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

Bladetiger · Pro player

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

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Is Manchester Challenger Entry list out yet?

Salmon · Tennis legend

It's not out. Tennisteen has Dell'Acqua as the second alternate, so cut will be 385ish.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Nah, they'll be up in the PlayerZone.

I think that someday you should get a password, Dan.

You're eligible to have one. Costs $ 250 a year, though.

So we all will need to share it.

Bladetiger · Pro player

My mole may be springing into action again!! I am hoping to have a copy of the entry list a bit later, Jonny is in the main draw with his PR of #303 and the cut off's around 395!!

Anyway, if I get it I'll put it on here.

Salmon · Tennis legend

This mole (whoever he/she is) is one of the best I've seen when it comes to inside info!

Bladetiger · Pro player

Once again, security at LTA headquarters has been breached and the secret entry list of the Manchester Challenger can be revealed.

Anyone who foolishly thought that this sort of information might be actively publicised by those running the tournament have been shown up for the fools they are!!

Maybe someone could change the name of the thread to Manchester Challenger

1 Smeets, Robert AUS 167
2 Ebelthite, Colin AUS 209
3 Snobel, Pavel CZE 220
4 Rehnquist, Bjorn SWE 236
5 Goodall, Joshua GBR 272
6 Groth, Samuel AUS 275
7 Chekhov, Pavel RUS 279
8 Feeney, Adam AUS 286
9 Oger, Thomas FRA 287
10 Marray, Jonathan GBR 303 #
11 Ryderstedt, Michael SWE 308
12 Coelho, Andrew AUS 309
13 King- Turner, Daniel NZL 314
14 Vacek, Jan CZE 323
15 Mankad, Harsh IND 323 #
16 Faurel, Jean- Christophe FRA 328
17 Slabinsky, Alexander GBR 333
18 Desein, Neils BEL 373
19 Armstrong, Miles AUS 379
20 Motomura, Gouichi JPN 380
21 Bloomfield, Richard GBR 383
22 Klein, Brydan AUS 384

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Alternates
A1 Ebden, Matthew AUS 392
A2 Dell'Acqua Massimo ITA 395
A3 Ysern, Pierrick FRA 538 #
A4 Madjarovski, Darko SRB 405
A5 Valtzer, Dekel ISR 416
A6 Brown, Dustin JAM 455
A7 Jones, Greg AUS 470
A8 Leonte, Bogdan ROU 472
A9 Ward, James GBR 476
A10 Cakl, Thomas CZE 477
A11 Walter, Ludovic FRA 489
A12 Kedriouk, Alexey KAZ 496
A13 Skupski, Ken GBR 527
A14 Magg, Christian AUT 528
A15 Charroin, Olivier FRA 532

TimG · Junior player

Bit disapointing boggo is not entering as there is a good chance of easy points as the draw is really not all that strong. But is good to see a strong british contingent here in manchester. Hopefully slabba can go deep into this as he needs a good run in a challenger in my view.

The Hoose · Satellite level

MI5 are on their way. Good to see Bloomy make the cut but his ranking will need to pick up very soon.

Bladetiger · Pro player

It doesnt look that strong in ranking terms but it's packed with people who want to play on grass. Loads of big strong Aussies and Eastern European hulks, hope all of our guys can do well, especially Jonny of course, but dont be fooled by the rankings there are some big big servers in that list.

I agree that Boggo should have played it tho' of course he could always get a wildy.

Apparently Chris Eaton's not decided whether he wants to play it yet, but would hope that he will.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i had hoped alex would play here, but i guess he has decided he wants to get on the hard courts as soon as possible. i think there would have been a better chance of him picking up points here, but without notts its rather isloated now (save for futures) and would mean tirp back and forth acroos the ocean, or to isreal and maybe the more hard court practice he gets the better it will stand him for the rest of the year.

Salmon · Tennis legend

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

Bladetiger · Pro player

Would be very harsh to give Evans one ahead of Skupski, surely we should reward the fact that he's got to where he is in just one year on the tour and he's a pretty decent player on grass.

I'd go Eaton
Skupski
Cox
Ward

Sheddie · administrator

hmmm wow thats an open field.....about 10 players who could win it

pavel chekhov is a w**ker

watch out for Brydan Klein he has a huge game, no one will want to get him first round.....Slabba can beat any of these guys though on a good day and he's among the huge servers....will need some big pts here to make that uso qualies cut-off

Bladetiger · Pro player

Yes, it's a fascinating tournament. Because of when it comes in the year, and its isolation everyone who is there has specifically decided to come over to britain for 1 week to play on grass, so they all think they've got a chance. When you're looking through the draw, all of those Aussies will be big servers you'd think, certainly Smeets, Groth and Armstrong are, then you've got Ryderstedt, Vacek and Bloomers all big servers, Eaton will probably be there I would think, not going to be many easy games going out.

What's Slabba defending between now and US Open cut off, I'd think he's very much a long shot isnt he, only about 4 or 5 weeks left to make the cut- going to be very tough.