Posted by Site Team on 18-01-2009 16:03
#1
1. Ed Travers v Rab Harkness
2. James Charlewood v Mark Stallard
3. Steve Bird v Dan Reeks
4. Hughie Telford v Paul Wildman
5. Tony Bailey v Gary Bacon
6. Stuart Thompson v Chris Knock
7. Mark Vincent v Francois Tertullien
8. Darren Porter v Adam Everett
9. Sean Halligan v Ricky Cook
10. Paul Hailston v Chris Bensalem
11. Casey Everett v Craig Jones
12. Mark Miller v Mickey Porter
13. Tom Telford v Paul Saxton
14. Andy Esgrove v Andy Bentley
15. Scott Harrison v Peter Knight
16. Farren Rowe v Tim De Clerk
17. Spencer Barnes v Cliff Mills
18. Alex Barnetson v Chris Snyman
19. Clive Taylor v Halil Nedim
20. Andre Cox v Dean Daley
21. Andy Telford v Gerry Nannery
22. Gary Rawlings v Luke Davis
23. Ian Chapman v Richard Morley
24. Gary Swettenham v Kyle Pickett
25. Phil Wates v Martin Crickett
26. Sarah Macmullen v Arthur Hewson
27. Luke Willsher v Ian David
28. Jon Prothero v Sean Kelly
29. Corrine Grattan v Keely Clarke
30. Martin Duncan v Mark Angel
31. Leon Pope v Mick Huggins
32. Wayne Pope v Steve Aldridge
Edited by Site Team on 19-01-2009 00:37
Posted by the-shark on 18-01-2009 20:43
#3
some very nice draws...
obvious ones are telford v wildman and pickett v swetts
but also like halligan v cook pope v aldridge, thomson v knock, esgrove v bentley, and telford v nannery could be a battle. prob obvious quarter final line ups would be
wildman v knock
halligan v esgrove
mills v pickett
w.pope v wates/kelly
thats if the draw is done as stated above..
i reckon there will be a few shocks tho as there was last year so cant wait.
Posted by ThePower on 19-01-2009 22:50
#4
I think its good to see a full field, whom in the main, ply their trade from the Croydon league although the Surreypool.com boys certainly made the numbers up last year to contribute to a good 2008 event, and its good to see them support our comp and likewise we continue to get the opportunity to support their comps. So a pity this was not opened up to them plus I gather there were more Croydon players who wanted to enter. With untold tables at Rileys surely the field could have been increased to make it a 96 runner event? I think the inaugural event in 2005 at JFK's had 128 in the field.
Anyway, there are certainly a few good 1st round draws & there is bound to be the odd upset or two.
I've heard some good reviews this season about Ricky Cook and I think he made the last 16 last year taking out a few big scalps on the way. Halligan will have a good match on his hands there.
Ego's Telford & Wildman just about deserves to top the bill in the opening round.
Rawlings v Davis has all the makings of a marathon match! Neither are the fastest players & both very tactical. Others than mentioned above that look like they will be good matches, Hailston v Bensalem, Vincent v Tertullien, Miller v Porter, Travers v Harkness.
As for my Eden lot that entered, out of all of them, for third year on the spin it looks like I got dealt the shit end of the draw!
Anyone running a book this year? Mr Halligan?
Edited by ThePower on 20-01-2009 00:37