Snooker in January 2011

02:19:00 Ramona Dragomir 0 Comments

The last days of this year will soon vanish into the past and another year (hopefully better for snooker and for all of us) will take its place. For snooker 2010 was on one hand a very dramatic year, but on the other hand it has represented a fresh start - the "Snooker Revolution" started by Barry Hearn and his gang of brainiacs from World Snooker has given this sport that lost sparkle and it has made it more interesting in the eyes of the public. With new tournaments and new ways of dealing with problems and certain situations, this "new game order" has brought both panic and applause from the players, media and fans. Still, in the end we all now that it was all done for the good of snooker. ;-)


But if you think that 2010 was a pretty crazy year, let me tell you that you are soooo wrong, for there are so many new tournaments and so many "twisted" ideas of reviving the snooker in the following year, which I’m sure, will keep you busy the whole bottom to the top :-P
But for now let’s take a look at what the first month of 2011 will bring us (snooker related, of course) :-)


1. Championship League (Group 1+2)


When?: 3-6 January
Where?: Cordon Park - Essex, UK
Who’s playing?: G1 - Ali Carter, Graeme Dott, John Higgins, Stephen Maguire, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby and Mark Williams; G2 - Ali Carter, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams (from group1) Jamie Cope, Neil Robertson and Ronnie O`Sullivan.
Prizes: For the group phase: winner of each final (3,000), runner-up in final (£2,000), losing semi-finalists (£1,000). There is also a prize of £ 100 for every frame won and a £ 500 prize for the highest break of the group.
            For the winners group: overall champion (£10,000), overall runner-up (£5,000), losing semi-finalists (£3,000). There is also a prize of £ 300 for every frame won one of £1,000 for the highest break.
Ranking points: -


2. The Masters


When?: 9 - 16 January
Where?: Wembley Arena - London, UK
Defending champion: Mark Selby
Who’s playing?: click here for the draw.
Prizes: winner (£150,000), runner-up (£75,000), semi-finals (£30,000), quarter-finals
(£20,000), last 16 (£15,000). There is also a prize for the highest break (£15,000).
Ranking points: -


3. Championship League (Group 3+4)


When?: 24 - 27 January
Where?: Cordon Park - Essex, UK
Who’s playing?: G3 - Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham (is replacing  Ronnie O`Sullivan, who withdrew from the event) (from group 2) Mark Allen, Peter Ebdon and Marco Fu; G4 - Ali Carter, Peter Ebdon, Marck King Marco Fu (from Group 3), Stephen Hendry, Mark Allen and Matthew Stevens.
Prizes: For the group phase: winner of each final (3,000), runner-up in final (£2,000), losing semi-finalists (£1,000). There is also a prize of £ 100 for every frame won and a £500 for the highest break of the group.
            For the winners group: overall champion (£10,000), overall runner-up (£5,000), losing semi-finalists (£3,000). There is also a prize of £ 300 for every frame won and one of £1,000 for the highest break.
Ranking points: -


4. World Snooker Shoot-Out


When?: 28 - 30January
Where?: Circus Arena - Blackpool, UK
Who’s playing?: click here for the draw.
Prizes: winner (£32,000), runner-up (£16.000), losing semi-finalists (£8,000), losing quarter-finalists (£4,000), last 16 (£2,000), last 32 (£1,000) and last 64 (£500). There will also be a prize money of £2,000 for the highest break.
Ranking points: -

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