Week 29 - Manchester Challenger [€30K+H] - 2008.

Yorkie · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 29 - Manchester Challenger [35K+H] - 2008.

Smidster · Challenger level

If it is indoors I assume there will be no spectacting ability.

Shame as I was planning a couple of visits.

Sheddie · administrator

I'm pretty sure there's spectator facilities at the indoor centre there, I know ppl who've been in the past when its been held indoors and they've been able to watch the matches

James · Satellite level

I'm planning on going myself although I haven't decided on which days as of yet [hopefully there will be someone who is available on these days to whom I can give my mob number for score updates ...]

Btw I've just emailed the tournament organiser people about spectator options if and when the tournament is played indoors, hopefully they'll get back to me before Monday [although I wouldn't bank on it..]

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Anyone found the fact sheet?
When is the draw made?
Who got 4th WC?
Schedule?
I promise I wont tell anyone else! biggrin

-- Edited by mjd at 22:35, 2008-07-12

Salmon · Tennis legend

Qualies -

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/583/qs.pdf

Guess the wild card went to Ken Skupski. Quite deserved.

Drew · Jul 12, 2008

Just got the lta email.

Only 18 signed in for QS
Will be played on 2 indoor courts with the md played on grass from tuesday.
Qr2
Beck v jackson gb
N Skupski v bamford
Cakl v nott gb
Ysern v hooshyar gb
Raja v johnson gb
Qr1
Kinsella v harfield
Flanagan v dickson

Salmon · Tennis legend

Karol Beck on indoor hard won't be fun. Tough luck for Bam Bam (and Seb Jackson and Skupski).

Unless someone steps up massive, the only chance of having a qualifier is from Flan's section, which also has Kinsella, Scott Dickson and Harfield.

freerider · Futures level

i think kinsella will qualify

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Not a great draw for the few Brits who've chosen this over the futures event, and not a great chance of getting a qualifier here (but we've got 8 in the main draw already)

Bamford will have a very tough task against Beck, but it's possible he can beat him, while Kinsella must be getting fed up of playing Singh having played him twice in the last month already, but as he won 1 of those matches, he could beat him.

Kinsella is the best bet to qualify, but he would have wanted to play on the grass though

gazzpash · Club Coach

James wrote:

I'm planning on going myself although I haven't decided on which days as of yet [hopefully there will be someone who is available on these days to whom I can give my mob number for score updates ...]

Btw I've just emailed the tournament organiser people about spectator options if and when the tournament is played indoors, hopefully they'll get back to me before Monday [although I wouldn't bank on it..]

Last year it was all held indoors and there is a small spectator area that is by court 1. Isn't too bad and can get to talk to some of the players.

I'll PM you my mobile and will let you know which days I'm going so dont clash with press pass or if wanna meet up to watch pal

Salmon · Tennis legend

Last year the main draw was made 4 p.m. on a Sunday. Possibly it's the same this year so it could be out at around 4:35 today.

Drew · Jul 13, 2008

From Gazz

Flan won 2 & 2
Kinsella won 4-4 sec set ret
Raja won 0&2
Hooshyar leads 7-6 & *3-2

freerider · Futures level

hooshyar ?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Expected wins for Flan and Kinsella, so hope they can rest up now and take out the seeds later on in the day.

Hooshyar!!!! Where has this performance come from???

Would be great if he won, but with no Brit in the section it isn't going to help us get a qualifier, unless he produces it again against Raja (why couldn't Bamford, Kinsella or Flan have been in the bottom section)