Liam Highfield 10-1 Oliver Brown- The 24 year old from England who is ranked 75th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur who is also from England
Marcus Campbell 10-2 Ivaylo Pekov-The 42 year old from Scotland who is ranked 64th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Bulgaria
Michael Holt 10-3 Sydney Wilson-The 36 year old from England who is ranked 25th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur who is also from England
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 10-3 Kyren Wilson-The 21 year old from Thailand who is ranked 114th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 23 year old from England who is ranked 55th
Robbie Williams 10-3 Lee Page-The 28 year old from England who is ranked 58th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 27 year old also from England who is ranked 104th
Sam Baird 10-7 Tony Drago-The 26 year old from England who is ranked 72nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 49 year old from Malta who is ranked 94th
Jimmy Robertson 10-7 Chuan Thor=The 28 year old from England who is ranked 42nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 27 year old from Malaysia who is ranked 125th
Jamie Burnett 10-8 Alex Borg-The 39 year old from Scotland who is ranked 48th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 45 year old from Malta who is ranked 99th
Dechawau PoomJaen 9-7 Daniel Wells-Could not finish in the allotted time, which means they have to wait around for a table to come free tonight to finish the match
Matthew Selt 8-8 Lyu Chenwei- Could not finish in the allotted time, which means they have to wait around for a table to come free tonight to finish the match
Xiao Guodong 10-1 Ong Jia Jun- The 26 year old from China who is ranked 22nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Singapore
Zhang Anda 10-3 Anthony Hamilton- The 23 year old from China who is ranked 98th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 43 year old from Scotland who is ranked 54th
Liang Wenbo 10-4 Christopher Norbury- The 28 year old from China who is ranked 21st is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 28 year old from England who is ranked 105th
Chris Wakelin 10-6 Nico Elton- the 23 year old from England who is ranked 70th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Joe Swail 10-4 Alexander Ursenbacher- The 45 year old from England who is ranked 67th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 18 year old from Switzerland who is ranked 118th
Mark Joyce 10-6 Ian Burns-The 31 year old from England who is ranked 43rd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 30 year old from Scotland who is ranked 86th
Zhou Yuelong 10-8 Zak Surety- The 17 year old from China who is ranked 76th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 23 year old from England who is ranked 93rd
Fergal O'Brien 10-5 Hammad Miah-The 43 year old from Ireland who is ranked 26th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 21 year old from England who is ranked 97th U Peter Lines 10-6 Rodion Judin- The 45 year old from England who is ranked 62nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Latvia
Dominic Dale 10-6 John Astley- The 43 year old from Wales who is ranked 29th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 26 year old from England who is ranked 82nd
Stevie Davis 10-9 Jamie Cope- The 57 year old former World Champion from England is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 29 year old also from England who is ranked 59th
Isn't Anthony Hamilton from Nottingham, or am I mixing players up? I only remember this due to him having the lamest nicknames ever seen in sport. Either "The Robin Hood of Snooker" or "The Sheriff of Pottingham". Take your pick.
Xiao Guodong 10-1 Ong Jia Jun- The 26 year old from China who is ranked 22nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Singapore
Zhang Anda 10-3 Anthony Hamilton- The 23 year old from China who is ranked 98th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 43 year old from Scotland who is ranked 54th
Liang Wenbo 10-4 Christopher Norbury- The 28 year old from China who is ranked 21st is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 28 year old from England who is ranked 105th
Chris Wakelin 10-6 Nico Elton- the 23 year old from England who is ranked 70th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Joe Swail 10-4 Alexander Ursenbacher- The 45 year old from England who is ranked 67th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 18 year old from Switzerland who is ranked 118th
Mark Joyce 10-6 Ian Burns-The 31 year old from England who is ranked 43rd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 30 year old from Scotland who is ranked 86th
Zhou Yuelong 10-8 Zak Surety- The 17 year old from China who is ranked 76th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 23 year old from England who is ranked 93rd
Fergal O'Brien 10-5 Hammad Miah-The 43 year old from Ireland who is ranked 26th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 21 year old from England who is ranked 97th U Peter Lines 10-6 Rodion Judin- The 45 year old from England who is ranked 62nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Latvia
Dominic Dale 10-6 John Astley- The 43 year old from Wales who is ranked 29th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 26 year old from England who is ranked 82nd
Stevie Davis 10-9 Jamie Cope- The 57 year old former World Champion from England is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 29 year old also from England who is ranked 59th
Isn't Anthony Hamilton from Nottingham, or am I mixing players up? I only remember this due to him having the lamest nicknames ever seen in sport. Either "The Robin Hood of Snooker" or "The Sheriff of Pottingham". Take your pick.
