As mentioned during my recent post, with the next two seeding cut-offs taking on less importance than in the past, due to the shift to flatter draws at events this season, eyes are now turning to who will qualify for the 2014 Masters in January.
That being the case, with the help of @joanneballantyn, I have now created a new page at PSB, specifically to show the latest positions in the race for the top 15 places…
It might yet be five months away, but with the next two seedings cut-offs (ahead of the International and UK Championship), being of less importance, given the advent of the move to flat draws this season, the next big revision is that in December following the UK Championship, which will most notably, determine which 16 players will qualify for this season’s Masters.
Click below for an early look ahead, to see who is currently in the running for those places…
Snooker’s most prestigious invitation tournament, The Masters, will be back at Alexandra Palace in London next January, and tickets are on sale now.
During the recent World Championship qualifiers, World Snooker published the provisional calendar for the 2013/14 season, which as in 2012/13, sees a number of significant changes as the professional circuit continues to expand.
Click below for a summary of the main changes, together with a ‘cut-off by cut-off’ round up of how the calendar shapes up…
Following the outstanding success of the Betfair Masters, prize money for snooker’s greatest invitation event will be increased from £500,000 to £600,000 next year.
Once, twice, three times a Master – Mark Selby has tonight defeated Neil Robertson 10-6 to win the Masters title for the third time in his career. Taking the £175,000 first prize, the world number one joins Steve Davis, Cliff Thorburn and the late Paul Hunter as a three-time Masters champion and continues his impressive run of late…
So after an opening session which saw Mark Selby lead both 3-0 and 5-1, Neil Robertson fought back well to stay in contention at 3-5 by the mid-way point of the match.
With a possible eleven frames still to play however, there could be a late night in store, with the evening session set to get underway at 8pm UK time.
Click below to chat during the second session, however please note that unfortunately, since the chat software changed last year so that the chat is now restricted to just 100 clicks per month without me being required to pay a monthly subscription, I am not sure how long this will last tonight!
Tuesday evening at the Masters and following that dramatic start to the tournament on Sunday with Neil Robertson’s comeback win against Ding Junhui, the event has continued to capture the imagination, with victories for John Higgins, Graeme Dott, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy since…