2017 World Championship - Main Event

[Mr Snooker]

First Round (last 32 head to heads)

1 Mark Selby [1] 4 Wins v Fergal O'Brien [45] 2 Wins
2 Ryan Day [16] 2 Wins v Xiao Guodong [44] 0 Wins
3 Neil Robertson [9] 2 Wins v Noppon Saengkham [72] 1 Win
4 Marco Fu [8] 4 Wins v Luca Brecel [30] 0 Wins
5 Shaun Murphy [5] 1 Win v Yan Bingtao [63] 2 Wins
6 Ronnie O'Sullivan 1 Win [12] v Gary Wilson [59] 0 Wins
7 Liang Wenbo [13] 2 Wins v Stuart Carrington [48] 0 Wins
8 Ding Junhui [4] 2 Wins v Zhou Yuelong [37] 0 Wins
9 Stuart Bingham [3] 7 Wins v Peter Ebdon [42] 9 Wins
10 Kyren Wilson [14] 1 Win v David Grace [51] 3 Wins
11 Mark Allen [11] 1 Win v Jimmy Robertson [39] 0 Wins
12 John Higgins [6] 6 Wins v Martin Gould [18] 3 Wins
13 Barry Hawkins [7] 4 Wins v Tom Ford [32] 2 Wins
14 Allister Carter [10]5 Wins v Graeme Dott [29] 6 Wins
15 Anthony McGill 4 Wins [15] v Stephen Maguire [24] 1 Win
16 Judd Trump [2] 6 Wins v Rory McLeod [54] 2 Wins

[Mr Snooker]

My prediction 1st Round

1 Mark Selby [1] - Fergal O'Brien [45] - Selby to Win 10 - 5
2 Ryan Day [16] v Xiao Guodong [44]- Day to Win 10-7
3 Neil Robertson [9] v Noppon Saengkham [72] - Robertson to win 10-3
4 Marco Fu [8] v Luca Brecel [30] Fu to Win 10-5
5 Shaun Murphy [5] v Yan Bingtao [63] Murphy to win 10-9
6 Ronnie O'Sullivan [12] v Gary Wilson [59] - O' Sullivan to win 10-5
7 Liang Wenbo [13] v Stuart Carrington [48] - Carrington to win 10-8
8 Ding Junhui [4] v Zhou Yuelong [37] Ding to Win 10-4
9 Stuart Bingham [3] v Peter Ebdon [42] Ebdon to win 10-8
10 Kyren Wilson [14] v David Grace [51] Grace to win 10-7
11 Mark Allen [11] v Jimmy Robertson [39] Allen to win 10-6
12 John Higgins [6] v Martin Gould [18] Higgins to win 10-8
13 Barry Hawkins [7] v Tom Ford [32] Hawkins to win 10-7
14 Allister Carter [10] v Graeme Dott [29] Dott to win 10-9
15 Anthony McGill [15] v Stephen Maguire [24] McGill win 10-9
16 Judd Trump [2] v Rory McLeod [54] Trump to win 10-4

[JimMalone]

If Jim Malones guess falls out right, I would be very happy with the outcome.

Me to. I think Ding is overdue and he finally has to win. But it's maybe just my feeling that his time has come. If I need more my head than my guts to play it through i come to this conclusio:

Quarterfinals
Selby - Fu
O'Sullivan - Ding
Wilson - Higgins
Hawkins - Trump

Semifinals:
Selby - O'Sullivan
Wilson - Trump

Final:
Selby - Trump

Winner: Selby

[Dark]

The top half of the draw is stacked.

It also has all the foreign players in it as well, all the Chinese plus Robertson, Brecel, O'Brien and Saengkham

[Dark]

I am not sure why there are two thread going covering exactly the same ground. Ordl and JimMalone's excellent previews should be in the same thread.

I see the matches in terms of most likely to least likely upset as,

McGill - Maguire
Day - Xiao
Carter - Dott
Murphy - Bingtao
Higgins - Gould - I put this one so high because Gould is right up there among the best of the qualifiers and Higgins has been out of form recently
Allen - J. Robertson - against a better qualifier Allen would be even higher up the list, maybe even on top, given his very bad season.
Wengbo - Carrington
Fu - Brecel
Hawkins - Ford
K. Wilson - Grace
N. Robertson - Saengkham
Ding - Zhou
Bingham - Ebdon
O'Sullivan - G. Wilson
Trump - McLeod
Selby - O'Brien

[VillaGuy]

There are quite a few matches in the first round that are tough to call, I can see Day being upset as I never am confident with his ability to keep it strong mentality in a first to 10 for the whole time. I alwys fancy him having a lapse in focus, whether Guodong can take advantage of that is another matter though. It's strange that the number one seeded player is facing a higher ranked opponent than the number 2 seed, I wonder why that is. It's great that it's all about to start.....

