Second life is basically a virtual world. You can create your own avatar to interact with other avatars. You can create groups to gather people of common interest, or simply socialise with others. Lecturers can build structures that make the virtual world more like the real world, e.g. build the lecture room.
It runs through the internet making it accessible worldwide. Lecturers may pre-record the lecture and stream the lectures to the students, allowing them to focus more on the questions asked. This would also allow the lecturer to ensure all points are covered, and anything they missed can then be addressed live.
Other activities on second life, such as DJ-ing, can engage “residents” (the term for users of second life) more onto second life. This would lead to more time being spent on second life and residents becoming more accessible to other residents. Students and lecturers can then interact more than just during the “lecture”.
Friday, 13 November 2009
Videos and Skype
Skype can be used as an instant messenger and allow video calls to be made. This can allow both users and lecturers to have “lessons” from the comfort of their own home, reducing travel expenses and time wasted whilst commuting. Often students and lecturers may be put off teaching or studying at a distant university, so this can help overcome that “downer”.
These calls allow the same teaching strategies that would be used in a lecture hall to be used. Learning would be audio and visual, and the chat feature and call feature allows interaction between students and lecturers. Rather than waiting for the end of the lecturer, students may post questions to the lecturer privately, which the lecturer can answer and all viewing can benefit from, but also leaving the student that posed the question anonymous.
Often their can be students in class who are disruptive, or can make it harder for others to learn. Using Skype helps overcome obstructions like that by simply blocking or muting that particular individual. Lecturers can record calls made through skype and put it up on the blackboard/oasisplus, allowing the material to be reached outside lecture time.
Pre-recorded videos can be used in a similar manner, to record tutorials which can be uploaded online or burned onto a CD which may prove to be cost effective. However they may not necessarily be as interactive and may not aid the lecturer to monitor student progress and gain formative feedback. Putting it on a website that allows students to comment about the video can prove to be more effective. Again an obvious advantage is that the videos will be accessible at any point of the day while the lecturer may not be, and can be played and replayed as meeting the requirement of the student needs.
Students who are ill or unable to go to lectures can view videos at their own leisure. Lecturers do not need to be present at the particular time of day when lectures would be held, allowing them to use their time to do other things, i.e. marking, preparing other videos, going to seminars or doing other activities that they would not be able to do had they been in a lecture room teaching.
This would allow mature students that have family to look after or have other dependents, and students that work to easily adjust their studies into their working schedule. Students with degrees and work experience combined have better chances of getting a job. This would allow academic and work based learning. Students who are not eligible for loans or with other financial difficulties can support themselves and their studies.
These calls allow the same teaching strategies that would be used in a lecture hall to be used. Learning would be audio and visual, and the chat feature and call feature allows interaction between students and lecturers. Rather than waiting for the end of the lecturer, students may post questions to the lecturer privately, which the lecturer can answer and all viewing can benefit from, but also leaving the student that posed the question anonymous.
Often their can be students in class who are disruptive, or can make it harder for others to learn. Using Skype helps overcome obstructions like that by simply blocking or muting that particular individual. Lecturers can record calls made through skype and put it up on the blackboard/oasisplus, allowing the material to be reached outside lecture time.
Pre-recorded videos can be used in a similar manner, to record tutorials which can be uploaded online or burned onto a CD which may prove to be cost effective. However they may not necessarily be as interactive and may not aid the lecturer to monitor student progress and gain formative feedback. Putting it on a website that allows students to comment about the video can prove to be more effective. Again an obvious advantage is that the videos will be accessible at any point of the day while the lecturer may not be, and can be played and replayed as meeting the requirement of the student needs.
Students who are ill or unable to go to lectures can view videos at their own leisure. Lecturers do not need to be present at the particular time of day when lectures would be held, allowing them to use their time to do other things, i.e. marking, preparing other videos, going to seminars or doing other activities that they would not be able to do had they been in a lecture room teaching.
This would allow mature students that have family to look after or have other dependents, and students that work to easily adjust their studies into their working schedule. Students with degrees and work experience combined have better chances of getting a job. This would allow academic and work based learning. Students who are not eligible for loans or with other financial difficulties can support themselves and their studies.
Facebook, Twitter and Mobile phones
Social networking sites such as facebook and twitter could be used to enhance one’s learning experience. These sites are accessible from anywhere in the world, as long as one has internet access, which can allow the teacher to reach out to students outside the boundary of just the lecture hall. If a student is on holiday, or is unwell to physically attend university, they may still be able to access these sites from home or elsewhere. These sites are also accessible on mobile phone, which means students could check for any new announcements or last minute messages on the go.
