If the WC is a reward for work/rankings, I really don't understand the lack of one in the first instance for Rice/Thornley. If it's a strategic decision to be made by the team, then perhaps they opted to qualify, on the grounds that it would give them a chance to replace their points from last year rather than facing a Bryans or Mirnyi/Nestor type match-up in the first round and losing out?

So it's looking like this could be the 1st wimby for 10 years without Boggo in any form!

Count Zero wrote:

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So it's looking like this could be the 1st wimby for 10 years without Boggo in any form!

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 Oh dear, how sad.

Looking on Twitter it appears Fitzy won 64 76 and is playing A Ward who won in three sets.

(1) Dan Evans defeated Matt Short by 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
Sean Thornley defeated (WC) James Feaver by 4 & 1

(4) Joshua Milton defeated (WC) Joshua Jones by 4 & 3
(WC) Scott Clayton lost to David Rice by 3 & 2

(WC) Thomas Burn lost to Chris Eaton by 5 & 4
(WC) Alex Slabinsky lost to (3) Dan Smethurst by 6-7(8) 6-7(4)

(WC) Josh Ward-Hibbert lost to Andrew Fitzpatrick by 4-6 6-7(5)
Marcus Willis lost to (2) Alex Ward by 3-6 6-1 3-6

No surprises!

scottie1 wrote:

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I  will be gutted if evo doesnt make it---by far best player in this draw

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 I have no issue with Evo having to go through this, he is short on matches as he hasnt played for a while and not to be harsh but if he can't get through this he doesn't deserve to be in qualifying

Jan wrote:

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Fitzy has tweeted that he won
"Won 63 64 , good performance. Happy with that. Smethy or eaton tomorrow. They have just started."

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I was just about to type the same message.  I must be getting slow in my old age

Go Fitzy