[JimMalone]

There are quite a few matches in the first round that are tough to call, I can see Day being upset as I never am confident with his ability to keep it strong mentality in a first to 10 for the whole time. I alwys fancy him having a lapse in focus, whether Guodong can take advantage of that is another matter though. It's strange that the number one seeded player is facing a higher ranked opponent than the number 2 seed, I wonder why that is. It's great that it's all about to start.....

It's cause the first round oppontents are determined by draw. Only the 16 seeds have their fix place and they can draw any of the 16 qualifiers. Selby could also have drawn Martin Gould.

[JimMalone]

The more I think about it the harder seems Dings draw. If he really is to win the title he will have definitely deserved it. Of course we never know whom the players will really face in the end. Plenty of upsets possible.

[DeanH]

2017 World Championship - Main Event

can someone ask Virgo to stop whispering, my TV is usually on "35" need it on 50 to hear his commentary and the Selby pots and the wife tells me to turn it down...
off to Eurosport I think :wink:

[the lone wolf]

Selby in first and then gets a huge kick on his second red...
ANYONE that solves the mystery of the kick will become the richest person in the game! :snooker:

[JimMalone]

My prediction 1st Round

1 Mark Selby [1] - Fergal O'Brien [45] - Selby to Win 10 - 5
2 Ryan Day [16] v Xiao Guodong [44]- Day to Win 10-7
3 Neil Robertson [9] v Noppon Saengkham [72] - Robertson to win 10-3
4 Marco Fu [8] v Luca Brecel [30] Fu to Win 10-5
5 Shaun Murphy [5] v Yan Bingtao [63] Murphy to win 10-9
6 Ronnie O'Sullivan [12] v Gary Wilson [59] - O' Sullivan to win 10-5
7 Liang Wenbo [13] v Stuart Carrington [48] - Carrington to win 10-8
8 Ding Junhui [4] v Zhou Yuelong [37] Ding to Win 10-4
9 Stuart Bingham [3] v Peter Ebdon [42] Ebdon to win 10-8
10 Kyren Wilson [14] v David Grace [51] Grace to win 10-7
11 Mark Allen [11] v Jimmy Robertson [39] Allen to win 10-6
12 John Higgins [6] v Martin Gould [18] Higgins to win 10-8
13 Barry Hawkins [7] v Tom Ford [32] Hawkins to win 10-7
14 Allister Carter [10] v Graeme Dott [29] Dott to win 10-9
15 Anthony McGill [15] v Stephen Maguire [24] McGill win 10-9
16 Judd Trump [2] v Rory McLeod [54] Trump to win 10-4

Mark Selby - Fergal O'Brien 10-7
Ryan Day - Xiao Guodong 9-10
Neil Robertson - Noppon Saengkham 10-5
Marco Fu - Luca Brecel 10-8
Shaun Murphy - Yan Bingtao 10-8
Ronnie O'Sullivan - Gary Wilson 10-4
Liang Wenbo - Stuart Carrington 10-7
Ding Junhui - Zhou Yuelong 10-5
Stuart Bingham - Peter Ebdon 10-4
Kyren Wilson - David Grace 10-7
Mark Allen - Jimmy Robertson 8-10
John Higgins - Martin Gould 8-10
Barry Hawkins - Tom Ford 10-9
Allister Carter - Graeme Dott 9-10
Anthony McGill - Stephen Maguire 8-10
Judd Trump - Rory McLeod 10-3

[Mr Snooker]

Stephen Maguire wins the first frame of the 2017 40th Anniversary World Snooker champions against Anthony McGill

[Shockerz]

Selby in first and then gets a huge kick on his second red...
ANYONE that solves the mystery of the kick will become the richest person in the game! :snooker:

2 big kicks already and springboard cushions, it's gonna be interesting to see if any of them cost a frame!

[the lone wolf]

2 big kicks already and springboard cushions, it's gonna be interesting to see if any of them cost a frame!

Indeed!
Shocking reactions so far shockerz!
I'm beginning to believe that ROS' notion that it's the player that hits the cue ball badly that courses the kick along with all the other theory's? It simply just isn't be a case of material or static reaction like other previous theory's have suggested...
Anyway. Would make an excellent thesis for a student of physics.

[cesard]

Selby starts leading comfortably against O´Brien. 2-0 and 41-0 at this point. I prefer to watch the other match, but in Eurosport Spain just they are with Selby´s