Features such as the status allow tutors to receive formative feedback on lessons. Statuses such as “This lecture is very boring” are an indication for the lecturer to bring some change into their teaching strategy, as their current method is not working for students.
The uploading feature may allow teachers and lecturers to upload class work and lecture slides quite like how it is done on oasisplus. Lecturers can record and upload videos of tutorials, which would allow students to view them, not just during the lecture, but even after that, and may be used to aid revision. Devices like Dictaphones and Mobile phones can be used to record lectures, whereas the videos would provide an audio and visual combined learning experience.
During classes, a teacher can only ask a certain number of students to express their views or ask questions due to time restrictions, if commenting on each lecture video is made mandatory for all students, the lecturer will be able to monitor each student’s individual progress and help indicate their strengths and weaknesses.
Question & Answer sessions may be also be scheduled online, after a “virtual lecture” to allow students to clarify anything that the videos may not have explained well, making the “virtual lecture” more interactive. Logs of these sessions may be kept on the site to allow students who missed the Q & A to view and learn from it.
Features such as the wall can allow students to post messages or queries, which may be viewed by other students and lecturers, who may have a better understanding, and allow them to respond before the lecturer that the message was intended for, which would then quicken the response the student gets and allows the lecturer to monitor progress of the student asking and student answering.
Mobile phones can be used as a means of instant communication between the students and lecturers. If a student has not been participating in any of the learning, the lecturer may call them up to ask why. Mobile phones are generally accessible to a person throughout the day, which allows messages like last minute lesson cancellations to be reached at any point, as a student may not check oasisplus 7am in the morning for a cancellation of a lecture that is taking place at 9am.
Other than lesson cancellations, reminder of assignment deadlines may also be texted from the lecturers to students. Most mobiles come with an organiser or calendar that may allow both teachers and lectures to view their schedule for the day. I personally use it to remind me the time and venue for my lectures.
Features such as the status allow tutors to receive formative feedback on lessons. Statuses such as “This lecture is very boring” are an indication for the lecturer to bring some change into their teaching strategy, as their current method is not working for students.
The uploading feature may allow teachers and lecturers to upload class work and lecture slides quite like how it is done on oasisplus. Lecturers can record and upload videos of tutorials, which would allow students to view them, not just during the lecture, but even after that, and may be used to aid revision. Devices like Dictaphones and Mobile phones can be used to record lectures, whereas the videos would provide an audio and visual combined learning experience.
During classes, a teacher can only ask a certain number of students to express their views or ask questions due to time restrictions, if commenting on each lecture video is made mandatory for all students, the lecturer will be able to monitor each student’s individual progress and help indicate their strengths and weaknesses.
Question & Answer sessions may be also be scheduled online, after a “virtual lecture” to allow students to clarify anything that the videos may not have explained well, making the “virtual lecture” more interactive. Logs of these sessions may be kept on the site to allow students who missed the Q & A to view and learn from it.
Features such as the wall can allow students to post messages or queries, which may be viewed by other students and lecturers, who may have a better understanding, and allow them to respond before the lecturer that the message was intended for, which would then quicken the response the student gets and allows the lecturer to monitor progress of the student asking and student answering.
Mobile phones can be used as a means of instant communication between the students and lecturers. If a student has not been participating in any of the learning, the lecturer may call them up to ask why. Mobile phones are generally accessible to a person throughout the day, which allows messages like last minute lesson cancellations to be reached at any point, as a student may not check oasisplus 7am in the morning for a cancellation of a lecture that is taking place at 9am.
Other than lesson cancellations, reminder of assignment deadlines may also be texted from the lecturers to students. Most mobiles come with an organiser or calendar that may allow both teachers and lectures to view their schedule for the day. I personally use it to remind me the time and venue for my lectures.
Photo Quizzes
Photo quizzes can be a good way of testing a persons knowledge, as texts can be searched on search engines to find answers, however having photo quizzes means either you know what the image is about or you don’t.
Having photo quizzes on blogs can make the blog more interactive, and give the followers an activity to do on your blog other than just commenting. Questions that are answered correctly can indicate what most people are aware of, and help narrow down the specific area of the topic of your blog people are interested in.
It is essential to have a camera to produce a photo quiz or you may have to rely on other images that are not copy-right protected. Photos must be clear enough for the user to be able to identify what the question is asking for.
