It's a shame that I can't make it down this week because I very much want to see Farris live. Looks like a decent group of players for those who can make it down, though.
6 GB qualifiers in the end - unfortunately, both non-Brits in the FQR beat their higher-ranked GB opponents:
FQR: (q1) Scott Clayton WR 1162 beat Sizya Ernest Kivanda UNR by 4 & 5
FQR: (q2) Imran Aswat WR 1226 beat Nicholas Jones UNR by 3 & 3
FQR: (q3) Adam Skalsky WR 1304 lost to (q13) Daniel Ferretti (AUS) WR 2024 (CH 1435 in 2013) by 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(2)
FQR: (q4) Oliver Hudson WR 1310 beat (q10/wc) Joshua Paris WR 1708 by 4 & 3
FQR: (q5) Adam Thornton-Brown WR 1368 beat (q14) Tom Allen WR 2130 by 3-6 6-4 6-1
FQR: (q9) David Porter WR 1679 beat (q6) Evan Hoyt WR 1611 by 5-7 6-4 6-1
FQR: Mark Whitehouse UNR beat Isaac Stoute UNR by 1 & 5
FQR: (q8) Andrew Bettles WR 1651 lost to (q11) David O'Hare (IRL) WR 2024 (CH 1968 3 wks ago) by 6-3 7-6(9)
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Salisbury and O'Hare are still not seeded and have drawn Rice and Milton and have the other decent pair of Bambo and JWH in their half. The bottom half of the draw looks very weak in comparison.
L32: George Morgan WR 1112 v (1) Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) WR 271 (CH 183 in 2012) L32: (WC) Josh Sapwell WR 1936 v (Q) Daniel Ferretti (AUS) WR 2017 (CH 1435 in 2013) L32: Robert Carter WR 1110 v (Q) David O'Hare (IRL) WR 2017 (CH 1968 3 wks ago) L32: (6) Luke Bambridge WR 511 v Jonny O'Mara WR 877
L32: (3) Dan Cox WR 321 v (Q) David Porter WR 1677 L32: (Q) Scott Clayton WR 1157 v (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1223 L32: (Q) Oliver Hudson WR 1313 v Michael Grant (USA) WR 1091 (= CH) L32: (5) Josh Milton WR 379 v Paul Cayre (FRA) WR 1015 (CH 909 in Jul)
L32: (8) Farris Fathi Gosea WR 590 v Richard Gabb WR 629 L32: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 750 v Keelan Oakley WR 1005 L32: Toby Martin WR 689 v James Marsalek WR 784 Non-GB: (4) Maxime Authom (BEL) WR 306 (CH 143 in 2013) v Nicolas Rosenzweig (FRA) WR 1076 (CH 687 in 2012)
L32: (7) Ashley Hewitt WR 564 v (Q) Mark Whitehouse UNR L32: (WC) Joe Salisbury WR 1099 v (WC) Peter Ashley WR 1550 L32: Jack Carpenter WR 653 v (WC) Bruce Strachan WR 1218 L32: (2) Dave Rice WR 318 v (Q) Adam Thornton-Brown WR 1370
H2Hs
George v Grigelis: 0-1, 2 & 5, Edgbaston 2013 Scott v Imran: 0-1, 6 & 4, Nottingham 2013 JWH v Keelan: 1-1, both on grass - JWH won 3 & 3 in Felixstowe in 2012 but Keelan won in 3 sets in Ilkley this year Toby v James: 1-3, 1-2 in seniors, 0-3 in GB, 1-0 in Israel - last meeting was a 5 & 3 win for James in Roehampton last year
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Bottom quarter looks very open with neither of the 2 seeded players in great form at the moment. No pesky foreigners in that section either so a real chance for decent points for a lower ranked Brit.