tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post7481288095986073842..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: WHO SHOULD GET THE MAIN TOUR WILDCARD?Dave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-1750875061793339442008-05-31T16:49:00.000+01:002008-05-31T16:49:00.000+01:00That's because Jimmy White's already on the Main T...That's because Jimmy White's already on the Main Tour for next season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-68957688527031356602008-05-27T16:38:00.000+01:002008-05-27T16:38:00.000+01:00Nobody's mentioned Jimmy White.Nobody's mentioned Jimmy White.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83019871484563767692008-05-26T12:54:00.000+01:002008-05-26T12:54:00.000+01:00I'd go for Liu Chuang also. Regarding Michael Whit...I'd go for Liu Chuang also. <BR/>Regarding Michael White I'm not sure he should get one. Surely he's a promising young lad. But this year there was a lot of expectations about him and he did not cope so well. Maybe too much pressure for a boy who is still immature (and that's only normal). If he gets a wildcard that pressure - to prove he deserved it - might be even stronger. While spending a year maybe far from the limelights and getting experience before coming back might help him more efficiently in the long term. <BR/>Any views on this?<BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-92187037082454556152008-05-26T11:38:00.000+01:002008-05-26T11:38:00.000+01:00I think WSA should be looking to the future not th...I think WSA should be looking to the future not the past.<BR/><BR/>Liu Chuang MUST have a wildcard<BR/><BR/>and if there is another available then it should go to Michael White.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81792351053431184102008-05-24T18:09:00.000+01:002008-05-24T18:09:00.000+01:00I don't think Tony Drago will be too upset about n...I don't think Tony Drago will be too upset about not being on the tour next season. He's focusing on pool, not snooker these days.<BR/><BR/>He has had his best season ever, in both snooker and pool, in terms of lifting trophies.<BR/><BR/>He was voted Most Valuable Player on the Mosconi Cup, won the Eurotour French Open and just weeks ago won the televised international 10-ball championship in Las Vegas, in very hard competition. <BR/><BR/>So I say let's give the wild-card to someone else, so we can continue to enjoy watching Tony lifting trophies on TV!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-86920392225344182172008-05-23T20:38:00.000+01:002008-05-23T20:38:00.000+01:00I totally agree with you Dave. I think it´s a sham...I totally agree with you Dave. I think it´s a shame when Liu looses his Main Tour place. Ok, Michael White is also a good choice, but you can count the matches he´s won on your right hand! And Liu achieved something in his first year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-10278901079218904612008-05-23T17:53:00.000+01:002008-05-23T17:53:00.000+01:00I cant honestly see any reason for Drago to be giv...I cant honestly see any reason for Drago to be given a wildcard. He is a shadow of his former self nowadays and sometimes one has to draw a line. <BR/><BR/>Snooker should move on and not get stuck into the past. Thats a WSA attitude.<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-61684656260290940542008-05-23T17:07:00.000+01:002008-05-23T17:07:00.000+01:00David;Another excellent blog with a great talking ...David;<BR/><BR/>Another excellent blog with a great talking point.<BR/><BR/>This is always going to cause a lot of debate as in previous year's World Snooker have issued some strange wild cards in recent times (Steve James & Gary Wilkinson) and some excellent wild cards in Judd Trump and most recently Michael White.<BR/><BR/>My personal opinion is it should go to Liu Chaung after his impressive performance in qualifying for the World Championship at his first attempt and defeating major champions David Gray and Dominic Dale en-route to The Crucible and his run to the last eight of the SAGA Insurance Masters Qualifiers where former Crucible qualifiers Barry Pinches and David Gilbert were among his victims in what I think was his professional debut. As Anon said above we must also remember that due to visa problems last summer Liu missed out on the opportunity to play in the Shanghi Masters.<BR/><BR/>Likewise Michael White only had points from six events to calculate due to also missing out on the Shanghi Masters for other reasons but, results have been hard to come by in the remaining events. As you said David many of todays top players have been relegated from the main circuit after only one season including Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson and have gained vital experience on the secondary circuit before returning to the main circuit so a season on the PIOS will do him no harm and re-build his confidence.<BR/><BR/>It's a sad day when the likes of James Wattana and Tony Drago disappear from mainstream snooker after all they have done to promote the sport in Asia and Malta but, Wattana has certainly set the foundations in his part of the world which he must be proud of and I think Drago's heart is more on the pool circuit these days and snookers loss will once again be Europe's gain in the defence of the Mosconi Cup in December.<BR/><BR/>RyanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-34729041743929435672008-05-23T16:06:00.000+01:002008-05-23T16:06:00.000+01:00I think Michael White, Drago, Chuang and Henry sho...I think Michael White, Drago, Chuang and Henry should be given wild cards along with all other players who only had one season to prove their worth on the tour- especially any who missed a tournament due to visa problems. With only 7 ranking events (6 for some) the cream can have more difficulty rising to the top! When Higgins, Williams and O'sullivan turned pro in 1992- a lot of future top 16 players would of struggled to survive on the tour if the conditions were as they are at present- the luck of the draw is too big a factor.<BR/>Increase the tour to 112 and give all those first year pros another chance along with some additional overseas places.<BR/>John HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41807571493799738502008-05-23T12:44:00.000+01:002008-05-23T12:44:00.000+01:00I favour a new talent to be given the wildcard. Ma...I favour a new talent to be given the wildcard. Maybe preferable a non UK player (effort to make snooker more international). <BR/>To go back to has beens like Drago and White does not do anything for the future of snooker imo. Maybe nice on the day to see them play once more, but thats all to it. <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-17250207700930688922008-05-23T12:43:00.000+01:002008-05-23T12:43:00.000+01:00hi Dave!in 2007\2008 was 3 WILDCARD`sand they all ...hi Dave!<BR/><BR/>in 2007\2008 was 3 WILDCARD`s<BR/>and they all missed out.<BR/><BR/>why in next season only one WILDCARD?<BR/><BR/>Vadim, UkrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com