These can be particular interest to visual learners, having answered a photo quiz may aid them to recall what they did. Also people who enjoy photography may use it to enhance their learning by including their hobby to work around a subject that they may not be so keen on otherwise.
Having photo quizzes on blogs can make the blog more interactive, and give the followers an activity to do on your blog other than just commenting. Questions that are answered correctly can indicate what most people are aware of, and help narrow down the specific area of the topic of your blog people are interested in.
It is essential to have a camera to produce a photo quiz or you may have to rely on other images that are not copy-right protected. Photos must be clear enough for the user to be able to identify what the question is asking for.
These can be particular interest to visual learners, having answered a photo quiz may aid them to recall what they did. Also people who enjoy photography may use it to enhance their learning by including their hobby to work around a subject that they may not be so keen on otherwise.
Student Groups
What is a student group?
A group formed of students who share a common interest. These may be formed to discuss opinions, share ideas and gain further knowledge on subject.
Uses:
• Meet students that share your common interest.
• Using it as a base for socialising with students that do not necessarily study the same subject as you.
• The group may allow students from other universities to join and participate, allowing students to communicate with students around the world.
• Expand knowledge on the topic that is being discussed and reinforce one’s understanding.
• Students get to know each other through these groups which may aid their decision when forming groups for group projects and assignments. One will have an indication of who they are most likely to work well with.
Restrictions:
The group topic may restrict you from discussing anything other than what your student group is about. Also it restricts people other than students to join.
People who follow your blog would be the ideal candidates for your student group, as they share your interest that you like writing about.
A group formed of students who share a common interest. These may be formed to discuss opinions, share ideas and gain further knowledge on subject.
Uses:
• Meet students that share your common interest.
• Using it as a base for socialising with students that do not necessarily study the same subject as you.
• The group may allow students from other universities to join and participate, allowing students to communicate with students around the world.
• Expand knowledge on the topic that is being discussed and reinforce one’s understanding.
• Students get to know each other through these groups which may aid their decision when forming groups for group projects and assignments. One will have an indication of who they are most likely to work well with.
Restrictions:
The group topic may restrict you from discussing anything other than what your student group is about. Also it restricts people other than students to join.
People who follow your blog would be the ideal candidates for your student group, as they share your interest that you like writing about.
What is a blog?
What is a blog?
A blog is form of commentary or a review on an event, or anything an individual may write about at regular intervals. They may include a large chunk of text, pictures, photos, videos, polls, quizzes, music clips or other form of graphics relating to the topic of the blog on a website. It is like a log of events. Information on it may be factual or based on the opinion of the individual writer.
Users may be allowed to comment on the commentary to express their views, allowing the author of the blog to receive formative feedback from other followers. Comments can be regulated by the author, selecting which comments may be displayed and which maybe removed, as it may be offensive to others. This makes the blog more interactive. A blog may be used as a means of communication, to get across the views of the author. The more interactive the blog is, chances are there will be more followers. Followers are people that subscribe to your blog.
Blogs are based on an individual’s interest. It may be a diary, or commentary on a team or sport that an individual follows, about their favourite celebrity, a discussion on a political issue or anything of interest to the writer. Businesses may use it for marketing purposes as blogs are accessible by anyone from anywhere in the world.
My particular blog is based on Snooker Grand Prix, where one may view the results of the current tournament and past recent ones, watch games online via videos uploaded on the site, take part in photo quizzes, view the roll of honour, schedule of tournament and much more to come. The link for the blog is:
http://snookergp09.blogspot.com/
Blogging has a huge scope for receiving formative feedbacks. If a follower does not comment much, or is too busy to comment, features such as reaction allows them to tick boxes to suggest whether they found the post funny, interesting or cool. This allows the author to observe what followers like best in their blog and what they should include more of to attain the followers’ attention.
Positive feedback via comments can motivate the author to do more on their blog, and constructive criticism can be used to improve and look, feel and other aspects of the blog.
A blog is form of commentary or a review on an event, or anything an individual may write about at regular intervals. They may include a large chunk of text, pictures, photos, videos, polls, quizzes, music clips or other form of graphics relating to the topic of the blog on a website. It is like a log of events. Information on it may be factual or based on the opinion of the individual writer.
Users may be allowed to comment on the commentary to express their views, allowing the author of the blog to receive formative feedback from other followers. Comments can be regulated by the author, selecting which comments may be displayed and which maybe removed, as it may be offensive to others. This makes the blog more interactive. A blog may be used as a means of communication, to get across the views of the author. The more interactive the blog is, chances are there will be more followers. Followers are people that subscribe to your blog.
