Northern Ireland Trophy 2008 A

NORTHERN IRELAND TROPHY FORMAT

22 Jul 2008 09:49:00
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Find out when your favourites play in the first ranking event of the season...
This is the playing schedule for the Northern Ireland Trophy at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast from August 24 to 31. Cross reference match numbers to those on the drawsheet above.
For the qualifiers draw and format look above.

Sunday August 24
1pm
9 – Mark Williams x Marcus Campbell (Brendan Moore) - 5-3
7 – Ian McCulloch x Mike Dunn (Peter Williamson) - 5-4
3 – Dave Harold x Ricky Walden (Eirian Williams) - 5-2
(roll-on, roll-off - not before 3 pm)
2 – Matthew Stevens x Alan McManus (Michaela Tabb) - 2-5
4 – Stephen Lee x Judd Trump (Alan Chamberlain) - 5-3
10 – Dominic Dale x Adrian Gunnell (Jan Verhaas) - 5-4

7.30pm
6 – Steve Davis x Liang Wenbo (Peter Williamson) - 3-5
5 – Michael Judge x David Gilbert (Brendan Moore) - 4-5

Monday August 25
1pm
11 – Joe Swail x Mark Davis (Jan Verhaas) - 4-5
14 – Barry Hawkins x Jimmy White (Michaela Tabb) - 5-3
13 – Nigel Bond x Stuart Pettman (Alan Chamberlain) - 1-5
(roll-on, roll-off)
1 – Fergal O’Brien x Michael Holt (Brendan Moore) - 3-5
12 – Stuart Bingham x Rory McLeod (Eirian Williams) - 4-5
8 – Anthony Hamilton x Andrew Higginson (Pete Williamson) - 3-5

7.30pm
16 – Ken Doherty x Gerard Greene (Alan Chamberlain) - 5-2
15 – Jamie Cope x David Gray (Michaela Tabb) - 5-4

Tuesday August 26
1pm
17 – Stephen Maguire x Michael Holt (Brendan Moore) - 5-1
23 – Neil Robertson x Ian McCulloch (Pete Williamson) - 2-5
19 – Graeme Dott x Dave Harold (Eirian Williams) - 3-5
(roll-on, roll-off)
25 – Shaun Murphy x Mark Williams (Michaela Tabb) - 2-5
22 – Peter Ebdon x Liang Wenbo (Alan Chamberlain) - 0-5
18 – Mark King x Alan McManus (Jan Verhaas) - 3-5

7.30pm
26 – Mark Allen x Dominic Dale (Eirian Williams) - 5-4
20 – Stephen Hendry x Stephen Lee (Brendan Moore) - 1-5

Wednesday August 27
1pm
24 – Mark Selby x Andrew Higginson (Jan Verhaas) - 5-1
28 – Ali Carter x Rory McLeod (Michaela Tabb) - 5-1
30 – Marco Fu x Barry Hawkins (Alan Chamberlain) - 2-5
(roll-on, roll-off)
21 – John Higgins x David Gilbert (Eirian Williams) - 5-2
29 – Ryan Day x Barry Hawkins (Brendan Moore) -5-4
31 – Joe Perry x Jamie Cope (Pete Williamson) - 5-2

7.30pm
32 – Ronnie O’Sullivan x Ken Doherty (Alan Chamberlain) -5-4
27 – Ding Junhui x Mark Davis (Michaela Tabb) - 4-5

Thursday August 28
1pm
33 – Stephen Maguire x Alan McManus (Brendan Moore) - 5-4
34 – Dave Harold x Stephen Lee (Pete Williamson) - 5-4
35 – John Higgins x Liang Wenbo (Eirian Williams) - 5-1
(roll-on, roll-off)
36 – Ian McCulloch x Mark Selby (Michaela Tabb) - 5-4
37 – Mark Williams x Mark Allen (Jan Verhaas) - 3-5
38 – Mark Davis x Ali Carter (Alan Chamberlain) - 2-5

7.30pm
39 – Rayn Day x Barry Hawkins (Pete Williamson) - 3-5
40 – Ronnie O’Sullivan x Joe Perry (Jan Verhaas) - 5-3

Friday August 29
1pm
QF1 – Stephen Maguire x Dave Harold (Eirian Williams) - 2-5
QF2 – John Higgins x Ian McCulloch (Pete Williamson) - 5-3

7.30pm
QF3 – Mark Allen x Ali Carter (Eirian Williams) - 2-5
QF4 – Barry Hawkins x Ronnie O’Sullivan (Michaela Tabb) - 4-5

Saturday, August 30
1pm
SF1 – John Higgins x Dave Harold (Pete Williamson) - 4-6
7.45pm
SF2 – Ronnie O'Sullivan x Ali Carter (Michaela Tabb) - 6-5

Sunday August 31
1pm
Final - Ronnie O'Sullivan x Dave Harold (Eirian Williams) - 6-1
7.30pm
Final - Ronnie O'Sullivan x Dave Harold (Eirian Williams) - 9-3 :-))

From 24-28 August all matches are played on a roll on/roll off basis. Play will start at the allocated time each day with a 15 minute interval between matches. The 4th, 5th and 6th match each day will not start before 3.00 pm. Evening session each day will not start before the time indicated on the format. Order of play and table numbers for all matches up to the quarter-finals will be determined the day before and published by the Tournament Director.
All matches up to and including the Quarter Finals will be best of 9 frames, Semi Finals will be best of 11 frames and the Final will be best of 17 frames (7/10).

