tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post6169841209539710256..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: SNOOKER HEAVEN FOR SEVENDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36606748681326079402013-05-28T20:41:03.935+01:002013-05-28T20:41:03.935+01:00"do you know what is going on with players li..."do you know what is going on with players like Floyd Ziegler from Canada, a waste of a tour place it seems."<br /><br />Hence why there are 131 players on the tour, so not a "wasted" place really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58944488968965403122013-05-28T13:06:04.077+01:002013-05-28T13:06:04.077+01:00Does anyone know where I can find the Q School ...Does anyone know where I can find the Q School 'top up' list?Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-22901039318228438442013-05-28T11:28:50.141+01:002013-05-28T11:28:50.141+01:00Dave, do you know what is going on with players li...Dave, do you know what is going on with players like Floyd Ziegler from Canada, a waste of a tour place it seems. Also Ben Judge from Australia, why wouldn't he enter the Aussie open, do these guys actually play or have they basically pulled out of the tour?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-27833724197166283682013-05-27T13:12:37.608+01:002013-05-27T13:12:37.608+01:00Qatar solo (groans) save your bad puns for the com...Qatar solo (groans) save your bad puns for the commentary box Dave!<br /><br />The one thing about the flat structure is that the abolition of starter points means there are some poor players in the top 64 and some strong ones stuck outside it. What this means is that you could get 1st round matches like Ding -v- Advani or Robbo -v- Brecel, but then end up with Dunn -v- Khairy in the same round. <br /><br />What I'm wondering is whether it will ever even out - i.e. have they said how many players will be kicked off the tour at the end of the year?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-61186478675871983112013-05-26T21:40:51.224+01:002013-05-26T21:40:51.224+01:00Do tennis players and footballers have "visa ...Do tennis players and footballers have "visa issues" like this? You never seem to hear about it, so why is snooker beset by them? Maybe World Snooker should be put in charge of UK border control, because they sure seem good at keeping people out of the country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-34494261617071773922013-05-26T20:39:40.769+01:002013-05-26T20:39:40.769+01:00"Mark Allen told the BBC before the World Cha..."Mark Allen told the BBC before the World Championship that the new system would “decimate the tour” although neither he nor the journalist who wrote the story seemed to know that decimate means one in ten, which would mean a drop off of 13 players."<br /><br />Priceless! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73247249299789541172013-05-26T18:37:53.328+01:002013-05-26T18:37:53.328+01:00@3:02 The few Chinese players who entered Q-School...@3:02 The few Chinese players who entered Q-School still didn't manage to get the necessary clearance to play though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81297216574310333912013-05-26T17:05:47.653+01:002013-05-26T17:05:47.653+01:00This is something that really needs sorting - you ...This is something that really needs sorting - you begin to wonder just how far the likes of Hossein Vafaei, and a little further back, Lucky Vatnani could have risen if visa issues had been sorted.<br /><br />I hope Igor Figueiredo does make it back on the tour - he was a good laugh last time (and a pretty good player).<br /><br />12.27 Anon - didn't Vafaei end up playing in the Asian PTCs in China? I'm sure he definitely appeared in at least one. John Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12388181529874295362013-05-26T15:02:33.270+01:002013-05-26T15:02:33.270+01:00As far as I cam understand, they can play in the Q...As far as I cam understand, they can play in the Q-school because Q-school is not a paid tournament. Therefore a "working visa" is not necessary.<br /><br />It is totally different for the professional tournaments because they belongs to "paid" work and therefore a working visa is needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-47280515710547801812013-05-26T13:55:54.753+01:002013-05-26T13:55:54.753+01:00The stark reality of snooker (as with all sports)i...The stark reality of snooker (as with all sports)is that very few will make a decent living out of it. Even less will win a tournament and to be a multiple winner will be exceptional. You should be immensely grateful for doing something you love for a living and do your best at all times. Enjoy it and the rest is in the lap of the gods.Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-445681912454876942013-05-26T12:27:28.685+01:002013-05-26T12:27:28.685+01:00Anyone know if the Iranian is actually going to pl...Anyone know if the Iranian is actually going to play this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-76920191345012092602013-05-26T12:24:35.543+01:002013-05-26T12:24:35.543+01:00Thanks for the explanation Monique; if localised q...Thanks for the explanation Monique; if localised qualifying becomes the norm (and I hope it does soon!), then some of this may be alleviated. It may mean some UK pros having visa issues in some places, but at least these difficulties would be shared around, which shouldn't be a problem in this 'pick and choose your events' era. It's certainly better than the same players being punished time and time again, and of course, a fairer qualifying system.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck to all the new pros next week.JIMO96noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-32506582726083547862013-05-26T12:09:12.666+01:002013-05-26T12:09:12.666+01:00to JIMO96
I'm not sure. Coming to play in the...to JIMO96<br /><br />I'm not sure. Coming to play in the Q-school for a pre-determined amount of time is one thing, coming and get a "work permit" (or whatever it's called in UK) for an undetermined duration in another matter. They might have got a 1 month visa, maybe even a touristic one, for the Q-school; after all they were still amateurs. But being pros yields a different situation.Moniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-45502246801093682132013-05-26T11:52:13.270+01:002013-05-26T11:52:13.270+01:00I don't know and as Monique and yourself point...I don't know and as Monique and yourself point out, it's becoming a bigger and bigger problem for non-British professionals.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-42181184337028986072013-05-26T11:35:36.836+01:002013-05-26T11:35:36.836+01:00Monique- surely in the case of Ahmed Saif, having ...Monique- surely in the case of Ahmed Saif, having already 'worked' in the UK to actually qualify via Q School, his visa application should be straight forward?<br /><br />Can't get my head round some of the entries for the first 3 events; for example, why would Saif & Ursenbacher take the trouble to come to the UK and play in Q School, then decide not to enter the first 2 ranking events just a week later?<br /><br />I can't understand either why the likes of Josh Boileau and Shane Castle, both high enough up the Q School Order of merit to receive an invite for both Wuxi and Australia, actually play in just one of them (the least prestigious one at that).<br /><br />Reanne Evans....I'm guessing she must have other commitments, otherwise why would she turn out for Wuxi, yet reject an Australia invite?<br /><br />My guess? World Snooker haven't put the OoM list together properly, and some players who should have been offered a place in the Wuxi draw, haven't(!)<br /><br />Dave, any news on whether some of the proposed new pros are actually going to take up their places? I'm referring specifically to Mohammed Asif & Saleh Mohammed, both destined for endless visa issues? How about Figueiredo? His name seems to have been scratched from the Wikipedia list of new pros? Any confirmation yet on who the 4 Chinese ATC qualifiers are? <br /><br />Sorry Dave, World Snooker just create more puzzles than definite answers these days!JIMO96noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7564398883792913892013-05-26T10:15:15.835+01:002013-05-26T10:15:15.835+01:00I don't know for Ursenbacker, but Saif certain...I don't know for Ursenbacker, but Saif certainly will need a visa to work in the UK. Let's hope he - or they -will not be delayed for months erring in arcane administrative processes like some of his/their predecessors. <br />That's maybe something Jason Ferguson could try to address (yes I know, the man is doing a zillion things already) and have WSA to help/support those newcomers from "exotic countries". Moniquenoreply@blogger.com