Blogs are based on an individual’s interest. It may be a diary, or commentary on a team or sport that an individual follows, about their favourite celebrity, a discussion on a political issue or anything of interest to the writer. Businesses may use it for marketing purposes as blogs are accessible by anyone from anywhere in the world.
My particular blog is based on Snooker Grand Prix, where one may view the results of the current tournament and past recent ones, watch games online via videos uploaded on the site, take part in photo quizzes, view the roll of honour, schedule of tournament and much more to come. The link for the blog is:
http://snookergp09.blogspot.com/
Blogging has a huge scope for receiving formative feedbacks. If a follower does not comment much, or is too busy to comment, features such as reaction allows them to tick boxes to suggest whether they found the post funny, interesting or cool. This allows the author to observe what followers like best in their blog and what they should include more of to attain the followers’ attention.
Positive feedback via comments can motivate the author to do more on their blog, and constructive criticism can be used to improve and look, feel and other aspects of the blog.
Photo Quiz!
Name the following snooker players and their nationalities. Answers may be submitted in the comments section below..Good Luck!
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Answers to this quiz can be hunted on this site, you just have to look hard enough! :)
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Snooker Grand Prix 2009 - Finals - Watch Online!
For all those who had missed the Grand Prix Final due to whatever reason, I've taken the time to upload most of the final. The commentary is in chinese, but you can mute it and put some music on while watching it? But its the best I could do, maybe you viewers can podcast the commentary for it in english? Enjoy the videos! :)
Finals - Frame 1 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui
Finals - Frame 2 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 2
Finals - Frame 2 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 2
Finals - Frame 3 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 4
Finals - Frame 3 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 4
Finals - Frame 3 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 3 of 4
Finals - Frame 3 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 4 of 4
Finals - Frame 4 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 3
Finals - Frame 4 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 3
Finals - Frame 4 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 3 of 3
Finals - Frame 6 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 2
Finals - Frame 6 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 2
Finals - Frame 7 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Not Available.
Finals - Frame 8 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 2
Finals - Frame 8 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 2
Finals - Frame 9 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 5
Finals - Frame 9 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 5
Finals - Frame 9 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 3 of 5
Finals - Frame 9 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 4 of 5
Finals - Frame 9 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 5 of 5
Finals - Frame 10 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Not Available.
Finals - Frame 11 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Not Available.
Finals - Frame 12 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 4
Finals - Frame 12 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 4
Finals - Frame 12 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 3 of 4
Finals - Frame 12 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 4 of 4
Finals - Frame 13 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 1 of 2
Finals - Frame 13 of 17 Neil Robertson vs Ding Junhui Part 2 of 2
That's All Folks! Congratulations to Neil Robertson! His second Grand Prix Trophy. All the best to him for the future
Monday, 2 November 2009
Snooker Grand Prix 2009
When is it taking place?
Runs from Saturday 3rd October till Sunday 11th October.
Who are the participants?
(Posted with surname in alphabetical order)
Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham, Nigel Bond, Jamie Burnett, Marcus Campbell, Ali Carter, Jamie Cope, Mark Davis, Mark Williams, Ryan Day, Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu, Gerard Greene, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Joyce, Ding Junhui, Mark King, Stephen Maguire, Ian McCulloch, Robert Milkins, Shaun Murphy, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Joe Perry, Barry Pinches, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Matthew Selt, Matthew Stevens, Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo.
Basic Schedule of Tournament:
Round 1 takes place from Saturday 3rd October to Tuesday 6th October
Round 2 takes place from Wednesday 7th October to Thursday 8th October
Quarter Finals take place on Friday 9th October
Semi Finals take place on Saturday 10th October
Final takes place on Sunday 11th October
Grand Prix Roll of Honour
1984 Dennis Taylor
1985 Steve Davis
1986 Jimmy White
1987 Stephen Hendry
1988 Steve Davis
1989 Steve Davis
1990 Stephen Hendry
1991 Stephen Hendry
1992 Jimmy White
1993 Peter Ebdon
1994 John Higgins
1995 Stephen Hendry
1996 Mark Williams
1997 Dominic Dale
1998 Stephen Lee
1999 John Higgins
2000 Mark Williams
2001 Stephen Lee
2002 Chris Small
2003 Mark Williams
2004 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2005 John Higgins
2006 Neil Robertson
2007 Marco Fu
2008 John Higgins
Runs from Saturday 3rd October till Sunday 11th October.
Who are the participants?
