Betfair Masters Round 1 Discussion !
Sunday 15th - Sunday 22nd of January at Alexandra Palace, London
Second year at Alexandra Palace and Neil Robertson will be defending his title with a tough opener against the 2011 Champion Ding Junhui.
After 19 consecutive Masters appearances Ronnie O'Sullivan has given it a miss for personal reasons but it gives opportunities for other players. Mark Davis gets a spot due to Ronnie's withdrawal. Mark has played in the Masters before at the Wembley Conference Centre in 2003 where he lost 6-5 to Alan McManus in the Wild Card Round, but this year he will be back as a Top 16 seed.
After capturing the UK Championship just before Christmas twice champion Mark Selby will be hoping to add a third Masters.
Disappointment from Judd Trump in the defense of his UK Title so he will be hoping to get back to winning ways this time.
DRAW
Round 1
Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui
Mark Allen v Mark Davis
Shaun Murphy v Ricky Walden
John Higgins v Allister Carter
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Mark Selby v Stuart Bingham
Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens
Stephen Maguire v Graeme Dott
Judd Trump v Barry Hawkins
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