2017 Fantasy World Snooker

[Shaggy365]

Have PM'd you with a team Shaggy but not sure if it's too late ?

Hasn't started yet

Yes I'm quite aware of that

So won't be too late?

Just typed it in now. Off to check my junk emails to see if there are any lurkers in there.

[bluenosey]

Looks like Selby is on his way.

Dave Gilbert would have given him a much better run for his money but lost against O'brien in the longest frame ever http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39581570

I liked the closing credits from BBC2's coverage. Patsy Fagan, a highly talented potter who's career was ruined by a car crash which left him with the "yips". The late Cliff Wilson, who I had the pleasure of playing way back when I was 14. A really lovely guy and full of flair shots. Plus the genial Fred Davis, often overlooked younger brother of Joe and he reminded me of Ted Lowe's best ever comment :-

"Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand"

Class

[Darbyand]

I'm In again.

PM sent shaggy.

Here's my lot:
1. Wenbo 39
2. Guodong 27
3. Selby 51
4. Hawkins 45
5. Wilson 38

Total exactly 200!!

Be interested to see how many play with the ordering. Iirc the first year Shaggy did the multiplier most people just put them in order of their ranking and there was an advantage for the tamperer. Iirc2, last year people were a bit more canny.

[polarbear]

I'm In again.

PM sent shaggy.

Here's my lot:
1. Wenbo 39
2. Guodong 27
3. Selby 51
4. Hawkins 45
5. Wilson 38

Total exactly 200!!

Be interested to see how many play with the ordering. Iirc the first year Shaggy did the multiplier most people just put them in order of their ranking and there was an advantage for the tamperer. Iirc2, last year people were a bit more canny.

Yes, this is the first year I've given thought to the order.
Will make the difference between similar picks.

[blahblah]

Alex then Cliff and Fred were the ones I liked watching....

[SamD]

Looking forward to team line-ups and score updates on Fiso. Did entries surpass last year's figure?

Quintet emailed last night:

• 01 Selby 51
  06 Higgins 46
  10 Carter 42
  12 O'Sullivan 40
  31 Yan B'tao 21
  - - - - - - - - - - -
  value . . . . 200

[Shaggy365]

Looking forward to team line-ups and score updates on Fiso. Did entries surpass last year's figure?

Yes, I believe it's my best ever at 266. Certainly the best since they cut my entry time to 2 days.

For those that are interested, the player selected frequency is :

• 1 Mark Selby 90
  2 Judd Trump 76
  3 Stuart Bingham 66
  4 Ding Junhui 71
  5 Shaun Murphy 57
  6 John Higgins 57
  7 Barry Hawkins 68
  8 Marco Fu 58
  9 Neil Robertson 49
  10 Allister Carter 52
  11 Mark Allen 53
  12 Ronnie O'Sullivan 62
  13 Liang Wenbo 46
  14 Kyren Wilson 47
  15 Anthony McGill 35
  16 Ryan Day 39
  17 Martin Gould 31
  18 Stephen Maguire 34
  19 Graeme Dott 42
  20 Luca Brecel 25
  21 Tom Ford 26
  22 Zhou Yuelong 26
  23 Jimmy Robertson 25
  24 Peter Ebdon 23
  25 Xiao Guodong 31
  26 Fergal O'Brien 22
  27 Stuart Carrington 22
  28 David Grace 16
  29 Rory McLeod 14
  30 Gary Wilson 24
  31 Yan Bingtao 30
  32 Noppon Saengkham 13

[Darbyand]

Slim pickings for any fans who had Crucible tickets tonight. Both games done before 8.30.

[blahblah]

Slim pickings for any fans who had Crucible tickets tonight. Both games done before 8.30.

Yep, why on earth were two matches scheduled to finish in the same session on Day 1?

[Shaggy365]

I think it's very reasonable of them to finish early tonight. It means I have a slow lead into the next 2 weeks.

Just one change this year. I've included scores from non-completed games. Doen't make any difference in a couple of weeks time, of course, but it will stop the same questions that I get year after year.

[Surprised]

I think it's very reasonable of them to finish early tonight. It means I have a slow lead into the next 2 weeks.

Just one change this year. I've included scores from non-completed games. Doen't make any difference in a couple of weeks time, of course, but it will stop the same questions that I get year after year.

