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Earlier today, the draw was released (thanks to @snookerthailand.net) for the upcoming SangSom 6 Red World Championship, as Stephen Maguire returns to Bangkok to defend the title that he on six months ago.
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2015/16 – Stories to Follow
While the wait goes on for information as to the various seeding cut-offs and other ranking information for the 2015/16 season, the action is now very much underway with the qualifiers for the Australian Goldfields Open this week in Crawley.
As was the case last year, it is interesting then to take a look at the current world ranking list and try to pick out a few potential stories that may well develop during the next months.
After all, already a year ago it was possible to see that Ding Junhui would have an excellent chance of claiming the world number one ranking (which he did in December), while players such as Stephen Maguire and Nigel Bond would have work to do in order to stay inside the top 16 and top 64 respectively…
Bursting the Bubble
So after 17 days, not to mention the eight days of qualifying beforehand at Ponds Forge, the World Championship is over for yet another year with Stuart Bingham’s unforgettable victory at the Crucible.
Click below for a round-up of my memories, thank yous and final thoughts on what has been Crucible 2015…
First Round Impressions
Today marks the first ‘middle Thursday’ of the World Championship where as is tradition, the first round will come to an end and the second round gets underway.
Now that we have seen all of the seeds in action, click below for a few impressions and thoughts about the tournament, with the field now almost halved since last Saturday…
Crucible Diary 2015: Day Two
Day two from Sheffield and this is always one of the busiest days of the tournament with four matches set to finish today.
Click below for the second of my daily blogs from the Crucible…
The Big 2015 World Championship Preview With Neal Foulds
Following eight days of qualifying and months of anticipation, the draw for the 2015 World Championship is now known and as was the case last year, former world number 3 and leading snooker analyst Neal Foulds has taken time out to cast his eye through the opening round ties and pick his players to watch at the Crucible this year.
Click below then to read this year’s bumper Crucible preview…
Closing In On The Cut: Crucible 2015
Following Joe Perry’s victory at the 2015 Players Championship today, we are now just one event and one week from knowing the final seedings list for next month’s World Championship, with only one place now up for grabs at the Crucible, but the placement of the seeds in the draw to be determined.
There is also the small matter of a battle for the number one ranking, with Mark Selby needing to win matches in Beijing if he is to retain the top spot ahead of Ronnie O’Sullivan…
World Snooker Rankings 2014/15: Seedings Revision Four Round-Up
With Ronnie O’Sullivan’s fifth victory at the UK Championship yesterday, comes the fourth mid-season seedings revision of the 2014/15 season, which will see China’s Ding Junhui’s climb to top spot for the first time in his career.
Click below for a round-up of all of the key changes to the seeding list…