Grand Prix 2007 draw

[Alex0paul]

Group 2A
Neil Robertson
Stephen Lee
Joe Perry
Joe swail
Winner Group 1A
Runner-up Group 1B

Group 2B
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Steve Davis
Dominic Dale
Gerard Greene
Winner Group 1B
Runner-up Group 1A

Group 2C
Peter Ebdon
Mark Selby
Matthew Stevens
Dave Harold
Winner Group 1C
Runner-up Group 1D

Group 2D
Shaun Murphy
Ding Junhui
Stuart Bingham
Marco Fu
Winner Group 1D
Runner-up Group 1C

Group 2E
Graeme Dott
Ali Carter
Anthony Hamilton
Michael Holt
Winner Group 1E
Runner-up Group 1F

Group 2F
Ken Doherty
Mark Williams
Ian McCulloch
Mark Allen
Winner Group 1F
Runner-up Group 1E

Group 2G
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Maguire
Barry Hawkins
Jamie Cope
Winner Group 1G
Runner-up Group 1H

Group 2H
John Higgins
Ryan Day
Mark King
Nigel Bond
Winner Group 1H
Runner-up Group 1G

[samasnookerfan]

It's a good draw, and it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[Ellena]

Already ?! two months to go till the Gp ..and we have the draw.. ty for posting Alex .
Groups look good. Pretty tough one for Matthew imo.

[Alex0paul]

Not looking promising for Hendry! A tough group plus the pressure of him coming last, last year.

As a Graeme Dott fan I am pleased with his group as Hamilton and Carter struggled with the format last year and Holt shouldn't be too bad.

I think instead of best of 5 frames its best of 7 but don't hold that against me.

[atthebookies]

Why is it a good draw? The rest of your sentence is the understatement of the year!. I read somewhere you are a known member on 606, which I ( a member, not famous) was for a couple of years before they buried it. I hope your other posts contain more substance!

It's a good draw, and it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[April madness]

Ronnie and Steve Davis in one group again... this gives me a thought, maybe I should go and watch round robin stage in Aberdeen

[chasmmi]

That actually seems quite balanced. I don't think there is a clearly easy group there.

Any word on the Groups ones by the way?

[dannyd0g]

That actually seems quite balanced. I don't think there is a clearly easy group there.

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Apart from groups 2A and 2B especially which would seem to have extremely clear favourites if you ask me. Then you have group 2G which has 4 almost equally balanced players on current form etc.

A perfect spread is impossible. But Hendry has had the worst of luck, while Ronnie and Robertson have had the best.

[craigslater]

C,mon The Rocket!!!!!!!!1

[JPK123]

Any word on the Groups ones by the way?

Yep

Qualifying Draw -

September 17-23, Prestatyn. Top two in each group qualify for venue.

Group 1A
Robert Milkins
Mark Davis
Jimmy White
Scott MacKenzie
Alex Davies
Mark Joyce
Jimmy Robertson
Supoj Saenla

Group 1B
Andrew Higginson
James Wattana
Tom Ford
Jimmy Michie
James McBain
Tony Drago
Michael White
Gareth Coppack

Group 1C
David Gilbert
David Gray
Barry Pinches
Joe Delaney
Leo Fernandez
Lee Spick
Issara Kachaiwong
Ben Woollaston

Group 1D
Jamie Burnett
Andy Hicks
Stuart Pettman
Mike Dunn
Kurt Maflin
Liu Song
Xiao Guodong
Ashley Wright

Group 1E
Fergal O'Brien
Michael Judge
David Roe
Drew Henry
Matthew Selt
Joe Jogia
Rodney Goggins
Kevin van Hove

Group 1F
John Parrott
Ricky Walden
Robin Hull
Marcus Campbell
Munraj Pal
David Morris
Steve Mifsud
Martin Gould

Group 1G
Alan McManus
Adrian Gunnell
Paul Davies
Ian Preece
Lee Walker
Tian Pengfei
Liu Chuang
Fraser Patrick

Group 1H
Andrew Norman
Rory McLeod
Judd Trump
Rod Lawler
Jamie O'Neill
Liang Wenbo
Alfie Burden
Patrick Wallace


Thoughts - Well I think if Jimmy has been given a leg up here, I would say he's got one of the easier groups, and it could be a good chance for him to get going. But if he doesn't finish in the top two, I don't see him staying on the tour this year whatsoever. That's the harsh realities he's got to face up to if he really wants to be playing the big venues ever again. He can't carry on relying on the Premier League for that.

I'm pleased with Group D because it gives Ashley Wright a better chance than he would get in any other group - D looks quite weak. One of the first to catch my eye as being quite tricky was B, Drago, Wattana, Michael White in his first tour event and Andrew Higginson, who's late season I hope was not a flash in the pan. All in all, quite an interesting draw, but then you don't usually get to see all of these players in this situation, so it'll always be intriguing.

[Sarmu]

Also an interesting observation, the rules changed slightly compaired to last year, the head to head comes after frame difference and frame won

6. Should there be an equal number of matches won by two or more players, then the following criteria will determine the final position of each player in each group:
6.1 The player with the best Frame Difference
6.2 If two players are still equal
6.3 The player with the highest number of frames won
6.4 If two players are still equal, the winner of the match between the two players who are equal
6.5 If two or more players remain tied a one-frame play off will be played between the players who are equal.
6.6 If two or more players still remain tied after the one frame play off, then the following will apply:
6.6.1 Highest number of matches won in the play off, if still equal then,
6.6.2 Best Frame Difference from the play off, if still equal then,
6.6.3 Highest aggregate score from play off.

[Jlaix]

Scheduled play

Hey,

Does anyone have a list of the times and dates for the matches to be played at AECC?

Just tried phoning ticketmaster to book for a Ronnie O'Sullivan match, but they only had general info.

Cheers,
J.

[April madness]

Hey,

Does anyone have a list of the times and dates for the matches to be played at AECC?

Just tried phoning ticketmaster to book for a Ronnie O'Sullivan match, but they only had general info.

Cheers,
J.

There is this schedule on AECC website: http://www.aecc.co.uk/FileAccess.aspx?id=370

[austrian_girl]

Also an interesting observation, the rules changed slightly compaired to last year, the head to head comes after frame difference and frame won.

It seems someone read our discussions from last year.

[Sabina]

Thanks for the draw!
Looks quite balanced....shame Steve Davis and Ronnie are in the same group....