2007 Paul Hunter English Open

[JanieWatkins]

The draw is now available on GCS:...

http://globalsnookercentre.co.uk/fil...glish-Open.htm

Further information, including schedule, prize fund etc will be provided by EASB later in the week.

there is also information on EASB website at www.englishsnooker.com

[dannyd0g]

Spotted just 3 main tour pros competing in this one. Drago seems to be trying to get in a lot of match practice at the moment, also Woolaston is competing again.

But more scarily for everyone else Robertson is competing. Surely he will obliterate everyone seeing as he won 2 main tour events last year.

[April madness]

we shall see first how well Neil will be doing in Shanghai, who knows what mood and form he'll be in after it. What if he'll have physical or mental tiredness after return from China?

[JanieWatkins]

It is a disappointing entry given the prestige of the event and that part of the entry fees are donated to the Paul Hunter Foundation.

Main Tour pros in the field are:
Neil Robertson
Jamie O'Neill
Steve Mifsud
Tony Drago
Alex Davies
Joe Perry
Gareth Coppack
Ricky Walden
Neil Robertson
Leo Fernandez
Jimmy Robertson
Ben Woollaston
Munraj Pal
Mark Joyce

[dannyd0g]

Thanks Janie. I just gave the draw a very quick scan before, and there are a few more main tour players than I first spotted. As you say though it is a bit dissapointing that there arent more.

[April madness]

Maybe that's because only a week later there will be Paul Hunter Classics in Germany?

[Alex0paul]

It is a disappointing entry given the prestige of the event and that part of the entry fees are donated to the Paul Hunter Foundation.

Main Tour pros in the field are:
Neil Robertson
Jamie O'Neill
Steve Mifsud
Tony Drago
Alex Davies
Joe Perry
Gareth Coppack
Ricky Walden
Neil Robertson
Leo Fernandez
Jimmy Robertson
Ben Woollaston
Munraj Pal
Mark Joyce

Neil Robertson is entering twice? Surely thats a bit unfair.

[doorag]

Neil Robertson is entering twice? Surely thats a bit unfair.

Oh dear God.. THERE'S TWO OF THEM! We're screwed!

[dannyd0g]

we shall see first how well Neil will be doing in Shanghai, who knows what mood and form he'll be in after it. What if he'll have physical or mental tiredness after return from China?

IMO even if he is in poor shape, he will still be much stonger than any of the other entrants that I know of, apart from Ricky Walden who could give him a good match.

[April madness]

IMO even if he is in poor shape, he will still be much stonger than any of the other entrants that I know of, apart from Ricky Walden who could give him a good match.

It doesn't guarantee Neil's win anyway. First I don't think the other MT players are so bad, and second, can't they have the best form of their lifetime, like Andrew Higginson did in Wales?

[dannyd0g]

It doesn't guarantee Neil's win anyway. First I don't think the other MT players are so bad, and second, can't they have the best form of their lifetime, like Andrew Higginson did in Wales?

Yes, anything is possible, and the other players there arent that bad. But IMO Roberston is that good compared to the opposition there, after all he is amongst the very best on the main tour. If the bookies are taking bets on this I'm sure Robertson would be such a massive favourite that the returns offered on him winning would be extremely low.

[Alex0paul]

Just thought I'd bump this up as the deadline for entries is tomorrow for the 2008 Open. Information is available on the englishsnooker website and entry is £60 for EASB members and £75 for others with a donation towards the Paul Hunter Foundation from each fee. Its a round robin format to begin with so your are guarenteed 3 best of 7 matches.