(Posted with surname in alphabetical order)
Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham, Nigel Bond, Jamie Burnett, Marcus Campbell, Ali Carter, Jamie Cope, Mark Davis, Mark Williams, Ryan Day, Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu, Gerard Greene, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Joyce, Ding Junhui, Mark King, Stephen Maguire, Ian McCulloch, Robert Milkins, Shaun Murphy, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Joe Perry, Barry Pinches, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Matthew Selt, Matthew Stevens, Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo.
Basic Schedule of Tournament:
Round 1 takes place from Saturday 3rd October to Tuesday 6th October
Round 2 takes place from Wednesday 7th October to Thursday 8th October
Quarter Finals take place on Friday 9th October
Semi Finals take place on Saturday 10th October
Final takes place on Sunday 11th October
Grand Prix Roll of Honour
1984 Dennis Taylor
1985 Steve Davis
1986 Jimmy White
1987 Stephen Hendry
1988 Steve Davis
1989 Steve Davis
1990 Stephen Hendry
1991 Stephen Hendry
1992 Jimmy White
1993 Peter Ebdon
1994 John Higgins
1995 Stephen Hendry
1996 Mark Williams
1997 Dominic Dale
1998 Stephen Lee
1999 John Higgins
2000 Mark Williams
2001 Stephen Lee
2002 Chris Small
2003 Mark Williams
2004 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2005 John Higgins
2006 Neil Robertson
2007 Marco Fu
2008 John Higgins
Monday, 19 October 2009
Snooker Grand Prix 2007
The 2007 Snooker GP took place in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 13th October to 21st October, 2007.
Winner Marco Fu defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan by 3 frames, score resulting in 9 - 6. The champion, Marco Fu took home £75,000, whilst runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan walked away with £35,000 of the prize fund.
Defending champion Neil Robertson was eliminated early in the group stages from the tournament having won only 2 of 5 matches played, hence failing to qualify for the knock-out stage.
Highest break of the tournament was 147 scored by Tom Ford in a match against Steve Davis in the robin-round stage of the tournament, which bagged him £24,000 of the prize fund.
Round 1 Fixtures & Results
Matches played on Saturday, 13th October 2007
Group A Matches
English, Jimmy Michie, defeats the defending champion, Neil Robertson, 4 frames to 2.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 1.
Defending champion, Neil Robertson, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 3.
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Dominic Dale, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Steve Davis, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 2.
Group C Matches
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Chinese, Liu Song, 4 frames to 3.
English, Dave Harold, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 3.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 3.
Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 4 frames to 2.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 1.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 1.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to nil.
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Stuart Pettman, 4 frames to 2.
English, Stuart Bingham, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 1.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to 3.
Matches played on Sunday, 14th October 2007
Group A Matches
Defending champion, Neil Robertson, defeats the English, Joe Perry, 4 frames to nil.
English, Jimmy Michie, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the defending champion, Neil Robertson, 4 frames to 2.
English, Steven Lee, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 2.
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to nil.
English, Steve Davis, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Irish, Gerard Greene, 4 frames to 2.
English, Tom Ford, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Dominic Dale, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 2.
Group C Matches
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Welsh, Matthew Stevens, 4 frames to 1.
English, Mark Selby, defeats the Chinese, Liu Song, 4 frames to 1.
English, Dave Harold, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 1.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 3.
English, Mark Selby, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 1.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Welsh, Matthew Stevens, 4 frames to 1.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to 2.
Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the Hong Konger, Marco Fu, 4 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Shaun Murphy, 4 frames to 3.
Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Stuart Pettman, 4 frames to 2.
English, Stuart Bingham, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
Matches played on Monday, 15th October 2007
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to 1.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to nil.
English, Tom Ford, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 3.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to 3.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to 2.
Group E Matches
English, Ali Carter, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 3.
English, Michael Holt, defeats the English, Anthony Hamilton, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ali Carter, defeats the English, Michael Holt, 4 frames to 1.
English, Anthony Hamilton, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 1.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the Irish, Joe Swail, 4 frames to 2.
English, Mark Davis, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 1.
Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 1.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ali Carter, defeats the Scottish, Marcus Campbell, 4 frames to nil.
English, Michael Holt, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Mark Williams, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the Irish, Mark Allen, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ian McCulloch, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to 3.
Welsh, Mark Williams, defeats the Irish, Michael Judge, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the Irish, Mark Allen, 4 frames to 1.
Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the English, Rory McLeod, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Paul Davies, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
Group H Matches
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to nil.
English, Nigel Bond, defeats the Chinese, Tian Pengfei, 4 frames to 2.
