Bloomers (probably top seed again), Skups, Bam-Bam and Illingworth are DAs here, while Cox, Flan, Milton and Fleming are all higher on the Alt list than the no 2 qualifying seed (the top seed in qualifing, Insausti, wasn't on the original entry list) so I imagine that some of them have got in as DAs or got WCs.
-- Edited by steven at 23:19, 2008-11-01
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QR1: George Morgan v (WC) Joseph Gill - winner to play (q1) Jean-Noel Insausti (FRA) WR 465 QR1: Nikki Roenn v Niall Angus - winner to play (q12) Julien Dubail (BEL) WR 1129 QR1: Marc Beckles v Milaan Niesten (NED) WR 1366 - winner to play (q2) Rasmus Norby (DEN) WR 930 QR1: (WC) Andrew Bettles v (WC) Matthew Leahy - winner to play (q9) Thomas Kromann (DEN) WR 1007 QR1: William Auger v Mathew James - winner to play (q3) Navdeep Singh (IND) WR 938 QR1: David O'Leary v (WC) Ashley Hewitt - winner to play (q13) Andrzej Grusiecki (POL) WR 1155 QR1: Neil Pauffley WR 1791 v James Chaudry - winner to play (q4) Baptiste Bayet (FRA) WR 947 QR1: (WC) Nick Jones v Ahmed el Menshawy - winner to play (q5) Jonny Kinsella WR 986 QR1: Rogan Egerton v Oliver Evans - winner to play (q10) Maniel Bains WR 1022 QR1: Dominic Hodgson v David Baxendine - winner to play (q6) Simon Cauvard (FRA) WR 977 QR1: Scott Sears v Alec Witmeur (BEL) - winner to play (q11) Y Vandenbulcke (BEL) WR 1037 QR1: Ashley Watling WR 1419 v Lewis Barnes - winner to play (q7) Burnham Arlidge WR 983 QR1: Orion Modebe v (WC) Oliver Golding - winner to play (q14) Gilles de Sousa (FRA) WR 1168 QR1: Dan Cottier v (WC) Michael Thompson - winner to play (q8) David Rice WR 996 QR1: Dominic Ross-Hurst v Daniel Glancy (IRL) - winner to play (q16) Milos Sekulic (SWE) WR 1274
Section 5 is all-GB.
-- Edited by steven at 21:26, 2008-11-01
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The ITF only has 16 names down on the entry list, so Cox and Flan, being in the first 4 alternates, would have got in without the use of a WC, while Fleming and Milton probably got WC's, with Smethurst and Willis possibly getting the other 2 as they are missing from qualifying
Not expecting many to joint them in the main draw though; only the guarenteed qualifer from section 5, and probably Arlidge and Rice as the other 2 who make it
Looking at the ITF fact sheet reveals that the recommended hotel in Sunderland is £75 per night. (inc breakfast) While last week at the London event there were five recommended hotels £30-£45 per night (no breakfast)
So that must be some breakfast served in Sunderland but it really cuts into any winnings. Just think what this costs the losers in the qualifying round who get nothing! It also certainly spoils the prospect of winning enough money to pay for the next trip abroad or even to Jersey!
I noticed that too. You'd think they'd find a cheaper option to offer. Even the winner's likely to be out of pocket if they pay that much per day for a week!
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Some fab performances by Brits in qualifying here today
All GBR & unranked unless otherwise shown.
