2018 German Masters

[JimMalone]

The qualifiers started already today. Prominent losers so far are Stephen Maguire (1-5 to Gary Wilson) and Michael White (3-5 to Robin Hull). Sunny Akani (1-5 to Fergal O'Brien) also lost.
And right now Ding Junhui has a difficult day again, as his match against Gerard Greene is levelled at 3-3.

[two-cues]

When did Sunny Akani become prominent?

[JimMalone]

When did Sunny Akani become prominent?

Not really yet. But his match against O'Sullivan drew a lot of attention here, therefore I included it despite his loss didn't really surprise me.
More of a surprise is Yan Bingtaos 3-5 loss to Matthew Selt. Ding is through, winning 5-4.

[Stony152]

Jimmy up 3-1 on McGill. Both he and Doherty have been pretty good this year. The next step is to string 2-3 good matches together.

[DeanH]

2018 German Masters

any reason published why ROS pulled out?

[Stony152]

Terrible safety shot by McGill. 4-1 for Jimmy.

[Stony152]

Jimmy has lost the plot a bit. 4-3. Nice to see Cao win his match after the huge disappointment on Sunday.

[Stormwatch]

Another great win for the Whirlwind!

[DeanH]

well done Hammad Miah beating Luca Brecel 5-1
both had chances in a scrappy match

[JimMalone]

Kyren Wilson and Ali Carter are two more Top 16 players that fell in the first round already.

[Rane]

Another great win for the Whirlwind!

Yes it´s the second time in a short while he defeats a top 16 player.

[VillaGuy]

Trump seems to think he can hammer opponents, when will he wake up. He's not much better than anyone in the 128. He needs so much maturing

[JimMalone]

Good to see Anthony Hamilton qualify for this event, in which he defends the title. He hadn't won a match since August. Hopefully this is a sign, that he's healthy again and will find some kind of good play again.

[jonny66]

Good to see Anthony Hamilton qualify for this event, in which he defends the title. He hadn't won a match since August. Hopefully this is a sign, that he's healthy again and will find some kind of good play again.

He won one at the champion of champions did he not?

[DeanH]

He won one at the champion of champions did he not?

correct, only to hit an in-form Ronnie in the Semi finals, after beating Ding Junhui (out of sorts) and Ryan Day
I also hope he can make inroads into the top end and maybe defend