Bamford, Smith, Evans, Bains should all get through, and 1 of Illingworth/Thornley, Rice/Brassington, and Allinson/Willis should make it as well, leaving just Varga as the sole non-Brit qualifier
Skupski must have a WC based on his performances and how he isn't in the draw, while the last could have gone to anyone (Eaton, Rushby or Flanagan if they didn't make the cut, or Brewer/Sagoo who aren't in the Quali Draw)
Looking at the draw, I'd expect points for Bloomers, Bamford, Rice, Goodall, Kasiri and Slabba, with Skupski, Eaton, Rushby and Pauffley having chances as well
Hopefully Cox can get the win as well, but Stoppini was a top 200 player a year ago (didn't he beat Boggo at some point, and Agassi as well last year... so why is he playing futures now?), and Ward never seems to get a good draw in the UK, which suggests he should stay abroad, as he gets more luck there
Who the hell gave David Brewer a wild card???????? Clearly Draper's "winning" mentality got a little sidetracked. Brewer hasn't picked up a point since Ireland in June, since then he has beaten just one player with a world ranking. Anyone care to explain? Totally bizarre
-- Edited by john at 22:13, 2007-10-15
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It's not like the inclusion of David Brewer is going to draw the massive crowds into Glasgow for the event lol. Surely the wildcard could have been better spent. Should we be giving wildcards to players who don't deserve them just because they are from the area where tournament is played?
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