Australian Goldfields Open Main Draw !!

So we finally find out the seven top16 players who didn't enter: Ronnie, Higgins, Dott, Mags, Trump, MJW and Allen.

Skullman wrote:So we finally find out the seven top16 players who didn't enter: Ronnie, Higgins, Dott, Mags, Trump, MJW and Allen.

Trump goes All the way to Vegas Spends a Fortune on Ryan Summers and cant be fussed going to Australia for a few Bob.

Disappointed Allen didn't go, he needs the points.

Casey wrote:Disappointed Allen didn't go, he needs the points.

He will probably soon eat a ban anyway!

Wild WC wrote:

Skullman wrote:So we finally find out the seven top16 players who didn't enter: Ronnie, Higgins, Dott, Mags, Trump, MJW and Allen.

Trump goes All the way to Vegas Spends a Fortune on Ryan Summers and cant be fussed going to Australia for a few Bob.

Let's face it Trump couldn't really be fussed until the UK last season. I think he's only going to China because it pays more and he might put in the same amount of effort he put in early last season. MJW, Higgins and Ronnie weren't a big surprise. Allen isn't keen on travel. Wasn't expecting Dott and Maguire.

Skullman wrote:

Wild WC wrote:

Skullman wrote:So we finally find out the seven top16 players who didn't enter: Ronnie, Higgins, Dott, Mags, Trump, MJW and Allen.

Trump goes All the way to Vegas Spends a Fortune on Ryan Summers and cant be fussed going to Australia for a few Bob.

Let's face it Trump couldn't really be fussed until the UK last season. I think he's only going to China because it pays more and he might put in the same amount of effort he put in early last season. MJW, Higgins and Ronnie weren't a big surprise. Allen isn't keen on travel. Wasn't expecting Dott and Maguire.

Don't quite know why the international playboi isn't going. Maguire and Dott would probably rather spend time with their families then sit on a plane for 24 hours to go to an event they will probably lose money on. Dott pulled out last year.

if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Bout time.

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

an International Playboi who doesnt go to Brazil or Australia, 2 of the most exciting sun kissed places on the planet

Casey wrote:

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

yeh Jono has a track record of winning tinpot events no-one else can be bothered playing in

Witz78 wrote:

Casey wrote:

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

yeh Jono has a track record of winning tinpot events no-one else can be bothered playing in

WC? Masters?

Skullman wrote:

Witz78 wrote:

Casey wrote:

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

yeh Jono has a track record of winning tinpot events no-one else can be bothered playing in

WC? Masters?

they were the events he has a track record of winning thanks to joke draws

Casey wrote:

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

yes theres plenty of quality there then you Got Lisowski if he gets through his one Qualifier he has Mark Davis in the Last 32 so big chance for him.

and Luca has Lawler>Joyce>Greene>Fu and Perry in Bendigo thats a pretty good draw and a big chance for him

Witz78 wrote:

Skullman wrote:

Witz78 wrote:

Casey wrote:

Wild WC wrote:if players go or not dont bother me really who can step it up or will Selby or Murphy add to their Ranking Haul.

Robo and Ding might have something to say about that.

yeh Jono has a track record of winning tinpot events no-one else can be bothered playing in

WC? Masters?

they were the events he has a track record of winning thanks to joke draws

So Allen and Trump are joke opponents? Fine with me.

7 top 16 seeds pulled out

so they could have let the 9 seeds who want to play go

and have 23 qualifying places up for grabs instead of 16

ROUND 1
88-99 seeds plus top 11 Q School players -V- 65-87 seeds

ROUND 2
-round 1 winners -V- 41-64 seeds (Jogia not included)

ROUND 3
- round 2 winners -V- 17-40 seeds (Hendry not included)

THIS WAY players have to earn their place at venue, not be given it cos others have pulled out

also means most number of games for qualifiers is a maximum of 3, not 4

Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

MarkSelbyNo1Fan wrote:Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

told you ??

MarkSelbyNo1Fan wrote:Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

was he talking about Australia or his manager

Witz78 wrote:

MarkSelbyNo1Fan wrote:Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

was he talking about Australia or his manager

Witz78 wrote:

MarkSelbyNo1Fan wrote:Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

was he talking about Australia or his manager

neither he was talking about MSNO1Fan

Last 32 Draw

Stuart Bingham v Matthew Selt
Andrew Higginson v Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins v Xiao Guodong
Matthew Stevens v Liang Wenbo
Martin Gould v Ken Doherty
Allister Carter v Cao Yupeng/James Mifsud/Johl Younger
Mark Davis v Jack Lisowski
Neil Robertson v Nigel Bond
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Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell
Dominic Dale v Tom Ford
Peter Ebdon v Michael Holt
Ding Junhui v Alan Mcmanus/James Mifsud/Johl Younger
Stephen Lee v Rory McLeod
Ricky Walden v Jamie Cope
Joe Perry v Marco Fu
Mark Selby v Jamie Burnett

is that top quarter of the draw the poorest ever quarter of a draw at a ranker ever??

infact the top half is the weakest ever, they couldnt have hand picked and easier half of the draw for Robbo if theyd tried (nothing new there though)

farcial actually how unbalanced the draw is, had to be a fix surely, no offence.

Chance for my main man XIAO to go on a food run and hopefully Lisowski can do something too

something tells me Ebdon is going to do well in this

I fancy Bingham, Day and the two Chinese to progress from the first section. Hopefully Gouldy will find some form and I would love it if Cao beat Carter. Robbo obvious favourite for top half.

Still don't know what's happening with Selby's neck, hopefully it's better but that remains to be seen. Whatever, if he's fit the bottom half should be between him, Ding and Murphy. If you take those 3 out and Carter/Robbo from the top, I would say the bottom half is the weaker section.

Wild WC wrote:

MarkSelbyNo1Fan wrote:Glad Selby is going, told me last week he was considering pulling out...

told you ??

Yes. Told me.

Something funny about that?