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the Chinese, Tian Pengfei, 4 frames to nil.
English, Nigel Bond, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to nil.
Matches played on Wednesday, 17th October 2007
Irish, Mark Allen, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the Welsh, Mark Williams, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Ken Doherty, defeats the Welsh, Mark Williams, 4 frames to 1.
Irish, Mark Allen, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 2.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the English, Ricky Walden, 4 frames to 2.
Group G Matches
Scottish, Steven Hendry, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the Welsh, Paul Davies, 4 frames to nil.
English, Rory McLeod, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 4 frames to 1.
Welsh, Paul Davies, defeats the Scottish, Steven Hendry, 4 frames to 3.
English, Barry Hawkins, defeats the Scottish, Steven Maguire, 4 frames to 1.
English, Rory McLeod, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
English, Andrew Norman, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 4 frames to 3.
Chinese, Tian Pengfei, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 4 frames to 2.
English, Mark King, defeats the English, Nigel Bond, 4 frames to nil.
Chinese, Tian Pengfei, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Irish, Michael Judge, 5 frames to 2.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 5 frames to 2.
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 5 frames to 3.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Ali Carter, 5 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Ricky Walden, 5 frames to nil.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Scottish, Steven Maguire, 5 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Scottish, John Higgins, 5 frames to 4.
Quarter Finals Fixtures & Results
Winner Marco Fu defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan by 3 frames, score resulting in 9 - 6. The champion, Marco Fu took home £75,000, whilst runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan walked away with £35,000 of the prize fund.
Defending champion Neil Robertson was eliminated early in the group stages from the tournament having won only 2 of 5 matches played, hence failing to qualify for the knock-out stage.
Highest break of the tournament was 147 scored by Tom Ford in a match against Steve Davis in the robin-round stage of the tournament, which bagged him £24,000 of the prize fund.
Round 1 Fixtures & Results
Matches played on Saturday, 13th October 2007
Group A Matches
English, Jimmy Michie, defeats the defending champion, Neil Robertson, 4 frames to 2.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 1.
Defending champion, Neil Robertson, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 3.
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Dominic Dale, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Steve Davis, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 2.
Group C Matches
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Chinese, Liu Song, 4 frames to 3.
English, Dave Harold, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 3.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 3.
Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 4 frames to 2.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 1.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 1.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to nil.
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Stuart Pettman, 4 frames to 2.
English, Stuart Bingham, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 1.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to 3.
Matches played on Sunday, 14th October 2007
Group A Matches
Defending champion, Neil Robertson, defeats the English, Joe Perry, 4 frames to nil.
English, Jimmy Michie, defeats the English, Steven Lee, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the defending champion, Neil Robertson, 4 frames to 2.
English, Steven Lee, defeats the English, Mark Davis, 4 frames to 2.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 2.
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to nil.
English, Steve Davis, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Tom Ford, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Irish, Gerard Greene, 4 frames to 2.
English, Tom Ford, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Dominic Dale, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 2.
Group C Matches
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the Welsh, Matthew Stevens, 4 frames to 1.
English, Mark Selby, defeats the Chinese, Liu Song, 4 frames to 1.
English, Dave Harold, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 1.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 3.
English, Mark Selby, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 1.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Welsh, Matthew Stevens, 4 frames to 1.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to 2.
Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the Hong Konger, Marco Fu, 4 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Shaun Murphy, 4 frames to 3.
Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Stuart Pettman, 4 frames to 2.
English, Stuart Bingham, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to nil.
Matches played on Monday, 15th October 2007
Group B Matches
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 4 frames to 1.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the Welsh, Dominic Dale, 4 frames to nil.
English, Tom Ford, defeats the English, Mark Joyce, 4 frames to 3.
Group D Matches
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 4 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Stuart Bingham, 4 frames to 3.
English, Stuart Pettman, defeats the English, Ben Woollaston, 4 frames to 2.
Group E Matches
English, Ali Carter, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 3.
English, Michael Holt, defeats the English, Anthony Hamilton, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ali Carter, defeats the English, Michael Holt, 4 frames to 1.
English, Anthony Hamilton, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 1.
Group F Matches
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Mark Allen, defeats the Welsh, Mark Williams, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 2.
Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the Scottish, Steven Hendry, 4 frames to 2.
English, Barry Hawkins, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 2.
English, Rory McLeod, defeats the Welsh, Paul Davies, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Steven Hendry, defeats the English, Rory McLeod, 4 frames to 2.
Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 1.
