Welsh Quarter-finals – Predict here

[The Statman]

This is the thread on which you should make your predictions on the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open. This is also Round 40 of the Seasonlong Contest which will end with the World Final in May 2009.

Please note the Rules (http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...ad.php?t=13755) – particularly, note that it is in your interest to use THIS MESSAGE as basis of your post, rather than basing it on a previous predictor’s post in the assumption that (s)he has correctly copied the draw.

The deadline for posting your predictions is the scheduled start of play, which is 10:00a.m. GMT on Friday 20 February 2009. Any posts with a displayed time of 10:01a.m. or later on that day will be too late to be considered.

Here is the draw – remember, best of 9, FIRST TO FIVE:

Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton
Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy
Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail
Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu

Finally please predict the overall highest break of the above matches:

[Manvilla]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-3 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
2-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-4 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
5-4 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 137

[adrift]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-4 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
2-5 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
2-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-0 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-0 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
3-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
5-4 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 143

[MattCash]

5-1 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-0 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-3 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-4 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
4-5 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-3 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
4-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
4-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 138

[Wim]

5-1 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-0 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
2-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
3-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
5-3 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 141

[Johnnycash]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
2-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-4Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-4 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-4 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
1-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 129

[spike]

5-1 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton OR
3-5 David B. Gillbert v. Michael Judge
5-1 Ali Carter v. Mark King OR
3-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy OR
5-2 Graeme Dott v. Mark King OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
4-5 John Higgins V. Marco Fu OR
3-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O Sullivan OR
5-4 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O Sullivan

Highest Break: 138

[Martin76]

5-3 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-3 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-3 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
4-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
4-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

Finally please predict the overall highest break of the above matches: 139

[Valderie]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
3-5 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-3 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
4-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB: 141

[glove147]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-3 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-2 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-1 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
4-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
3-4 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
5-3 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

HB 142

[Kathrin]

5-1 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-3 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
3-5 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail
5-4 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
5-2 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

highest break 139

[bobbond]

5-1 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-1 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge
5-2 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
2-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail
3-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
5-4 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu

highest break 125

[matoski]

2-5 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge
5-1 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
4-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail
4-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
2-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu

highest break 141

[The Statman]

And here are mine:

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-3 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
5-3 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

Highest break: 131

[sunny3909]

5-2 Mark Selby v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
5-2 Mark Selby v. Michael Judge, OR
4-5 David B. Gilbert v. Anthony Hamilton, OR
3-5 David B. Gilbert v. Michael Judge
5-1 Ali Carter v. Mark King, OR
5-3 Ali Carter v. Shaun Murphy, OR
5-3 Graeme Dott v. Mark King, OR
3-5 Graeme Dott v. Shaun Murphy
5-3 Stephen Maguire v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Stephen Maguire v. Martin Gould, OR
5-3 Ding Junhui v. Joe Swail, OR
5-2 Ding Junhui v. Martin Gould
3-5 John Higgins v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 John Higgins v. Ronnie O'Sullivan, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Marco Fu, OR
3-5 Neil Robertson v. Ronnie O'Sullivan

Highest break: 139