Maflin Hits Ravenscraig Max, Race Hots Up

Another tournament, another maximum break as Norway’s Kurt Maflin hit a perfect 147 during the opening frame of his third round match with former professional Stuart Carrington yesterday. The second maximum of his career, the break earns him £500 from the rolling prize fund and perhaps more importantly, set him on his way to a 4-1 win and a place in tomorrow’s last 16.

As well as being an important event in its own right, the run has propelled Kurt up into the fight for a place in the all-important top 25 on the PTC Order of Merit, with every point potentially crucial with PTC Grand Finals places up for grabs. The latest (and regularly update table), can be viewed here at snookerorg, while I will of course post an updated breakdown at the conclusion of the event, with just the last 32 of the final ET event in Munich to be completed.

Also at a key stage is the battle for for the top eight amateur places, with the reward of main tour places for those finishing within that bracket. Those currently in position to qualify are highlighted in green on the above list, with only Kyren Wilson and Justin Astley qualified for the ET6 event in Munich.

For all of the latest scores from Ravenscraig, click here.

And click here for the latest projected seedings, or here to view my updated 147’s page.

Closing In On The Cut: December 2012

It feels like yesterday since the previous seedings revision following the International Championship earlier this month, but already the next cut-off is moving ever closer, coming after December’s UK Championship.

In fact, for the majority of players on tour, this week’s UK Championship qualifiers will be their last chance to add points to their tally for a crucial cut-off, which will determine the seedings for all of the remaining tournaments this season except the World Championship…

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Closing In On The Cut: November 2012 (Updated)

Following my previous look at the rankings ahead of the upcoming second cut-off point, World Snooker have now issued a revised schedule of when points from the 2010/11 season will be deducted.

In particular, it has now been stated that points from the 2010 EPTC3 and EPTC4 events will now not be deducted before the cut-off, which has resulted in some important changes to how the projected seedings are shaping up.

Click below for how the situation now looks, with a further update to come after Antwerp…

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Closing In On The Cut: November 2012

It does not feel like it has been that long since the season’s first seedings revision back in August, but with just two events (one for those unable to qualify for the International Championship), ahead of the crucial second cut-off, click below for my thoughts on the race for places at the Masters, UK Championship, German Masters and Shoot Out.

Note that a further update will be posted after the ET3 event, when the situation will become clearer…

EDIT (12/10/12): PLEASE NOTE THAT WORLD SNOOKER HAVE TODAY ISSUED A REVISED SCHEDULE OF WHEN POINTS FROM 2010/11 WILL BE REMOVED, MEANING THAT THIS ARTICLE IS NO LONGER ACCURATE. A REVISED POST WILL FOLLOW.

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