Snooker

Yu Delu nearly got the better of Neil Robertson in the China Open, too.

Steve Davis lost his qualifying match for the World Championship, and falls out of the top 64 for the first time since 1978 apparently

Did not help his top 64 chances by missing the UK Championship and heading out to Australia to do I'm a Celebrity.
Costly decision and defeat.
It is very sad as a Davis fan for all these years .

No Graeme Dott, Mark Williams or Matthew Stevens at The Crucible after they lost to Kyren Wilson 10-7, Alan McManus 10-8 & Tom Ford 10-8 in final qualifying round respectively. No Jimmy White or Steve Davis either as they lost in previous qualifying round. Ken Docherty will be there after winning against Poomjaeng 10-5.

Draw for 1st round will be made on World Snooker Official You tube account at 12pm on Thursday

Steve Davis says he will play on till he is 60 to keep a promise he made to his father.

(15-04-2014 23:08 )Tractor boy Wrote:  Steve Davis says he will play on till he is 60 to keep a promise he made to his father.

Someone should play him 'Coward of the County' by Kenny Rogers, then

(13-04-2014 14:47 )snookered147 Wrote:  Did not help his top 64 chances by missing the UK Championship and heading out to Australia to do I'm a Celebrity.
Costly decision and defeat.
It is very sad as a Davis fan for all these years .

Davis felt he was good enough to stay in the top 64 and would get the results he needed to do so, even though he was as low as 59th when he chose to miss the UK Championship. In the latest rankings he's 71st.

Yeah, but it's still careless. It's like leaving a window open and then complaining because you've been burgled.

Peter Ebdon another player who has failed to qualify for World Championship losing in final qualifying to Robin Hull 10-8

Steve Davis will have to attend qualifying school after his defeat in World Qualifying lost him his tour card

No matches really jump out of the First Round draw, unfortunately. Too many dull as dishwater players nowadays in snooker. Zero personality. I'm hoping for a Mark Allen win, unlikely given his form, plus, he'd likely have to face Neil Robertson in Round 2. Please God, anyone but Shaun Murphy though !