Shanghai

[JanieWatkins]

When you say 'shortly', do you mean within a couple of hours or days?

your guess is as good as mine - sometime today I think

[syw]

I contacted World Snooker yesterday (Monday) asking when the draw might be available, and was told it would be posted out in the "next couple of days", so don't expect to find it in today's mail.

[JanieWatkins]

It should have been on their site yesterday afternoon... and so we wait!

Prize Fund and Ranking Points schedule is on global, but that's as much as I can do until they send me over the draw and playing schedule

[snoopy2608]

now on WSA site!

(apparently World Open round 1 will be on later this week too)

[ltfc39]

Robbo given a stinker of a draw. Possibly playing Peter Ebdon in Round 5 (should he qualify of course).

Jimmy White to possibly play Liam Highfield in Round 2.
Ronnie O'S to possibly play Michael Holt in Last 32.

A real quality draw throughout, amazing how much talent there is outside the elite 16.

[ferret]

Full Draw PDF - http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_files/1011SM_draw.pdf

[Erwan_BZH]

No slot reserved for John Higgins in case he's cleaned of everything?
i mean, if not mistaken, we should know by September if he was guilty of anything. If not, he ahs to be reintegrated into the rankings AND the tournaments, right? So what if he's cleand before the Shangaï Masters?

I think they should have left a slot blank, with the qualifier getting a walk over in case John was still under investigation...

[Mr Snooker]

I see James Wattana has been seeded into the 2nd round which involves the players seeded N0's 49-64 in the world rankings can anyone tell me why Simon Bedford is not seeded in this section when he is the world N0 66 in the rankings and James Wattana is ranked N0 68, with John Parrott (N0 65) now retired and Jin Long (World N0 67) now relegated, also will someone be doing a Shangi Qualifying prediction contest over the next few days

[Mr P]

I can run a Shanghai Prediction contest if people want them?

[Mr P]

Just looked at the draw - fancy Selby for a QF appearance at least!

[gavhay]

I see James Wattana has been seeded into the 2nd round which involves the players seeded N0's 49-64 in the world rankings can anyone tell me why Simon Bedford is not seeded in this section when he is the world N0 66 in the rankings and James Wattana is ranked N0 68, with John Parrott (N0 65) now retired and Jin Long (World N0 67) now relegated, also will someone be doing a Shangi Qualifying prediction contest over the next few days

Bedford finished the season higher ranked than Wattana but when the new season starts they take the top 64 ranked players then the top 8 from the 1 year list (outside the top 64) to create the rankings. Wattana had more points on the 1 year list which would rank him higher than bedford for the start of the new season.

I think that is how it works

[Barcicik]

now relegated, also will someone be doing a Shangi Qualifying prediction contest over the next few days

I would like to know this, too. I think steedee used to do this last year. There are only four days left.

[Mignon]

I can run a Shanghai Prediction contest if people want them?

I for one enjoy these contests!
So as far as I am concerned full steam ahead, Mr P!

But I see Barcicik beat you to it....
Next event then.

[Mignon]

Wild card round

Eight wild cards this year:

Jamie Burnett v WC 1
Andrew Higginson v WC 2
Ken Doherty v WC 3
Robert Milkins v WC 4
Dave Harold v WC 5
Mike Dunn v WC 6
Martin Gould v WC 7
Joe Delaney v WC 8

I wish we could take a guess as to who these players are.
Any idea when we'll find out?