yeah sorry my mistake, rather than writing the same thing out each time, I just copied one from earlier and have been changing age ranking and country, double checked before I posted as well must of missed that one lol
At least I know someone is actually reading this to pick up on something like that lol
Luca Brecel 10-0 Saqib Nasir- The 20 year old from Belgium who is ranked 47th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after Whitewashing the Amateur from England
Tom Ford 10-2 Andrew Norman- The 31 year old from England who is ranked 63rd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 34 year old also from England who is ranked 101st
Robin Hull 10-3 Martin McCrudden- The 40 year old from Finalnd who is ranked 68th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 35 year old Amateur from Ireland
Matthew Selt 10-8 Lyu Chenwei- The 30 year old from England who is ranked 30th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 24 year old from China who is ranked 109th
Jimmy White 10-3 James Wattana- The 52 year old from England who is ranked 66th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 45 year old amateur from Thailand
Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-8 Daniel Wells- The 35 year old from Thailand who is ranked 39th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 26 year old Amateur from Wales
David Gilbert 10-5 George Pragnall- The 33 year old from England who is ranked 34th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Robert Milkins 10-6 William Lemons- The 39 year old from England who is ranked 17th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Kurt Maflin 10-5 David Grace- The 31 year old born In England but represents Norway who is ranked 38th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 29 year old from England who is ranked 107th
Noppon Saengkham 10-6 Lukas Kleckers- The 22 year old from Thailand who is ranked 71st is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Germany
Darryl Hill 10-9 James Cahill- The 18 year old Amateur from the Isle Of Man is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 19 year old from England who is ranked 80th
Gary Wilson 10-5 Eden Sharav- The 29 year old from England who is ranked 37th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 22 year old Amateur from Scotland
Andrew Higginson 10-8 Scott Donaldson- The 37 year old from England who is ranked 50th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 21 year old from Scotland who is ranked 90th
These are the fixtures for round 2 which start tomorrow again my picks in bold
Michael White V Craig Steadman Thepchaiya Un-Nooh V Jamie Burnett Mark King V Marcus Campbell Cao Yupeng V Anthony McGill Adam Duffy V Sam Baird Tian Pengfei V Jamie Jones Gerard Greene V Mitchell Mann Andrew Pagett V Alan McManus Ryan Day V Alex Davies Jak Jones V Jack Lisowski Gary Wilson V Li Hang Stuart Carrington V Peter Ebdon Ben Woollaston V Robin Hull Igor Figueiredo V Rod Lawler Mike Dunn V Yu De Lu Fraser Patrick V Graeme Dott Mark Davis V Oliver Lines Lee Walker V Ken Doherty Matthew Stevens V Peter Lines Joe Swail V Dominic Dale Fergal O'Brien V Chris Wakelin Steve Davis V Kurt Maflin Mark Joyce V Zhang Anda Zhou Yuelong V Liang Wenbo Xiao Guodong V Liam Highfield Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon V Jimmy Robertson Dechawat Poomjaeng V Robbie Williams Noppon Saengkham V Michael Holt Matthew Selt V Jimmy White Tom Ford V David Gilbert Luca Brecel V Andrew Higginson Darryl Hill V Robert Milkins
What was your record for the first round of qualifying Paulie How many of your predictions from how many matches did you get right Keep up the good work
What was your record for the first round of qualifying Paulie How many of your predictions from how many matches did you get right Keep up the good work
What was your record for the first round of qualifying Paulie How many of your predictions from how many matches did you get right Keep up the good work
1st qualifying round 49/64
Decent that is mate, nice one.
