World Snooker Championships 2015

**Lord Snooty** · 13-04-2015, 22:10

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_...#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.

**Lord Snooty** · 14-04-2015, 00:26

Jimmy's out. Beaten 10-8 by Matthew Selt.

**St Charles Owl** · 14-04-2015, 01:50

Will be difficult to bet against Ronnie but it all depends which Ronnie turns up!!

**Lord Snooty** · 14-04-2015, 08:07

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.

**Lord Snooty** · 15-04-2015, 20:46

The draw is being made at 10:30 in the morning and will be broadcast live on You Tube.

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 19-04-2015, 23:42 by Lord Snooty.)

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)

**St Charles Owl** · (This post was last modified: 17-04-2015, 05:24 by St Charles Owl.)

I wondered what Robbie Williams had been doing since he left take that for a second time, now I know!! Big Grin

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??

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 17-04-2015, 13:38 by Lord Snooty.)

Not that bad, SCO. Just outside the top 16.

I stand corrected. He's down at 35.

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 18-04-2015, 23:26 by Lord Snooty.)

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. Thumb up

9-8 to Maflin now.

**St Charles Owl** · 18-04-2015, 23:34

Is he the first Norwegian to take part in the World Championships??