Alex Pagulayan going to UK to try pro snooker
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For all who want to see Alex's opponent tomorrow:
2014 China Open Qualifiers vs Ricky Walden - February 2014
At the time Walden was ranked 12, Highfield 72
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QW_HIOrj8g
4 hours
The Score Line
http://livescores.love-snooker.com/FrameDetails.aspx?t=13680&m=203659
for those who haven't been paying attention, even if he does not make the tour through Q school, Alex could get the spot set aside for a representative from the Americas.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4b/c1/0,,13165~180555,00.pdf
2014 China Open Qualifiers vs Ricky Walden - February 2014
At the time Walden was ranked 12, Highfield 72
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QW_HIOrj8g
4 hours
The Score Line
http://livescores.love-snooker.com/FrameDetails.aspx?t=13680&m=203659
for those who haven't been paying attention, even if he does not make the tour through Q school, Alex could get the spot set aside for a representative from the Americas.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4b/c1/0,,13165~180555,00.pdf
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I think I said earlier that I thought the Canadian national champ should get a spot.
Discretionary place for "Americas"
One gets the impression that the powers that be can award a 2 year card to a player representing the "Americas" in their discretion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Tour#Other_qualification_routes
Alex is a shoo-in [or shoe-in?]
One gets the impression that the powers that be can award a 2 year card to a player representing the "Americas" in their discretion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Tour#Other_qualification_routes
Alex is a shoo-in [or shoe-in?]
Posted on snookerforum:
"I watched this match. I have to say, what a classy guy he is! A great striker of the ball and his safety was excellent. We're it now for a couple of missed tricky balls he could have won 4-1.
What I liked the most was that he genuinely seemed to be enjoying it. For many of the players Q-School is more like an exam than fun but it was good to see him smiling and laughing off his mistakes.
I've enjoyed watching play pool over the years but I'm definitely a fan now! I hope he comes good tomorrow. Snooker needs more guys like him."
Original Source: Q school 2014 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=50042&page=15#ixzz32J7smgH0
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"I watched this match. I have to say, what a classy guy he is! A great striker of the ball and his safety was excellent. We're it now for a couple of missed tricky balls he could have won 4-1.
What I liked the most was that he genuinely seemed to be enjoying it. For many of the players Q-School is more like an exam than fun but it was good to see him smiling and laughing off his mistakes.
I've enjoyed watching play pool over the years but I'm definitely a fan now! I hope he comes good tomorrow. Snooker needs more guys like him."
Original Source: Q school 2014 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=50042&page=15#ixzz32J7smgH0
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When a player fouls, penalty points are added to the opponent's score, not deducted from the score of the player who fouled. That distinction can be important.
I'm not aware of any deductions, but, with all this snooker talk, I should actually read the rules.
I'm pretty sure if he doesn't win tomorrow, he'll get the wild card. Especially if he plays in and wins the Canadian championships, combined with what he has achieved over the past couple of weeks. If Igor Figueiredo wasn't on the tour, he'd probably get the nomination. But with Alex's obvious interest and pedigree at snooker coupled with a desire to bridge into the pool market in North America, Alex should be the first choice.
It looks to me like Figueiredo is the Americas player for 2013-14. Thus, it may be that that spot is not open for Alex.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2233726,00.html
http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2233726,00.html
Amateur Career
Before 2009 Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo had only played on a ten-foot table with ten reds as is commonplace in South America, but following his decision to enter the the PIOS tour at the start of 2009/10, his results were more than good enough to raise a few eyebrows.
http://www.prosnookerblog.com/players/d-f/igor-figueiredo/
Don't know what the situation is - haven't seen Figueiredo on any 2014/15 list, but he would seem to be starting the second year of his two year card.
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Those Brazilian tables often have super tight pockets.
While this appears to be correct (Figueiredo was the Americas Player for 2013-14), I believe this Q school is for the 2014-5 and 2015-6 seasons and Figueiredo's spot is already accounted for with 1 year of remaining eligibility in the 132 positions available.
The qualifying requirements seem to still allow for the inclusion of 1 player each from the Americas, Oceania, and Africa for this qualifying period with a 2-year duration. I may very well be wrong, just how I read it from the Wikipedia article linked earlier.
At any rate, go Alex!
~Razor
Link to Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Tour#Other_qualification_routes
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So far as I know, there has never been a Panamerican Championship. Without actual confederation competition, it's hard to justify many spots.
I understand but Canada at least deserves a spot considering that they have a snooker heritage.
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Maybe, but in the past Canada managed to qualify some players through the normal channels.
Forget all that talk of wild cards, Alex is gonna do what Alex does tomorrow. He's gonna win and laugh at all the naysayers. Go alex!