QR1: George Morgan beat (WC) Joseph Gill by 4 & 5 QR1: Niall Angus beat Nikki Roenn by 3 & 4 QR1: Marc Beckles beat Milaan Niesten (NED) WR 1366 by 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4 QR1: (WC) Andrew Bettles beat (WC) Matthew Leahy by 4 & 3 QR1: Mathew James beat William Auger by 4 & 3 QR1: (WC) Ashley Hewitt beat David O'Leary by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 QR1: Neil Pauffley WR 1761 v James Chaudry 4-6 6-3 6-4 QR1: Ahmed el Menshawy beat (WC) Nick Jones by 3 & 3 QR1: Oliver Evans beat Rogan Egerton by 4 & 5 QR1: Dominic Hodgson beat David Baxendine by 7-6(2) 6-2 QR1: Scott Sears lost to Alec Witmeur (BEL) by 6-0 3-0 ret. QR1: Ashley Watling WR 1419 beat Lewis Barnes 6-4 3-6 6-2 QR1: (WC) Oliver Golding beat Orion Modebe by 7-6(8) 7-5 QR1: (WC) Michael Thompson beat Dan Cottier by 1 & 1 QR1: Dominic Ross-Hurst beat Daniel Glancy (IRL) by 6-4 0-6 7-6(4)
QR2: George Morgan lost to (q1) Jean-Noel Insausti (FRA) WR 465 by 6-2 4-6 6-2 QR2: Niall Angus beat (q12) Julien Dubail (BEL) WR 1129 by 3-6 6-3 6-3 QR2: Marc Beckles beat (q2) Rasmus Norby (DEN) WR 930 by 2 & 5 QR2: (WC) Andrew Bettles lost to (q9) Thomas Kromann (DEN) WR 1007 by 3 & 0 QR2: Mathew James beat (q3) Navdeep Singh (IND) WR 938 by 6-3 3-6 6-1 QR2: (WC) Ashley Hewitt lost to (q13) Andrzej Grusiecki (POL) WR 1155 by 2 & 3 QR2: Neil Pauffley WR 1761 beat (q4) Baptiste Bayet (FRA) WR 947 by 3-6 6-3 7-6(1) QR2: (q5) Jonny Kinsella WR 986 beat Ahmed el Menshawy by 2 & 1 QR2: (q10) Maniel Bains WR 1022 beat Oliver Evans by 4 & 4 QR2: Dominic Hodgson lost to (q6) Simon Cauvard (FRA) WR 977 by 5 & 4 QR2: (q7) Burnham Arlidge WR 983 beat Ashley Watling WR 1419 by 7-6(3) 6-2 QR2: (WC) Oliver Golding beat (q14) Gilles de Sousa (FRA) WR 1168 by 6-1 4-6 6-4 QR2: (q8) David Rice WR 996 beat (WC) Michael Thompson by 4 & 2 QR2: Dominic Ross-Hurst lost to (q16) Milos Sekulic (SWE) WR 1274 by 2 & 2
Not a bad performance by Morgan against the 'ringer' in the draw, but what about those wins by Angus, James, Pauffley, Golding and most of all that double win against higher-ranked opposition by Beckles!
FQR: Niall Angus v (q1) Jean-Noel Insausti (FRA) WR 465 FQR: Marc Beckles v (q9) Thomas Kromann (DEN) WR 1007 FQR: Mathew James v (q13) Andrzej Grusiecki (POL) WR 1155 FQR: Neil Pauffley WR 1761 v Baris Erguden (TUR) WR 1761 FQR: (q5) Jonny Kinsella WR 986 v (q10) Maniel Bains WR 1022 FQR: (q7) Burnham Arlidge WR 983 v (WC) Oliver Golding FQR: (q8) David Rice WR 996 v (q16) Milos Sekulic (SWE) WR 1274
-- Edited by steven at 21:33, 2008-11-02
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I didn't have a chance to look Beckles up on ITF yesterday, but you're right, this really has come out of the blue.
Having said that, he's been competitive against ranked players in the past, e.g. only losing 4 & 4 to Bam Bam in Glasgow this year, taking a set off Fitzy in Ilkley this year, etc, and he beat Ashley Watling (now ranked) twice in the second half of last year.
I wonder if he can make it three in row today - of course he'd need four in a row to get a ranking point - it's tough out there!
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FQR: Mathew James v (q13) Andrzej Grusiecki (POL) WR 1155
A chance for Mat to avenge his 4 & 2 defeat in London last week...
He did, too: 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-2! Quite a battle by the looks of it! Other Brit qualifiers: Pauffley (3 & 2), Bains (7-6(3) 6-4) & Arlidge (4-6 6-3 6-4). Full results here. Shame Ricey couldn't justify his seeding, losing in two hard-fought tie-breaks: 6-7(10) 6-7(8)! Niall Angus pushed the top seed, Insausti, hard, too: 6-4 2-6 0-6!