English, Barry Hawkins, defeats the Welsh, Paul Davies, 4 frames to 2.
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the Chinese, Tian Pengfei, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Nigel Bond, 4 frames to 2.
English, Mark King, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to 1.
Group A Matches
English, Steven Lee, defeats the defending champion, Neil Robertson, 4 frames to 2.English, Joe Perry, defeats the Irish, Joe Swail, 4 frames to 2.
English, Mark Davis, defeats the English, Jimmy Michie, 4 frames to 1.
Group C Matches
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 4 frames to 2.Welsh, Matthew Stevens, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 4 frames to 1.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Irish, Joe Delaney, 4 frames to 2.
Group E Matches
English, Anthony Hamilton, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to nil.English, Ali Carter, defeats the Scottish, Marcus Campbell, 4 frames to nil.
English, Michael Holt, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to 2.
Group F Matches
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to nil.Welsh, Mark Williams, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the Irish, Mark Allen, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ian McCulloch, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to 3.
Welsh, Mark Williams, defeats the Irish, Michael Judge, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the Irish, Mark Allen, 4 frames to 1.
Group G Matches
Scottish, Steven Hendry, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 4 frames to 3.Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the English, Rory McLeod, 4 frames to 2.
Welsh, Paul Davies, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
Group H Matches
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to nil.
English, Nigel Bond, defeats the Chinese, Tian Pengfei, 4 frames to 2.
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to nil.
Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the Chinese, Tian Pengfei, 4 frames to nil.
English, Nigel Bond, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to nil.
Matches played on Wednesday, 17th October 2007
Group E Matches
English, Michael Holt, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 1.
English, Ali Carter, defeats the Irish, Fergal O'Brien, 4 frames to nil.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the English, Anthony Hamilton, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Fergal O'Brien, defeats the Scottish, Graeme Dott, 4 frames to 2.
English, Ali Carter, defeats the English, Anthony Hamilton, 4 frames to nil.
Scottish, Marcus Campbell, defeats the English, Michael Holt, 4 frames to 2.
Irish, Mark Allen, defeats the Irish, Ken Doherty, 4 frames to 3.
English, Ricky Walden, defeats the Welsh, Mark Williams, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 3.
Irish, Ken Doherty, defeats the Welsh, Mark Williams, 4 frames to 1.
Irish, Mark Allen, defeats the English, Ian McCulloch, 4 frames to 2.
Irish, Michael Judge, defeats the English, Ricky Walden, 4 frames to 2.
Group G Matches
Scottish, Steven Hendry, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, Steven Maguire, defeats the Welsh, Paul Davies, 4 frames to nil.
English, Rory McLeod, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 4 frames to 1.
Welsh, Paul Davies, defeats the Scottish, Steven Hendry, 4 frames to 3.
English, Barry Hawkins, defeats the Scottish, Steven Maguire, 4 frames to 1.
English, Rory McLeod, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 4 frames to 3.
Group H Matches
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the English, Nigel Bond, 4 frames to 2.English, Andrew Norman, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 4 frames to 3.
Chinese, Tian Pengfei, defeats the English, Mark King, 4 frames to 3.
Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 4 frames to 2.
English, Mark King, defeats the English, Nigel Bond, 4 frames to nil.
Chinese, Tian Pengfei, defeats the English, Andrew Norman, 4 frames to 2.
Round 2 Fixtures & Results
Irish, Joe Swail, defeats the Scottish, Marcus Campbell, 5 frames to 2.English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Irish, Michael Judge, 5 frames to 2.
English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 5 frames to 2.
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the Welsh, Ryan Day, 5 frames to 3.
English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Ali Carter, 5 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Ricky Walden, 5 frames to nil.
Chinese, Liu Song, defeats the Scottish, Steven Maguire, 5 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Scottish, John Higgins, 5 frames to 4.
Quarter Finals Fixtures & Results
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Irish, Joe Swail, 5 frames to 3.
English, Shaun Murphy, defeats the English, Peter Ebdon, 5 frames to 3.
Irish, Gerard Greene, defeats the English, Joe Perry, 5 frames to 3.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Chinese, Liu Song, 5 frames to nil.
English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the English, Shaun Murphy, 6 frames to 5.
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the Irish, Gerard Greene, 6 frames to 5.
Finals Fixtures and Results
Sunday, 21st October 2007
Hong Konger, Marco Fu, defeats the English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, 9 frames to 6.
Snooker Grand Prix 2008
The 2008 Snooker GP took place in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from 11th October to 19th October, 2008.
