John Higgins overall
Ding to have a good run
Mark Williams to start his comeback
Hendry to start his gradual decline from provisional number 2 in the world never to reach that high again
First round winner predictions:
Swail
Allen
Fu
(Greene, Dale, Carter already through)
Burnett
Holt
Wattana
Day
Hawkins
M Davis
Bingham
Ding
McLeod
Bond
Ding to have a good run
Mark Williams to start his comeback
Hendry to start his gradual decline from provisional number 2 in the world never to reach that high again
First round winner predictions:
Swail
Allen
Fu
(Greene, Dale, Carter already through)
Burnett
Holt
Wattana
Day
Hawkins
M Davis
Bingham
Ding
McLeod
Bond