Grand Prix tournament discussion thread

[PaulTheSoave]

Thanks. That looks more like The Real Mccoy!

[Ellena]

Looks like Hawkins is through . McLeod-Cope 3-2 atm , so even if he wins the match he goes home .
Some other scores :
Judge - Walden 1-0
Day - Higgins 1-1
King - Bond 1-0
Pengfei - Norman 1-1

[Ellena]

Few updates and i am off to watch whats left of the Romania-Luxembourg football match , Euro 2008 Qualifying.
McLeod - Cope 4-3
McCulloch - Allen 1-0
Judge - Walden 2-1
Higgins - Day 3-2 ( no matter who wins it, Higgins wins the group , and Day comes second)
King - Bond 2-0
Pengfei - Norman 2-1
Williams -Doherty 0-0 ( Mark has a small chance , that if he wins his match and Judge loses his. Mon Mark, meet the Rocket tomorrow !)

[PaulTheSoave]

Russia 2 England 1 hehehehe Well done Guus!

[Skypigeon]

Higgy undefeated through Round Robin together with Ronnie and Ebbo....

[elvaago]

VERY impressed with Ali Carter. 5 won matches, best frame difference. Really good job.

[elvaago]

Funy, cause I had predicted Dott to win all his matches and Carter to lose all his matches... And the opposite happened. I've scored 1,5 points in that whole group! Out of a possible 15!

These predictions are going down the drain faster then words can describe!

[zombieman]

Some updates:

McCulloch - Allen 2-3
Judge - Walden 4-2
Higgins - Day 4-2
King - Bond 4-0
Pengfei - Norman 4-2
Williams - Doherty 0-3

All the knockout places are now secured:

Swail vs Campbell
O'Sullivan vs Judge
Ebdon vs Hawkins
Murphy vs Day
Carter vs Perry
Walden vs Greene
Maguire vs Liu
Higgins vs Fu

Of the official top 16, 9 crashed out. I think this kinda busts the myth that round robins are more predictable than direct elimination.

[elvaago]

I think it's kinda funny that the two qualifiers got the top two spots in group, what is it, F?

[Semih_Sayginer]

It is just curious that Maguire won all his matches comfortably and got thrashed by Hawkins now, hence Hendo is out and Hawkins progresses. AHEM!

seems like a few folk not happy on betfair about it.

id never imagine maguire to be involved in something like that though.....

[gensdon]

think maguire just blew his chance of winning this tounament. he should have shown more will, maybe he just needed that one frame to not playing ebdon?

[PaulTheSoave]

I noticed Hendry/Higgins are not in the same camp with Maguire (from my experience in london at the masters). Could be that it is not right though what I am suggesting here.

[austrian_girl]

seems like a few folk not happy on betfair about it.

id never imagine maguire to be involved in something like that though.....

I rather questioned his motivation to do well in the last match... but well... it's history now!

[Semih_Sayginer]

I rather questioned his motivation to do well in the last match... but well... it's history now!

yeah, wasnt thinking you were positive it was ropey.....

[austrian_girl]

think maguire just blew his chance of winning this tounament. he should have shown more will, maybe he just needed that one frame to not playing ebdon?

He isn't playing Ebdon anyway, is he? Thought it was Liu or is the prediction thread mixed up **?!?!?