BetVictor Welsh Open Discussion !!!!
Final Stages Monday 11th ~Sunday 17th of February at The Newport Centre
I wont be home during this tournament so im putting up one thread to cover the whole event from the Last 64 Round.
The Welsh Open is well established on the snooker calendar despite problems getting sponsors during the latter years. But BBC Wales' support of the event has meant it's been able to survive where other British tournaments have been axed. This year the event will be sponsored by BetVictor.
This year once again it's in Newport where it's been for 17 of its 22 year history after 5 years between 1999 and 2003 in Cardiff.
Ding Junhui will be defending his title against strong opposition from John Higgins, Mark Selby and Judd Trump.
Recent Tournament Winner in Germany Ali Carter will be starting the event in the "Qualifiers" at the World Snooker Academy Sheffield so it'll be interesting to see if former champion Ali Carter qualifies for Newport.
8 former champions will be starting out but who will win it this year?
DRAW
Last 64 Draw
Ding Junhui v Dechawat Poomjaeng
Mark King v Aditya Mehta
Marco Fu v Passakorn Suwannawat
Mark Allen v Barry Pinches
Allister Carter v Gerard Greene
Martin Gould v Sam Baird
Robert Milkins v Paul S Davison
Mark Williams v Liu Chuang
Neil Robertson v Duane Jones am
Jamie Cope v Ian Burns
Jamie Burnett v Craig Steadman
Stuart Bingham v Matthew Selt
Ricky Walden v Martin O'Donnell
Tom Ford v Justin Astley am
Ken Doherty v David Gilbert
John Higgins v Gareth Allen am
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Judd Trump v Mike Dunn
Dominic Dale v Daniel Wells
Andrew Higginson v Adam Duffy
Mark Davis v Michael Wasley
Graeme Dott v Rod Lawler
Fergal O'Brien v Nigel Bond
Peter Ebdon v Pankaj Advani
Shaun Murphy v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Stephen Maguire v Mark Joyce
Marcus Campbell v Anthony Hamilton
Ryan Day v Liang Wenbo
Matthew Stevens v Alfie Burden
Barry Hawkins v Zhang Anda
Michael Holt v Alan McManus
Joe Perry v Jimmy Robertson
Mark Selby v Steve Davis
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Qualifiers Schedule of Play
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