I set up my own live updates frame by frame last year in excel (sad bustard that I am}

[murf]

Slim pickings for any fans who had Crucible tickets tonight. Both games done before 8.30.

Big shout out to Steven Thomas. Losing 2 of your 5 players by 8:30 on Day 1 is some acheivement.

Big shout too to the two on -1170. Respect.

[blahblah]

Slim pickings for any fans who had Crucible tickets tonight. Both games done before 8.30.

Big shout out to Steven Thomas. Losing 2 of your 5 players by 8:30 on Day 1 is some acheivement.

Big shout too to the two on -1170. Respect.

Awesome.

Maybe next year should run a side Comp for the Lowest Score

[blahblah]

Yesterday afternoon I had two players 5-1 up: now Wilson could be 5-5

[Darbyand]

My boy Yan knocking in a cool ton to open his account.

[blahblah]

Our boy Yan knocking in a cool ton to open his account.

A win would be far from a surprise, as he is VERY good.

He was the cheapie I wanted, and happy that he was so cheap.

[Surprised]

shaggy,
can you list the player values again?

[Darbyand]

They're at the foot of the table. Get used to looking down there

[Surprised]

They're at the foot of the table. Get used to looking down there

I meant the prices. The bottom places is where I normally start looking!

[SamD]

Code: Select all

Seed - Value  - Picks
- - - - - - - - - - -
01 51 Mark Selby 90
02 50 Judd Trump 76
03 49 Stuart Bingham 66
04 48 Ding Junhui 71
05 47 Shaun Murphy 57
06 46 John Higgins 57
07 45 Barry Hawkins 68
08 44 Marco Fu 58
09 43 Neil Robertson 49
10 42 Allister Carter 52
11 41 Mark Allen 53
12 40 Ronnie O'Sullivan 62
13 39 Liang Wenbo 46
14 38 Kyren Wilson 47
15 37 Anthony McGill 35
16 36 Ryan Day 39

17 35 Martin Gould 31
18 34 Stephen Maguire 34
19 33 Graeme Dott 42
20 32 Luca Brecel 25
21 31 Tom Ford 26
22 30 Zhou Yuelong 26
23 29 Jimmy Robertson 25
24 28 Peter Ebdon 23
25 27 Xiao Guodong 31
26 26 Fergal O'Brien 22
27 25 Stuart Carrington 22
28 24 David Grace 16
29 23 Rory McLeod 14
30 22 Gary Wilson 24
31 21 Yan Bingtao 30
32 20 Noppon Saengkham 13 

[Surprised]

Thanks SamD

[Shaggy365]

Just had a bit of trouble with my web-site not allowing me to upload the current league table. Please can some-one check to see if it's now working.

Ta muchly.

[Surprised]

works OK

[Shaggy365]

Ta. Because I'm saving the league table to my dropbox folder, it means when I print to pdf, the league table is available for everyone to see, since that's where the link is pointing. Now just need to get dropbox installed on my work pc without anyone noticing.

Easy.

[Surprised]

Luca Brecel is playing well

[bluenosey]

Luca Brecel is playing well

Yeah, I'm really hoping he can break through this year. Really exciting to watch and hasn't quite progressed as much when I first saw him play. One of my two "cheapies", Yan not looking so good and I do wonder about Ronnie's mental fragility haven't seen last night's interview

[blahblah]

Luca Brecel is playing well

Yeah, I'm really hoping he can break through this year. Really exciting to watch and hasn't quite progressed as much when I first saw him play. One of my two "cheapies", Yan not looking so good and I do wonder about Ronnie's mental fragility haven't seen last night's interview

Yep to Brecel: he played well earlier in the season when I watched, and was on my Potential List before the Prices came out.

A tad harsh on Yan: from the (admittedly little) I have watched, Murphy has played very well...

Hopefully Ronnie is going for the "world's against me" motivation.

[bluenosey]

Yan was bloody unlucky against Murphy. From 9-5 down, it could and should have been 9-9 but Murphy fluked a red Thorburn style and cleaned up. I was gutted for the kid (although he looks older than 17).

Brecel is a joy to watch. Absolutely fearless. Not only does he wear Judd's shoes, he plays like him to. Nothing against Fu but I hope Luca gets through.

[Surprised]

I was hoping Yan would make but credit to Murphy for holding his nerve s that 19th frame could have gone either way

[Shaggy365]

Either of tonight's matches could really go either way at the moment. Could be a late night for me.