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Snooker Season 2025/26

Arthur Daley

Keeping the faith with a fresh 2025/26 Snooker Season thread.

Noticed that the Shanghai Masters has a two session semi final and first to 11 final.

Must be about the only multi session match that isn't a final in the first half of the season.

There could be a case for the UK to have a similar conclusion, but BBC won't want it in case the semi finals are one sided on a Friday and Saturday night.

Still, if China can make it work.

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HeidiHeidi

What time does the Hill match start up again?

Spiderpig92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124394789#Comment_124394789

5pm to a finish.

Gilbert's scoring has been phenomenal - 141 today and 12 consecutive frames with a 50+ break against Crowley, Hill will need to withstand an onslaught to get the job done today but he's more than capable so fingers crossed.

ArmaniJeanss

7 of the 8 games are 5-4 after the first session. Yuelong 6-3 over Holt the only one with a bigger lead.
(Fairly sure I posted much the same thing this day last season).

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124393323#Comment_124393323

sound. I’m working in the US so I feel very disconnected

Arthur Daley

Judgement days are some of the best days in the snooker year. As good as a couple of days in the Crucible really.

For drama, the stories unfolding and the 'round the grounds' coverage.

Arthur Daley

Not to be for Aaron Hill.

But he has had a good season overall. And Dave Gilbert is a man for a good run at the Crucible.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c8dll6g4dp3o

Summary of final qualifying results and todays’s fixtures for the. WC.

Final qualifying round results and fixtures

Tuesday's results (first to 10)

Hossein Vafaei (Iran) 10-4 Gao Yang (China)
Stuart Bingham (England) 7-10 Matthew Stevens (Wales)
Noppon Saengkham (Thailand) 8-10 Liam Pullen (England)
Jiang Jun (China) 9-10 Stan Moody (England)
David Gilbert (England) 10-6 Aaron Hill (Republic of Ireland)
Zhou Yuelong (China) 10-4 Michael Holt (England)
Pang Junxu (China) 10-8 Jackson Page (Wales)
Jamie Jones (Wales) 8-10 Antoni Kowalski (Poland)

Wednesday's fixtures

Zhang Anda (China) v Zak Surety (England)
Gary Wilson (England) v Xu Si (China)
Jack Lisowski (England) v He Guoqiang (China)
Ryan Day (Wales) v Lei Peifan (China)
Ali Carter (England) v Anthony McGill (Scotland)
Fan Zhengyi (China) v Ben Mertens (Belgium)
Liam Highfield (England) v Oliver Lines (England)
Luca Brecel (Belgium) v Jak Jones (Wales)

gormdubhgorm

Ken Doherty getting his phrases mixed up "And now, I welcome into the studio, the late….the great Dave Hendon". 😝

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124396643#Comment_124396643

My prediction:

Zhang, Wilson, He Guoqiang, Lei, McGill, Mertens, Highfield, Brecel.

Edit: it's 7am here and I haven't checked the scores

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124397476#Comment_124397476

Unless it was a joke because Hendon was late showing up.

My history teacher would announce a student coming into the class late by saying "and now we have the late El_Duderino, joining us". It was a decent joke to be fair.

Probably just a mix up though.

El_Duderino 09

When the qualifiers are decided, will there be an open draw between the top 16 and qualifiers or isn't here a formula to decide first round matches?

The Nal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124397629#Comment_124397629

Open draw between 1-16 and 16-32. ie none of the top 16 play each other in R1

eeepaulo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124397712#Comment_124397712

its not an open draw amongst the top 16, if they win the first game its 1 v 16, 2 v 15 etc

if they win the first round……

Zhao Xintong v
Ding Junhui v

Xiao Guodong v
Shaun Murphy v

John Higgins v
Ronnie O'Sullivan v

Chris Wakelin v
Neil Robertson v

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Kyren Wilson v
Mark Allen v

Barry Hawkins v
Mark Williams v

Mark Selby v
Wu Yize v

Si Jiahui v
Judd Trump v

Arthur Daley

John Higgins v Ronnie O'Sullivan

El classico of snooker in the last 16. Best of 25, will be scheduled for the 2nd weekend on the BBC.

The Nal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124397752#Comment_124397752

Sorry meant just for the first round vs qualifiers.

Ronnie vs Higgins would be nice!

Ronnie, good Dublin man these days.

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124397486#Comment_124397486

Only the 2 Belgians letting me down so far. A lot of tight matches though

corcaigh07

Pretty convincing wins all round this evening bar the Wilson match at 8 all.

Jak Jones seems to be in good shape, he might go far again.

Arthur Daley

Disappointing for Bingham, Brecel and Lisowski to miss it.

And Thepchya considering he won the World Open recently.

Arthur Daley

11 Chinese out of the 32 now. More than one third.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124398167#Comment_124398167

Hopefully Jones will have more belief in himself if he gets on a run again. The time he got to the final v Wilson he was just happy to be there.

Brian?

Crucible debuts for Moody, Kowalski, Pullen and He? Anyone I am missing

eeepaulo

https://www.wst.tv/news/2026/april/14/Halo-World-Championship-2026--The-Draw/
The draw for the final stages of the 2026 Halo World Championship will be made at approximately 8.45am on Thursday April 16th, with the 16 seeds drawn at random against the 16 qualifiers.Listen to the draw on BBC 5 Live Breakfast and BBC Sounds, or watch the BBC Sport website and iPlayer. Former Crucible king Neil Robertson will be in the 5 Live studio to react to the draw, after the names have been picked out by presenters Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards. Earlier that morning you can hear interviews with Rob Walker at 6.50am and Robertson at 7.50am.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124398753#Comment_124398753

No that’s them all. Moody seems to be around ages already to me. So I wouldn’t have got that one.

eeepaulo

He just drew Ronnie, nice debut match

The Nal

Ronnie in Smiths Haddington Road last night

ArmaniJeanss

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124399149#Comment_124399149

Thought you meant Moody as that was who was mentioned in the post above you.

I can see the name 'He' causing mass confusion.

ArmaniJeanss

Full bracket.

Zhao Xintong (China, 1) v Liam Highfield (England)
Ding Junhui (China, 16) v David Gilbert (England)
Xiao Guodong (China, 9) v Zhou Yuelong (China)
Shaun Murphy (England, 8) v Fan Zhengyi (China)

John Higgins (Scotland, 5) v Ali Carter (England)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England, 12) v He Guoqiang (China)
Chris Wakelin (England, 13) v Liam Pullen (England)
Neil Robertson (Australia, 4) v Pang Junxu (China)

Kyren Wilson (England, 3) v Stan Moody (England)
Mark Allen (Northern Ireland, 14) v Zhang Anda (China)
Barry Hawkins (England, 11) v Matthew Stevens (Wales)
Mark Williams (Wales, 6) v Antoni Kowalski (Poland)

Mark Selby (England, 7) v Jak Jones (Wales)
Wu Yize (China, 10) v Lei Peifan (China)
Si Jiahui (China, 15) v Hossein Vafaei (Iran)
Judd Trump (England, 2) v Gary Wilson (England)

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124399316#Comment_124399316

So many good matches there. It is a long way from the days where. You wouldn’t pay much heed to this round Hendry v Charlton etc.

He v O’Sullivan and Wilson v Moody are ones that look interesting. Will see how the probably best of the debutants perform under the pressure.

loyatemu

Zhao vs Ding in the 2nd round would be a massive deal in China, but Ding has to get past Gilbert who seems to be going into the tournament in great form.

Arthur Daley

There were all sorts of 'shocks' for the seeds in recent years. You automatically go with the seed, but could be 5/6/7 qualifiers go into the last 16.