Just doing a quick totting up, after 4 weeks of play, I make it the top men here have earnt money as below:
Hands $6,250 Glasspool $6000 Canter $7000 Whitehouse $9500 A. Gray $6000 Fery $6000 Broady $9000 Johnson $13000 Harris $17000
Certainly some good money to be had. Billy has certainly take full advantage of the opportunities. Considering hell get at least $1000 this week and $2000 next week thats $20000. If you compare that with his career prize money on the tour of $39 000 it just goes to show how much a difference these tournaments could make to some of these players.
Its a shame that something like this series couldn't be used to award a wild card into the Wimbledon Main Draw. 3 weeks of tournaments then a classic week for the top 16 with double points on offer and top points scorer over the 4 weeks gets a WC atleast the winner would be showing some consistent form.
Mens standings at the end of Round 3: Patten doing well this week, Ryan and Billy close for 2nd, Billy has the H2H win over Ryan which may come in handy
A TOTAL
9 H. Patten
7 R. Peniston
6 B. Harris
3 M. Willis
2 J. Paris
0 S. Hodkin
B All looking quite tight in group B, any of the top 4 seem capable of beating each other.
8 L. Johnson
7 J. Cash
5 D. Cox
5 T. Hands
2 T. Martin
0 D. Fox
Looking at the tables, Julian Cash and Tom Hands look likely to secure a place in Classic week unless the crash and burn this week. Hands still has more work to do.
I see from the tables that Henry Patten still has to play both Ryan P and Billy H, so group A could have some interesting tennis these next two days. I would reckon the mens this week is actually a more interesting event than the ladies which seems to be more of a procession. Quite a few mens matches have been very tight.