Surprise Surprise Surprise Surprise Surprise

[rambon]

I might be wrong, but isn't that 5 out of 5 for the lower ranked players in the 1st Round of the Masters?

The lower ranked players really do seem to be benefitting from their more enthusiastic welcoming of the PTC events than those at the top of the game.

[sh1234]

It's not as if the guys who have won are outside the 32 though, they are all used to playing each other (i.e the top players), so I don't think any result in the Masters can be counted as a shock. Ding is number 4 in the world so the fact that he is ranked below Mark Williams is not a big deal, and I definitely don't think he benefited from the PTC events!

[gazza147]

Gotta Say there has Been Shocks in this Tourny So Far!!

With Top 4 Favs Out of the Tourny Already!!

Selby / O'Sullivan / Higgins / Williams


Maybe Ding is Higher in Ranking than Williams but Williams was Lower Odds in Bookies!

All I can Say is the BOOKIES has CLEANED UP!!....******s.

[ore]

Yeah all bookies favorites have lost...

So Fu, Hendry and Cope to win! :snooker:

With Cope winning the whole thing
(Or who's ranked lowest of those playing?)

Edit: or Hendry winning, he's the least favorite according to bookies

[missneworleans]

Mark King is no16 well If he plays like he did against Selby who knows!

[ore]

With Top 4 Favs Out of the Tourny Already!!

Selby / O'Sullivan / Higgins / Williams

All I can Say is the BOOKIES has CLEANED UP!!....******s.

yep looks quite different already:

Neil Robertson ... 4.33 [didn't play yet]
Mark Allen ........ 5.50 [kicked out Ronnie]
Ding Junhui ....... 5.50 [kicked out Williams]
Shaun Murphy ... 5.50 [didn't play yet]
Graeme Dott ..... 8.00 [kicked out Higgins]
Stephen Maguire .9.00
Marco Fu ......... 17.00
Peter Ebdon ..... 21.00 [kicked out Ali]
Jamie Cope ....... 23.00
Mark King ......... 26.00 [kicked out Selby, seed#1. highest break so far]
Stephen Hendry . 34.00

[Rane]

yep looks quite different already:

Neil Robertson ... 4.33
Mark Allen ........ 5.50
Ding Junhui ....... 5.50
Shaun Murphy ... 5.50
Graeme Dott ..... 8.00
Stephen Maguire .9.00
Marco Fu ......... 17.00
Peter Ebdon ..... 21.00
Jamie Cope ....... 23.00
Mark King ......... 26.00
Stephen Hendry . 34.00

Someone said Dott was at 50 yesterday.

[Rivers]

And the streak goes on.
But I feel it will be Hendry who ends it and looses to Robertson, but you never know, weird stuff has happened already these 3 days...

[rambon]

6 out of 6 then.....

Kind of freakish, but I'm sure Mr Hendry will buck the trend tomorrow!!

[Rane]

It would be funny if they all lost, but I fancy Robertson and Murphy tomorrow.

[Dr_Doctor]

Hendry and Cope ftw tomorrow. or ftlols...

[chasmmi]

yep I'm off to place a bet on the double Hendry and Cope both to win 6-4.

[ore]

yep I'm off to place a bet on the double Hendry and Cope both to win 6-4.

Odds of double on both of them simply winning are already about 9

[ore]

Someone said Dott was at 50 yesterday.

Maybe on some live-betting, don't think he would have been this 'long' anywhere on usual bookies.

So... 7 higher-ranked out of 8 out.

Looks like winner should come from Dott-Ding or Allen-Robertson, but who can feel like predicting anymore after what was happening so far

[Freddie Ng]

Really a big suprise for this year Masters.. is it the young ones are getting better or the old ones era is coming to an end..