Keep it going, thank you, helpful thread... for a change! :-)
2nd qualifying round, and players now know if they win 20 more frames over the next couple of days they will be heading to Sheffield
Craig Steadman 7-2 Michael White Ryan Day 7-2 Alex Davies Graeme Dott 7-2 Fraser Patrick Yu De lu 6-3Mike Dunn Jamie Jones 5-4 Tian Pengfei Jak Jones 6-3 Jack Lisowski Alan McManus 7-1 Andrew Pagett (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames) Stuart Carrington 7-1 Peter Ebdon (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames) Cao Yupeng 4-4 Anthony McGill (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames) Mitchell Mann 4-3 Gerard Greene (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 7 frames) Igor Figueiredo 5-2 Rod Lawler (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 7 frames)
Jamie Burnett 6-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Liang Wenbo 6-3 Zhou Yuelong San Baird 6-3 Adam Duffy Mark Davis 5-4 Oliver Lines Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Chris Wakelin Dominic Dale 5-4 Joe Swail Matthew Stevens 6-3 Peter Lines Marcus Campbell 5-4 Mark King Ken Doherty 5-3 Lee Walker (Due to next session having to start at 19:00 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames) Zhang Anda 5-3 Mark Joyce (Due to next session having to start at 19:00 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Tom Ford 5-4 David Gilbert Andrew Higginson 6-3 Luca Brecel Ben Woollaston5-4 Robin Hull Dechawat Poomjaeng 5-4 Robbie Williams Jimmy White 7-2 Matthew Selt Robert Milkins 6-3 Darryl Hill Michael Holt 7-2 Noppon Saengkham Jimmy Robertson 7-2 Thanawat Tirapongaiboon Gary Wilson 6-3 Li Hang Kurt Maflin 8-1 Steve Davis Xiao Guodong 4-4 Liam Highfield (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
so he we are the final qualifying round and 10 winning frames away from the biggest tournament in the snooker calender
Craig Steadman V Jamie Burnett Mark King V Anthony McGill Adam Duffy V Jamie Jones Mitchell Mann V Alan McManus Ryan Day V Jak Jones Li Hang V Stuart Carrington Robin Hull V Igor Figueiredo Yu De Lu V Graeme Dott Mark Davis V Ken Doherty Matthew Stevens V Joe Swail Fergal O'Brien V Kurt Maflin Zhang Anda V Liang Wenbo Xiao Guodong V Jimmy Robertson Robbie Williams V Michael Holt Matthew Selt V Tom Ford Andrew Higginson V Robert Milkins
with the Li Hang V Stuart Carrington we are guaranteed to have at least one player making his crucible debut
Come on Paulie lets hope you can get more than 8/16 for this round before the real deal starts
15 out of 32 was bad, but let down by Ben Woollaston, Luca Brecel, Gary Wilson and Jimmy White all tonight confident on 13 out of the 16 I have predicted for the final round
Craig Steadman V Jamie Burnett- really could go either way, but having just beat Michael White I think Craig will edge it
Mark King v Anthony McGill- depends on what Mark King turns up, on his day he is a top 10 player but his current ranking over 33rd proves he has not been on his day for a while now
Li Hang V Stuart Carrington- again hard to call but think Stuart will just edge this
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Marcus Campbell 10-2 Ivaylo Pekov-The 42 year old from Scotland who is ranked 64th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Bulgaria
Michael Holt 10-3 Sydney Wilson-The 36 year old from England who is ranked 25th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur who is also from England
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 10-3 Kyren Wilson-The 21 year old from Thailand who is ranked 114th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 23 year old from England who is ranked 55th
Robbie Williams 10-3 Lee Page-The 28 year old from England who is ranked 58th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 27 year old also from England who is ranked 104th
Sam Baird 10-7 Tony Drago-The 26 year old from England who is ranked 72nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 49 year old from Malta who is ranked 94th
Jimmy Robertson 10-7 Chuan Thor=The 28 year old from England who is ranked 42nd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 27 year old from Malaysia who is ranked 125th
Jamie Burnett 10-8 Alex Borg-The 39 year old from Scotland who is ranked 48th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 45 year old from Malta who is ranked 99th
Dechawau PoomJaen 9-7 Daniel Wells-Could not finish in the allotted time, which means they have to wait around for a table to come free tonight to finish the match
Matthew Selt 8-8 Lyu Chenwei- Could not finish in the allotted time, which means they have to wait around for a table to come free tonight to finish the match
