World Round 1 – Predict here

[The Statman]

This is the thread on which you should make your predictions on the first round of the World Championship. This is also Round 49 of the Seasonlong Contest which will end with the World Final.

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. BST on Saturday 18 April 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 19, FIRST TO TEN:

Please do not use smileys.

Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
John Higgins v. Michael Holt
Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
Mark King v. Rory McLeod
Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

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

[MattCash]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-7 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-4 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
8-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-4 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-7 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-6 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-9 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-6 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-5 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
7-10 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
6-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-6 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-4 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-5 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-6 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 141

[matoski]

10-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
7-10 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-9 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-7 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
6-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-5 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
9-10 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-9 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-4 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-3 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-7 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-5 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-2 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-8 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-3 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 138

[glove147]

10-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-6 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-4 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-5 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
7-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
6-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
7-10 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-9 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-7 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
8-10 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
6-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-2 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-4 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
8-10 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-4 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 144

[Viktortheman]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-8 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-4 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
7-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-6 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-9 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
7-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-8 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-7 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-7 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
8-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-6 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-6 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
9-10 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-5 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB:132

[Monique]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-8 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-5 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
8-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-7 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-5 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-6 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-8 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-7 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-7 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
7-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-5 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-7 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-6 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-7 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB:144

[crucible77]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-8 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-7 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-5 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
9-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-8 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-9 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-8 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
9-10 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
7-10 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
8-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-4 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-6 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-5 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-2 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 147

[Valderie]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-6 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-5 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-5 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-8 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
8-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-7 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-8 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
7-10 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-8 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-5 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-7 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-5 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-6 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB: 139

[wildJONESEYE]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-5 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-7 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-7 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-4 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-9 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
8-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-8 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-4 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
8-10 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-6 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-7 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-5 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-6 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-4 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-3 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

highest break 140

[superaussie]

10-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-7 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-7 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
7-10 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
6-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
7-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-7 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-4 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
8-10 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-5 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-9 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-6 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-4 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-5 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-4 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 137

[Alex0paul]

10-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-4 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-6 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
8-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-5 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
7-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-8 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-8 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-5 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-8 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-7 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
8-10 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-5 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
8-10 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-4 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

Highest Break: 147

[JiangYu]

10-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
8-10 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-8 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
8-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-7 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-6 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-5 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-9 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-6 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-7 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-6 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-4 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-6 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
9-10 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-7 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

Highest Break: 142

[wildhoney28]

10-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-7 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-6 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-9 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-8 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
10-7 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
8-10 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-6 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-8 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
7-10 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-8 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-5 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-6 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-7 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-4 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

HB 142

[Anastasia]

8-10 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
7-10 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-7 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
8-10 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
7-10 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
10-6 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
7-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
10-8 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-6 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
7-10 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-6 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
10-8 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
7-10 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
7-10 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-7 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-8 Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett

Highest Break: 136

[drlog147]

7-10 Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Stuart Bingham
10-6 Mark Allen v. Martin Gould
10-5 Peter Ebdon v. Nigel Bond
10-6 Ryan Day v. Stephen Lee
10-8 John Higgins v. Michael Holt
8-10 Joe Perry v. Jamie Cope
7-10 Graeme Dott v. Barry Hawkins
7-10 Mark Selby v. Ricky Walden
10-3 Shaun Murphy v. Andrew Higginson
10-7 Marco Fu v. Joe Swail
10-8 Ding Junhui v. Liang Wenbo
7-10 Stephen Hendry v. Mark J. Williams
10-6 Ali Carter v. Gerard Greene
10-4 Neil Robertson v. Steve Davis
10-4 Mark King v. Rory McLeod
10-7Stephen Maguire v. Jamie Burnett
141