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Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Wildey

Despite not reaching the height of other players that turned pro around the same time Mark Davis has played on the Main Tour consecutive since 1991 with 119 being his lowest ever ranking during the 1992/1993 season . It took him 19 years on tour to break in to the top 32 with the Majority of his career he was ranked between 78 and 35.

But at the age of 41 he is touted as possibly a Ranking tournament winner. The Australian Open gave Stuart Bingham and Barry Hawkins their first major tournament so can Mark Davis equal their feat this week?

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Cloud Strife

Wildey wrote:Despite not reaching the height of other players that turned pro around the same time Mark Davis has played on the Main Tour consecutive since 1991 with 119 being his lowest ever ranking during the 1992/1993 season . It took him 19 years on tour to break in to the top 32 with the Majority of his career he was ranked between 78 and 35.

But at the age of 41 he is touted as possibly a Ranking tournament winner. The Australian Open gave Stuart Bingham and Barry Hawkins their first major tournament so can Mark Davis equal their feat this week?


I hope so. He seems like a thoroughly nice lad.

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby motorhead

Xiao managed to win it in the end, I think he had only one frame in which he started ahead, all the other ones he had to come back, in the 8th Ebdon opened with a 60ish break, the 9th followed a similar path.

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby SnookerEd25

Woke early, couldn't get back to sleep, so got up to check the scores :

Bingham bt. Joyce 5-2
Xiao edged Ebbo 5-4
Trump 3-0 up on Angles. No word yet on what troosers he's sporting, but they may change at the MSI...

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Skullman

Looks like no huge shocks so far. Ebdon made Xiao work a bit harder than I expected but that's it.

Walden is currently 4-2 and was 4-1 up on Gould, but that's not done yet. Ricky has wobbled from well in front at times...

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Wildey

Thursday 3rd of July

2.30am

Stuart Bingham 5-2 Mark Joyce
Xiao Guodong 5-4 Peter Ebdon

Followed by

Judd Trump 5-3 Alan McManus
Martin Gould 2-5 Ricky Walden

10am

Neil Robertson v Jamie Jones Eurosport
Mark Davis v Shaun Murphy

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Wildey

Skullman wrote:Robbo opens with a ton.

Then again, so did Higgins on Tuesday...

Massive Difference though Robbo is still a champion Higgins isnt.


Remember Hendry making a 147 against Maguire in the opening frame of the Welsh Open last 16 in 2011 after that he was like bambi trying to walk.

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Skullman

Of course. Just saying that opening with a century doesn't guaranteed victory.

Anyway, Robbo goes 2-0 with an 86. I'm guessing Robbo wants to let Jones know that he won't be as easy as Mags, if he didn't know already.

Re: Australian Open Wild Card, Last 32 and Last 16 Discussio

Postby Wildey

Peter Ebdon must be sick he was Leading 4-3 then made a break of 61 only to see Xiao Guodong level the match with a break of 67 and then in the Decider Ebdon went ahead with a break of 46 the highest break in the decider but Xiao Guodong replied with a 42 and then in bit and pieces closed out the win.