1st qualifying round ends tonight
At least I know someone is actually reading this to pick up on something like that lol
I pretty much know most nationalities, ages not so much lol
Tom Ford 10-2 Andrew Norman- The 31 year old from England who is ranked 63rd is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 34 year old also from England who is ranked 101st
Robin Hull 10-3 Martin McCrudden- The 40 year old from Finalnd who is ranked 68th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 35 year old Amateur from Ireland
Matthew Selt 10-8 Lyu Chenwei- The 30 year old from England who is ranked 30th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 24 year old from China who is ranked 109th
Jimmy White 10-3 James Wattana- The 52 year old from England who is ranked 66th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 45 year old amateur from Thailand
Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-8 Daniel Wells- The 35 year old from Thailand who is ranked 39th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 26 year old Amateur from Wales
David Gilbert 10-5 George Pragnall- The 33 year old from England who is ranked 34th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Robert Milkins 10-6 William Lemons- The 39 year old from England who is ranked 17th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from England
Kurt Maflin 10-5 David Grace- The 31 year old born In England but represents Norway who is ranked 38th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 29 year old from England who is ranked 107th
Noppon Saengkham 10-6 Lukas Kleckers- The 22 year old from Thailand who is ranked 71st is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the Amateur from Germany
Darryl Hill 10-9 James Cahill- The 18 year old Amateur from the Isle Of Man is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 19 year old from England who is ranked 80th
Gary Wilson 10-5 Eden Sharav- The 29 year old from England who is ranked 37th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 22 year old Amateur from Scotland
Andrew Higginson 10-8 Scott Donaldson- The 37 year old from England who is ranked 50th is through to the 2nd qualifying round after beating the 21 year old from Scotland who is ranked 90th
Michael White V Craig Steadman
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh V Jamie Burnett
Mark King V Marcus Campbell
Cao Yupeng V Anthony McGill
Adam Duffy V Sam Baird
Tian Pengfei V Jamie Jones
Gerard Greene V Mitchell Mann
Andrew Pagett V Alan McManus
Ryan Day V Alex Davies
Jak Jones V Jack Lisowski
Gary Wilson V Li Hang
Stuart Carrington V Peter Ebdon
Ben Woollaston V Robin Hull
Igor Figueiredo V Rod Lawler
Mike Dunn V Yu De Lu
Fraser Patrick V Graeme Dott
Mark Davis V Oliver Lines
Lee Walker V Ken Doherty
Matthew Stevens V Peter Lines
Joe Swail V Dominic Dale
Fergal O'Brien V Chris Wakelin
Steve Davis V Kurt Maflin
Mark Joyce V Zhang Anda
Zhou Yuelong V Liang Wenbo
Xiao Guodong V Liam Highfield
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon V Jimmy Robertson
Dechawat Poomjaeng V Robbie Williams
Noppon Saengkham V Michael Holt
Matthew Selt V Jimmy White
Tom Ford V David Gilbert
Luca Brecel V Andrew Higginson
Darryl Hill V Robert Milkins
How many of your predictions from how many matches did you get right
Keep up the good work
2-Ronnie O'Sullivan
3-Ding Junhui
4-Neil Robertson
5-Barry Hawkins
6-Judd Trump
7-Ricky Walden
8-Shaun Murphy
9-Joe Perry
10-Stuart Bingham
11-Marco Fu
12-Mark Allen
13-John Higgins MBE
14-Mark Williams MBE
15-Stephen Maguire
16-Michael White
Keep it going, thank you, helpful thread... for a change! :-)
Craig Steadman 7-2 Michael White
Ryan Day 7-2 Alex Davies
Graeme Dott 7-2 Fraser Patrick
Yu De lu 6-3Mike Dunn
Jamie Jones 5-4 Tian Pengfei
Jak Jones 6-3 Jack Lisowski
Alan McManus 7-1 Andrew Pagett (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Stuart Carrington 7-1 Peter Ebdon (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Cao Yupeng 4-4 Anthony McGill (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Mitchell Mann 4-3 Gerard Greene (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 7 frames)
Igor Figueiredo 5-2 Rod Lawler (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 7 frames)
Liang Wenbo 6-3 Zhou Yuelong
San Baird 6-3 Adam Duffy
Mark Davis 5-4 Oliver Lines
Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Chris Wakelin
Dominic Dale 5-4 Joe Swail
Matthew Stevens 6-3 Peter Lines
Marcus Campbell 5-4 Mark King
Ken Doherty 5-3 Lee Walker (Due to next session having to start at 19:00 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Zhang Anda 5-3 Mark Joyce (Due to next session having to start at 19:00 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Graeme Dott 10-2 Fraser Patrick- The Scotsman is now 1 match away from his 14th appearance at The Crucible
