doesn't want to be teetering in the edge every 2 years.

Genghis

No, you are right @El_Duderino 09 he will have a card next year regardless, no panic yet! I was just commenting he will drop outside the top half, having fought so hard to be in the top half last season.

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I had a look the other day and he's bang around 60-64 at the moment.

But I thought he got a 2 year tour card at the end of last season which put him in for this season and next season. Open to correction on that.

Genghis

Aaron Hill whitewashed. He is not having a good start to the season by any means (Ding win aside) and without studying every probability, I think he will sadly be outside the top 64 by the end of the week.

Another good win for Stan Moody over 18 in the rankings Ryan Day.

That lad will be looking to target the 32 next year if he keeps this progress up.

https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/how-many-147-breaks-in-snooker-have-been-made-and-who-made-them/35800

147s flying in this season. Already 11 this calendar year which is 2 more than last year.

Seems to be one a week for the last few weeks.

Interesting to see the 147s per year here.

Zhao Xintong made one this week in a Q School tournament so I'm not sure if it counts.

Mark Allen made back-to-back 147s in an exhibition in the few last weeks, which is pretty cool.

Poor Higgins has the yips. I think he’ll slip out of the 16 at the end of the year and retire.

gormdubhgorm

Nice to see Selby back, John Higgins as well. Seems to be same issue with Higgins when he gets to finals, he just gets knackered at the latter part of a match. That foul hitting black was a good example of what happens him.

Good win for 62 year old James White beating Jackson Page to qualify for the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.

Aaron Hill lost so won't be in Belfast in three weeks time.

Last session of the week moved to ITV3 because of La Liga football.

And ITV3 recently made a move on the satellite, so may need to be tuned in.

ITV3 is now on 11344 H 27500 if you manually tune in.

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I remember when Allen used to be one of the more attacking players to watch. He’s gone full Selby though.

Selby vs this new Mark Allen, this could be a long old night

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I know all this.

My opinion is that it’s shite. Let’s just leave it there.

TheChrisD

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It's never been a home nation event, though. Also since it was brought back in 2021, it's been the yearly "open random draw each round" tournament, like the UK Open in darts.

ebbsy

RIP Clive.

A cast iron legend.

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Trump hitting his 1,000th century. Years ahead of O'Sullivan amd Higgins did it.

Of course a lot more frames now, but could Trump end up with 2,000 before he is done.

The Nal

You and everyone else. Luca Brecel the other night. Recent world champion and I doubt there were 20 people at it. It looked like a covid tournament.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2024/0927/1472305-voice-of-snooker-everton-dies-aged-87/

Clive got to a big age, he was commenting right up to when the lockdown shut the sport in Feb 2020.

Been reading his book, he really loved the sport, a legendary commentator.

The British Open trophy presented on Sunday is named after him and everyone around the tour will be sad this week.

The Nal

RIP

Remeber being delighted he got to commentate on Ronnies 1000

I don’t understand the British open. It’s a home nations event that isn’t a home nation’s event.

I’m generally not a best of 7 fan, so 2 weeks in a row is a real turn off for me