Ronnie O'Sullivan v Marcus Campbell
Ali Carter v Ben Woollaston
Stuart Bingham v Sam Baird
John Higgins v Mark Davis
Shaun Murphy v Martin Gould
Graeme Dott v Peter Ebdon
Matthew Stevens v Marco Fu
Judd Trump v Dominic Dale
Neil Robertson v Robert Milkins
Ricky Walden v Michael Holt
Mark Williams v Michael White
Stephen Maguire v Dechawat Poomjaeng
Mark Allen v Mark King
Ding Junhui v Alan McManus
Barry Hawkins v Jack Lisowski
Mark Selby v Matt Selt
Great draw for ronnie I'm predicting a 10-3 win. Higgins has a tough one against mark davis. Dott and ebdon should start tomorrow might be finished by Sunday night lol
ReplyDeleteO'Sullivan v Lisowski final.
ReplyDeleteOh yes !
Yes,Mr O Sullivan will be well pleased with that 1st round draw
ReplyDeletecome on marcus
ReplyDeleteI bet Shaun Murphy face-palmed when he saw he got Martin Gould - likewise, I can't imagine Mathew Stephens was overly chuffed to draw Marco Fu!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see Alan McManus back. If he plays well, it could be an early exit for Ding.
Only 4 possible winners in my eyes:
ReplyDeleteTop half - Carter or Bingham
Bottom Half - Robertson or Ding
If I was pushed, a Bingham/Robertson final with Bingham becoming World Champion.
Are you on drugs?
DeleteI'm sure Stuart Bingham is thrilled that his mother has internet access.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or does Judd Trump draw Dominic Dale an inordinate number of times?
@Mike
ReplyDeleteDoubt Shaun will be too bothered. Gould hasn't beaten him once in their six previous meetings and I don't think next week will be the first.
I think Ronnie and Selby will be pleased with their draws. Robertson v Milkins will be an entertaining match. Will be interesting to see how Michael White and Jack Lisowski do. What a stroke of luck that both sessions of Dott v ebdon are 10am starts, wonder what the odds are on at least one of those sessions being pulled off before they've played the allocated number of frames
ReplyDeleteIt won't be the same without Barry Pinches
ReplyDelete714 .. Haha, nice one
ReplyDeleteGreat draw (which I would have said no matter what I suppose..). It's been traumatic watching Doherty, White and Davis getting their butts kicked but even though no oldies dreams will come true this year I am extremely excited. 17 days off work... Finally!! It's time for a little joy in an otherwise cold and bleak existence.
ReplyDeleteClaus - Alan McManus is an oldie! I fully expect him to go all the way.
ReplyDeleteI just hope the BBC do not spoon feed us with days of Ronnie Shmonnie discussing retirement etc.
ReplyDeleteWeve all managed without him and as a Main Tour player I haven't missed him one bit.
The tour is less tedious.
7.48 - Bingham's mum here - do you have a prediction yourself or do you simply sit on the fence?
ReplyDeleteIf Ebdon and David Cameron were against a wall and I had two bullets, I'd shoot Ebdon twice.
ReplyDelete7.48 ha ha ha,funny! Binghams mother,lol
ReplyDeleteAlan McManus is back! A real blast from the past.
ReplyDeleteMcmanus is like watching paint dry, I fear he'll really bog Ding down.
ReplyDelete10.16
ReplyDeleteYes in can be traumatic watching the oldies qualify.Jimmy in particular its frustrating watching him qualify,he seems to have the weight of the world on him and it shows in his play.
If he could find a way to be less tense ??
But qualifying for the WC seems to be such a hurdle and a mountain for him.
If you watch him in exhibitions he clears up with great shots and fluent play,if only he could have this mind set in these matches.
Yup,easier than said than done.
The tragedy is he still plays great shots,and great clearances in the qualifyers,but then undoes it all by throwing it away with careless shots.
Pity,still has talent but needs to find a way to harness it or he`l never make it back to Sheffield.