Craig Steadman 10-5 Michael White-The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Jamie Jones 10-5 Tian Pengfei- The Welshman is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Alan McManus 10-4- The Scotsman is now 1 match away from his 19th appearance at The Crucible
Jak Jones 10-5 Jack Lisowski- The Welshman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Yu Delu 10-7 Mike Dunn- The Man from China is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Stuart Carrington 10-7 Peter Ebdon- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Anthony McGill 10-7 Cao Yupeng- The Scotsman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Mitchell Mann 10-6 Gerard Greene- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Igor Figueiredo 10-9 Rod Lawler- The Brazilian is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Interestingly from the first completed results 7 out of the 11 have never played at The Crucible although none of them are playing each other
Andrew Higginson 6-3 Luca Brecel
Ben Woollaston5-4 Robin Hull
Dechawat Poomjaeng 5-4 Robbie Williams
Jimmy White 7-2 Matthew Selt
Robert Milkins 6-3 Darryl Hill
Michael Holt 7-2 Noppon Saengkham
Jimmy Robertson 7-2 Thanawat Tirapongaiboon
Gary Wilson 6-3 Li Hang
Kurt Maflin 8-1 Steve Davis
Xiao Guodong 4-4 Liam Highfield (Due to next session having to start at 14:30 first session of this game restricted to 8 frames)
Mark Davis 10-7 Oliver Lines- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 10th appearance at The Crucible
Jamie Burnett 10-8 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh- The Scotsman is now 1 match away from his 5th appearance at The Crucible
Fergal O'Brien 10-8 Chris Wakelin- The Irishman is now 1 match away from his 10th appearance at The Crucible
Mark King 10-6 Marcus Campbell- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 15th appearance at The Crucible
Adam Duffy 10-7 Sam Baird- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Matthew Stevens 10-7 Peter Lines- The Welshman is now 1 match away from his 15th appearance at The Crucible
Ken Doherty 10-6 Lee Walker- The Irishman is now 1 match away from his 20th appearance at The Crucible
Joe Swail 10-9 Dominic Dale- The Irishman is now 1 match away from his 13th appearance at The Crucible
Zhang Anda 9-8 Mark Joyce- They will come back when a table is free tonight to finish the match off
Andrew Higginson 10-3 Luca Brecel- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 3rd appearance at The Crucible
Michael Holt 10-2 Noppon Saengkham- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 8th appearance at The Crucible
Robert Milkins 10-6 Darryl Hill- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 6th appearance at The Crucible
Xiao Guodong 10-5 Liam Highfield- The man from China is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Robin Hull 10-6 Ben Woollaston- The Finn is now 1 match away from his 3rd appearance at The Crucible
Zhang Anda 10-9 Mark Joyce- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Li Hang 10-7 Gary Wilson- The man from China is now 1 match away from his 1st appearance at The Crucible
Jimmy Robertson 10-6 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Matthew Selt 10-8 Jimmy White- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Tom Ford 10-8 David Gilbert- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 3rd appearance at The Crucible
Robbie Williams 10-8 Dechawat Poomjaeng- The Englishman is now 1 match away from his 2nd appearance at The Crucible
Craig Steadman V Jamie Burnett
Mark King V Anthony McGill
Adam Duffy V Jamie Jones
Mitchell Mann V Alan McManus
Ryan Day V Jak Jones
Li Hang V Stuart Carrington
Robin Hull V Igor Figueiredo
Yu De Lu V Graeme Dott
Mark Davis V Ken Doherty
Matthew Stevens V Joe Swail
Fergal O'Brien V Kurt Maflin
Zhang Anda V Liang Wenbo
Xiao Guodong V Jimmy Robertson
Robbie Williams V Michael Holt
Matthew Selt V Tom Ford
Andrew Higginson V Robert Milkins
with the Li Hang V Stuart Carrington we are guaranteed to have at least one player making his crucible debut
confident on 13 out of the 16 I have predicted for the final round
Craig Steadman V Jamie Burnett- really could go either way, but having just beat Michael White I think Craig will edge it
Mark King v Anthony McGill- depends on what Mark King turns up, on his day he is a top 10 player but his current ranking over 33rd proves he has not been on his day for a while now
Li Hang V Stuart Carrington- again hard to call but think Stuart will just edge this
Jimmy White turned the clock back for a while though. What a shame he couldn't quite finish the job.