Winner John Higgins defeated Ryan Day by 2 frames, score resulting in 9 - 7. The champion, John Higgins took home £75,000, whilst runner-up Ryan Day walked away with £35,000 of the prize fund.
Defending champion Marco Fu was eliminated from the tournament in round 2 by his opponent Ronnie O'Sullivan with a comfortable win by 4 frames, score resulting in 5 - 1.
Highest break of the tournament was 139 scored by defending champion Marco Fu which bagged him £4,000 of the prize fund.
Round 1 Fixtures & Results
Table 2: English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 5 frames to 3.
Table 2: English, Michael Holt, defeats the Irish Mark Allen, 5 frames to 1.
Table 2: Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the Scottish, Jamie Burnett, 5 frames to nil.
Table 2: English, John Parrott, defeats the English, Mark King, 5 frames to 3.
Round 2 Fixtures & Results
Table 2: Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Michael Holt, 5 frames to 2.
Semi Finals Fixtures and Results
Finals Fixtures and Results
Winner John Higgins defeated Ryan Day by 2 frames, score resulting in 9 - 7. The champion, John Higgins took home £75,000, whilst runner-up Ryan Day walked away with £35,000 of the prize fund.
Defending champion Marco Fu was eliminated from the tournament in round 2 by his opponent Ronnie O'Sullivan with a comfortable win by 4 frames, score resulting in 5 - 1.
Highest break of the tournament was 139 scored by defending champion Marco Fu which bagged him £4,000 of the prize fund.
Round 1 Fixtures & Results
- Saturday, 11th October 2008 Session One
Table 2: English, Joe Perry, defeats the English, Barry Hawkins, 5 frames to 3.
- Sunday, 12th October 2008 Session One
Table 1: Scottish, Steven Hendry, defeats the English, David Gilbert, 5 frames to 4.
Table 2: English, Steve Davis, defeats the Australian, Neil Robertson, 5 frames to 4.
- Sunday, 12th October 2008 Session Two
Table 2: English, Michael Holt, defeats the Irish Mark Allen, 5 frames to 1.
- Sunday, 12th October 2008 Session Three
Table 1: English, Judd Trump, benifits from the withdrawal of the Scottish, Graeme Dott.
Table 2: Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Ricky Walden, 5 frames to 4.
- Monday, 13th October 2008 Session One
Table 2: Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the Scottish, Jamie Burnett, 5 frames to nil.
- Monday, 13th October 2008 Session Two
Table 1: English, Mark Selby, defeats the English, Andrew higginson, 5 frames to nil.
Table 2: English, Peter Ebdon, defeats the English, Simon Bedford, 5 frames to 1.
- Tuesday, 14th October 2008 Session One
Table 1: English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the Chinese, Liang Wenbo, 5 frames to 2.
Table 2: English, Allister Carter, defeats the English, Dave Harold, 5 frames to 4.
- Tuesday, 14th October 2008 Session Two
Table 2: English, John Parrott, defeats the English, Mark King, 5 frames to 3.
Round 2 Fixtures & Results
- Wednesday, 15th October 2008 Session One
Table 2: Chinese, Ding Junhui, defeats the English, Michael Holt, 5 frames to 2.
- Wednesday, 15th October 2008 Session Two
Table 1: English, Steve Davis, defeats the English, Adrian Gunell, 5 frames to 4.
Table 2: English, Judd Trump, defeats the English, Joe Perry, 5 frames to 2.
- Thursday, 16th October 2008 Session One
Table 1: English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeats the defending champion, Marco Fu, 5 frames to 1.
Table 2: English, Jamie Cope, defeats the English, Peter Ebdon, 5 frames to 4.
- Thursday, 16th October 2008 Session Two
Table 1: Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Mark Selby, 5 frames to 4.
Table 2: English, Allister Carter, defeats the English, John Parrott, 5 frames to nil.
- Friday, 17th October 2008 Session One
Table 1: English, Judd Trump, defeats the English, Ronnie O'Sullivan, 5 frames to 4.
Table 2: English, Allister Carter, defeats the English, Steve Davis, 5 frames to 3.
- Friday, 17th October 2008 Session Two
Table 1: Scottish, John Higgins, defeats the Chinese, Ding Junhui, 5 frames to 3.
Table 2: Welsh, Ryan Day, defeats the English, Jamie Cope, 5 frames to 1.
Semi Finals Fixtures and Results
- Saturday, 18th October 2008 Session One
- Saturday, 18th October 2008 Session Two
Finals Fixtures and Results
- Sunday, 19th October 2008
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