2018 Fantasy World Snooker - Now running

[Shaggy365]

Coming soon to a web-site near you, my 12th annual running of the Fantasy World Snooker Championships. Qualifying finishes on 18th April, and the tournament proper starts at 10:00 am 21st April. Entries by email or pm. Usual rules.

Website is here

[Shaggy365]

It's all coming together nicely. Just the final frames of the qualifying matches tomorrow. Been setting up the spreadsheet using the qualifying matches as test data (even though I barely recognize any of the names) and I think I should be able to get a frame-by-frame update.

Sadly Jimmy crashed out again this year, but since he's older than me, he must be slowing down a bit nowadays.

Till tomorrow evening then.

[Darbyand]

This guy is worth a follow for those on Twitter. This link takes you to a qualifying round-up. On past form, later in the week he'll do a predictions article.

https://twitter.com/SnookerHQ/status/98 ... 60160?s=19

[Surprised]

Hopefully my current form in your prediction competitions will carry on to this one.

[Shaggy365]

Well the qualifiers have finished, so I've put together the web-site which is here.

The draw takes place tomorrow morning at 10:00 I believe, but I shall be busy at work with no chance to post it anywhere useful.

Full terms & conditions on the web-site, but for the seasoned entrants amongst you all, it's the same as in past years. Entries by email or pm before Saturday 10:00.

Good luck everyone (and get those entries in quick)

[blahblah]

Draw is delayed until mid-day, it seems....

[workie-ticket]

Sadly Jimmy crashed out again this year, but since he's older than me, he must be slowing down a bit nowadays.

Less whirlwind, more gentle breeze these days! I'll have a go, haven't really followed snooker for several years though...

[polarbear]

Thanks for running this again Shaggy.

PM'd my selections as well

Allen (37)
Hawkins (47)
Jones (27)
Selby (52)
Un-Nooh (23)

Total 186

Hoping for a couple of R1 upsets

[murf]

I see Dot got through the qualifiers. Thought the arrers was more his thing but maybe he has moved onto the green baize to pass the time since departing FISO.

[Brightwater]

Mark Selby v Joe Perry

Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stephen Maguire

Ding Junghui v Xiao Goudong

Judd Trump v Chris Wakelin

John Higgins v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Barry Hawkins v Stuart Carrington

Mark Williams v Jimmy Robertson

Shaun Murphy v Jamie Jones

Kyren Wilson v Matthew Stevens

Neil Robertson v Robert Milkins

Marco Fu v Lyu Haotian

Stuart Bingham v Jack Lisowski

Luca Brecel v Ricky Walden

Anthony McGill v Ryan Day

Ali Carter v Graeme Dott

Mark Allen v Liam Highfield

[Darbyand]

Here's the draw with paths to the final.

[Knulpuk]

Un-Nooh (23)

Oh nooo

Here are mine

2
4
32
13
14


Total 200

[the-postman]

hi shaggy..will enter later on tonite..just seen that section of the draw including Ronnie..look at the names dropping out just to get to the quarters
joe perry might be a sticky opponent for Selby if he isn't up and running strait away either

[Shaggy365]

A nice stream of entries, and still every entry valid. It would appear that a lot of people have these new-fangled calculator thingies (and a hand to count up to 5).

[Darbyand]

Has blah sent an entry yet?

[blahblah]

Has blah sent an entry yet?

Nope - apart from the Sp's Ashes Comp, I have an impeccable record of successful entries lately

Just about to fire up the spreadsheet thingy.....

[the-postman]

thanks for running this again shaggy

here we go

Ronnie (2)
j trump (4)
m allen (16)
r day (17)
j jones (26)

total 200

[Sport Billy]

I'm in hoping for 4th successive podium finish! Emailed my picks

[nevblake]

Thanks for the reminder, entry has been emailed.

[Shaggy365]

Not many hours to pick (but there hasn't been many hours since it started). Time to polish that lucky pin and stab the screen.

[Surprised]

Team is in!!

[blahblah]

Waits for PM saying over-budget, not enough players

[Surprised]

Waits for PM saying over-budget, not enough players

It passed with flying colours

[blahblah]

Waits for PM saying over-budget, not enough players

It passed with flying colours

Your's or mine?

I had a few Combo's that hit 201

[Shaggy365]

I can reply that no-one has supplied an invalid entry.

A nice trickle of entries leads me to guess probably just over 100 entries. Not as many as previous years, but still worth doing.

[murf]

2
4

Ronnie (2)
j trump (4)

I spot a theme:

mine-

2 Ronnie (51)
4 Trump (49)
6 Hawkins (47)
22 Walden (31)
32 Haotian (21)
----
199

[toffeelover]

An annual institution!

Here's my lot Shaggy, many thanks

1 Mark Selby 52
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 51
8 Shaun Murphy 45
22 Ricky Walden 31
32 Lyu Haotian 21
Total = 200

But not in that order

[toffeelover]

An annual institution!

Here's my lot Shaggy, many thanks

1 Mark Selby 52
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 51
8 Shaun Murphy 45
22 Ricky Walden 31
32 Lyu Haotian 21
Total = 200

But not in that order

On second thoughts, let's be a tad more radical:

21 Lyu Haotian 32
32 Xiao Guodong 21
37 Mark Allen 16
31 Ricky Walden 22
51 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Total = 172

That's my final answer

[Shaggy365]

Total = 172

By far and away the cheapest entry into the competition (at the moment). Either a brilliant plan or some-one did their entry after a few too many orange juices.

[SamD]

Entry #2 emailed last night. The only way is down...

Thanks for providing game and added interest over the next fortnight, Shaggy365.