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World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 13-04-2015
Starts on Saturday at the Crucible in Sheffield. But at the moment, the qualifying has reached the 2nd round.
http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/
Jimmy White is playing tonight, but already gone are legends of the game Steve Davis (beaten 10-1 by Kurt Maflin) and Peter Ebdon (beaten by Stuart Carrington.
Qualifying is on until Wednesday. Not sure when the main draw is being made, but the seeds have been put in place in the draw.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_World_Snooker_Championship#Main_draw
So who do we all fancy to win it this time? O'Sullivan again? Selby? Ding?
Personally, I think this could be the Year of the Trump.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 14-04-2015
Jimmy's out. Beaten 10-8 by Matthew Selt.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - St Charles Owl - 14-04-2015
Will be difficult to bet against Ronnie but it all depends which Ronnie turns up!!
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 14-04-2015
He's done the same preparation as the last couple of years. Saying he will play in China but then pulling out, leaving all his opponents to gottraipsing all over the globe while he stays at home nice and relaxed. Not that that should have any bearing on the matter, but it seems to work for him.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 15-04-2015
The draw is being made at 10:30 in the morning and will be broadcast live on You Tube.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 17-04-2015
World Championship first round draw:
Mark Selby (Eng) v Kurt Maflin (Nor)
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Anthony McGill (Sco)
Joe Perry (Eng) v Zhang Anda (Chn)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Robin Hull (Fin)
Barry Hawkins (Eng) v Matthew Selt (Eng)
Mark Allen (NI) v Ryan Day (Wal)
Ali Carter (Eng) v Alan McManus (Sco)
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Jamie Jones (Wal)
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Mark Davis (Eng)
John Higgins (Sco) v Robert Milkins (Eng)
Marco Fu (HK) v Jimmy Robertson (Eng)
Judd Trump (Eng) v Stuart Carrington (Eng)
Ricky Walden (Eng) v Graeme Dott (Sco)
Stuart Bingham (Eng) v Robbie Williams (Eng)
Mark Williams (Wal) v Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Craig Steadman (Eng)
First round (best of 19 frames)
Saturday 18 April
10:00 BST
Mark Selby (Eng) v Kurt Maflin (Nor)
Marco Fu (HK) v Jimmy Robertson (Eng)
14:30 BST
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Anthony McGill (Sco)
John Higgins (Sco) v Robert Milkins (Eng)
19:00 BST
Mark Selby (Eng) v Kurt Maflin (Nor)
Ricky Walden (Eng) v Graeme Dott (Sco)
Sunday 19 April
10:00 BST
Marco Fu (HK) v Jimmy Robertson (Eng)
Barry Hawkins (Eng) v Matthew Selt (Eng)
14:30 BST
Ricky Walden (Eng) v Graeme Dott (Sco)
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Jamie Jones (Wal)
19:00 BST
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Anthony McGill (Sco)
John Higgins (Sco) v Robert Milkins (Eng)
Monday 20 April
10:00 BST
Barry Hawkins (Eng) v Matthew Selt (Eng)
Stuart Bingham (Eng) v Robbie Williams (Eng)
14:30 BST
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Jamie Jones (Wal)
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Mark Davis (Eng)
19:00 BST
Stuart Bingham (Eng) v Robbie Williams (Eng)
Ali Carter (Eng) v Alan McManus (Sco)
Tuesday 21 April
10:00 BST
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Mark Davis (Eng)
Mark Allen (NI) v Ryan Day (Wal)
14:30 BST
Ali Carter (Eng) v Alan McManus (Sco)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Craig Steadman (Eng)
19:00 BST
Mark Allen (NI) v Ryan Day (Wal)
Mark Williams (Wal) v Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Wednesday 22 April
10:00 BST
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Craig Steadman (Eng)
Joe Perry (Eng) v Zhang Anda (Chn)
14:30 BST
Mark Williams (Wal) v Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Robin Hull (Fin)
19:00 BST
Joe Perry (Eng) v Zhang Anda (Chn)
Judd Trump (Eng) v Stuart Carrington (Eng)
Thursday 23 April
13:00 BST
Judd Trump (Eng) v Stuart Carrington (Eng)
19:00 BST
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Robin Hull (Fin)
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - St Charles Owl - 17-04-2015
I wondered what Robbie Williams had been doing since he left take that for a second time, now I know!!
Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens is a good first round match up with an ex-world champion and runner up playing. I assume Stevens has fallen on bad times since he was in the final??
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 17-04-2015
Not that bad, SCO. Just outside the top 16.
I stand corrected. He's down at 35.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - Lord Snooty - 18-04-2015
Well well well. Selby cruising into the next round at 8-4 has suddenly been stopped in his tracks. The Norweigan Kurt Maflin has drawn level at 8-8.
Is the Crucible Champions Curse about to strike again?
Glad we signed up to Eurosport by the way. This is much better without that idiot Virgo commentating.
9-8 to Maflin now.
RE: World Snooker Championships 2015 - St Charles Owl - 18-04-2015
Is he the first Norwegian to take part in the World Championships??