All of snooker’s top 32 players, as well as 16 qualifiers, are set to compete at the Waterfront Hall, including 888.com World Champion and world No 1 Ronnie O’Sullivan, defending champion Stephen Maguire, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, and local favourites Mark Allen and Joe Swail.
Tickets are now on sale, starting at just £8.50 (concessions £5.50). To book your seats call 02890 334455 or log on to www.waterfront.co.uk

Drawsheet of qualifying and first round of the main stage

Tipping of the Northern Ireland Trophy qualifying

If you tip player of the first round (red) - and he will go through - you will get 3 points, for right tip on the player of the second round (green) you will receive 2 points and for right tip on the player of the third round (blue) you will get 1 point. Players in the fifth line are players of the last qualifying round and they will play together with main stage in the end of August. Players in yellow line are seeds (new top 16). I'm awaiting your tips upto 14 August.

Drawsheet of qualification for the NIT - WSA

NIT QUALIFIERS FORMAT

21 Jul 2008 13:15:00
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Below is the schedule and format for the qualifying rounds of the Northern Ireland Trophy. The event will be held at Pontin's, Prestatyn on August 15-17.

Cross reference the match numbers with those on the drawsheet (above)

All matches will be the best of nine frames.

Friday August 15
10am
1 – Rodney Goggins x Declan Hughes - 5-3
2 – Paul S. Davison x Andrew Pagett - 0-5
3 – Daniel Wells x Jin Long - 5-3
5 – Supoj Saenla x Liu Chuang - 2-5
6 – Peter Lines x Andy Lee - 5-4
7 – Matthew Couch x Vincent Muldoon - 5-3
8 – Robert Stephen x Li Hang - 1-5

4pm
9 - Lee Spick x Aditya Mehta - 5-2
10 – Jamie Jones x Stephen Craigie - 5-2
11 – Kuldesh Johal x Michael Georgiou - 5-3
12 – Matthew Selt x Chris Edvard McBreen - 5-1
13 – James McBain x Stefan Mazrocis - 5-1
14 – Jimmy White x Atthasit Mahitthi - 5-4
15 – Simon Bedford x David Grace - 5-1
16 – Lewis Roberts x Wayne H Cooper - 1-5

Saturday August 16
10am
17 – Rod Lawler x Rodney Goggins - 5-0
18 – Andy Hicks x Andrew Pagett - 5-4
19 – Barry Pinches x Daniel Wells - 5-1
20 – Mark Joyce x Pattrick Wallace - 5-0
21 – Robert Milkins x Liu Chuang - 3-5
22 – David Roe x Peter Lines - 5-2
23 – Andrew Norman x Matthew Couch - 5-3
24 – David Morris x Li Hang - 4-5

4pm
25 – Joe Delaney x Lee Spick - 5-0
26 – Ian Preece x Jamie Jones - 5-4
27 – Mark Davis x Kuldesh Johal - 5-1
28 – Liu Song x Matt Selt - 5-1
29 – Stuart Pettman x James McBain - 5-3
30 – Paul Davies x Jimmy White - 4-5
31 – David Gray x Simon Bedford - 5-4
32 – Martin Gould x Wayne Cooper - 5-3

Sunday August 17
10am
33 – Michael Holt x Rod Lawler - 5-2
34 – Alan McManus x Andy Hicks - 5-2
35 – Ricky Walden x Barry Pinches - 5-3
36 – Judd Trump x Mark Joyce - 5-0
37 – David Gilbert x Liu Chuang - 5-3
38 – Liang Wenbo x David Roe - 5-0
39 – Mike Dunn x Andrew Norman - 5-1
40 – Andrew Higginson x Li Hang - 5-2

4pm
41 – Marcus Campbell x Joe Delaney - 5-1
42 – Adrian Gunnell x Ian Preece - 5-2
43 – Jamie Burnett x Mark Davis - 2-5
44 – Rory McLeod x Liu Song - 5-2
45 – John Parrott x Stuart Pettman - 4-5
46 – Tom Ford x Jimmy White - 2-5
47 – Jimmy Michie x David Gray - 3-5
48 – Gerard Greene x Martin Gould - 5-3