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John Higgins 0
Matthew Stevens 0

2 Ryan Day 0
Michael Judge 0

3 Ding Junhui 0
Marco Fu 0

4 Stephen Hendry 0
Mark Allen 0

5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 0
Liu Chuang 0

6 Mark Williams 0
Mark Davis 0

7 Stephen Lee 0
Joe Swail 0

8 Ken Doherty 0
Liang Wenbo 0

9 Shaun Murphy 0
Dave Harold 0

10 Allister Carter 0
Barry Hawkins 0

11 Mark Selby 0
Mark King 0

12 Peter Ebdon 0
Jamie Cope 0

13 Neil Robertson 0
Nigel Bond 0

14 Stephen Maguire 0
Anthony Hamilton 0

15 Steve Davis 0
Stuart Bingham 0

16 Graeme Dott 0
Joe Perry 0

Bolded the ones I reckon will win their 1st rd matches. Reckon Marco fu could upset Ding who hasn't really pushed on this season and has been on the whole disappointing. Mark Allen will also fancy his chances against Hendry. He knocked out Doherty last season in the 1st rd and if he's at his best he has a great chance of winning this one.

Few matches there I wouldn't touch with a 10 ft barge pole. Dott-Perry Robertson-Bond Carter-Hawkins and Davis-Bingham are all tough to call. This will be the 1st time in a few years I've not backed Ebdon but he's been bad this season and I can't see him making many waves this year.

Using the drawsheet I came up with this 1/4 final line up.

Higgins V Fu
Ronnie V FatFace Lee(Sorry Ken)
Murphy V Selby
Maguire V Perry

Right so for the Quarter betting I'm taking
Fu @8/1
Ronnie @1/2
Murphy @2/1
Maguire @11/8( He looks a cert for this 1/4, great draw for him)

Ronnie should win his quarter but he's Ronnie so taking himwith big money at 1/2 to prevail is a bit nuts if you ask me. However the 3/1 for the outright could look kinda big if he's in the mood, especially if Fu beats Higgins which will open up his side of the draw nicely. I'm hoping for another Murphy Maguire Semi Final. Think theres been 3 already this season with Maguire winning them all. They sort of hate each other so it would be a cracking semi if it came to pass.

Anyway I'm thinking it'll be a Ronnie Maguire Final and I'm gonna dutch the two of them for the outrights. Also taking the 10/1 for a Ronnie Maguire final and the 66/1 for a Fu Maguire Final.

1st Rd Matches:
Ebdon(-1.5) @Evens
Allen @5/6
Williams @1/3
Day(-2.5) @Evens
Ronnie(-4.5) @Evens

Quarters
Fu @8/1
Ronnie @1/2
Murphy @2/1
Maguire @11/8

Outrights:
Maguire @7/1
Ronnie @3/1