The Grand Prix Snooker Challenge & Chat

[Rads]

The Tournament
The Royal London Watches Grand Prix at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, 21st-29th October 2006.
The tournament has a new format to it this year, with the last 48 players playing in 8 groups of 6. In each group the 6 players play eachother best of 5 frames, with the winner and runner up from each group going through to the last 16 and the tournament then becomes a knockout event. (see the full draw below)

The Challenge
In the Challenge you need to select 2 players from each group who you think will qualify to the last 16 stage, you will need to select 2 players as your outright picks, also you will need to predict the final score and the highest break of the tournament.
Points will be awarded for all your selections (see below)
The tipster with the most points will be the Winner!

(Unfortunately due to the weird and wonderful format you may end up with both your outright picks in the same half of the draw after the group stages, but as the saying goes "thats the luck of the draw")

The Points
Group Points
Group Winner = 9pts
Group Runner up = 4pts
Outright Points
Tournament Winner = 25pts
Runner up = 14pts
Semi Finalist = 7pts
Bonus Points
Final Score = 8pts
Highest Break = 11pts

The Entry Form Template
Group A
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group B
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group C
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group D
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group E
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group F
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group G
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Group H
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Outright
Selection 1-
Selection 2-
Final Score 9 -
Highest Break -

The Prizes
1st £10

2nd £5

The Full Draw

GROUP A
John Higgins
Barry Hawkins
Alan McManus
James Wattana
Dominic Dale
Issara Kachaiwong

GROUP B
Shaun Murphy
Ali Carter
Ryan Day
Mark King
Michael Judge
Jamie Jones

GROUP C
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Steve Davis
Michael Holt
Marco Fu
Jamie Cope
David Roe

GROUP D
Ken Doherty
Neil Robertson
Nigel Bond
Joe Swail
Judd Trump
Paul Davison

GROUP E
Stephen Hendry
Matthew Stevens
Mark Selby
Andy Hicks
Fergal O'Brien
Liang Wenbo

GROUP F
Mark Williams
Stephen Lee
Stuart Bingham
Ian McCulloch
Gerard Greene
Robin Hull

GROUP G
Peter Ebdon
Anthony Hamilton
David Gray
Robert Milkins
Tom Ford
Ben Woolaston

GROUP H
Graeme Dott
Stephen Maguire
Joe Perry
Ding Junhui
Andrew Norman
Mark Allen

Last 16 Draw
1- Winner of Group A v Runner up of Group E
2- Winner of Group B v Runner up of Group F
3- Winner of Group C v Runner up of Group G
4- Winner of Group D v Runner up of Group H
5- Winner of Group E v Runner up of Group A
6- Winner of Group F v Runner up of Group B
7- Winner of Group G v Runner up of Group C
8- Winner of Group H v Runner up of Group D

Quarter Final Draw
QF1- Winner of Match 1 v Winner of Match 2
QF2- Winner of Match 3 v Winner of Match 4
QF3- Winner of Match 5 v Winner of Match 6
QF4- Winner of Match 7 v Winner of Match 8

Semi Final Draw
SF1- Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2
SF2- Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4

Final (Best of 17 Frames)
Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2

The Rules

* Only One Entry per Tipster
* In the event of a tie the tipster who selected the most group winners will be the Winner. If there is still a tie then prize monies will be shared.
* Closing date for entries is Midnight Friday 20th Oct.

The quickest way to enter is to highlight & copy the Entry form Template above, post reply, paste Entry form and fill in your predictions, and submit.

If your not too familiar with copy & paste you can post reply, and just type in your predictions, then submit.


I will post a leaderboard after the Group stages so we all know where we stand going into the final stages of the tournament.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Rads

[Rads]

Group A
Selection 1- J.Higgins
Selection 2- B.Hawkins
Group B
Selection 1- R.Day
Selection 2- A.Carter
Group C
Selection 1- R.O'Sullivan
Selection 2- J.Cope
Group D
Selection 1- K.Doherty
Selection 2- J.Trump
Group E
Selection 1- M.Selby
Selection 2- M.Stevens
Group F
Selection 1- S.Bingham
Selection 2- M.Williams
Group G
Selection 1- P.Ebdon
Selection 2- R.Milkins
Group H
Selection 1- S.Maguire
Selection 2- D.Junhui
Outright
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- John Higgins
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 141

[deco121]

will give it a go anyway...thanks for setting this up Rads, much appreciated


Group A
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Alan McManus
Group B
Selection 1- Shaun Murphy
Selection 2- Mark King
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- Steve Davis
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Joe Swail
Group E
Selection 1- Stephen Hendry
Selection 2- Matthew Stevens
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Stephen Lee
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- David Gray
Group H
Selection 1- Graeme Dott
Selection 2- Ding Junhui
Outright
Selection 1- Ronnie O' Sullivan
Selection 2- John Higgins
Final Score = 9-7
Highest Break - 141


ps. Does closest to the highest break get the points or do you have to be spot on?
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[Rads]

Hi deco121

The highest break needs to be spot on to get the 11pts

(Im still in shock about Paul Hunter)

Good Luck!

Rads

[scave]

The Entry Form
Group A
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Barry Hawkins
Group B
Selection 1- Shaun Murphy
Selection 2- Ryan Day
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- Marcus Fu
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Judd Trump
Group E
Selection 1- Matthew Stevens
Selection 2- Stephen Hendry
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Ian McCulloch
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- David Gray
Group H
Selection 1- Stephen Maguire
Selection 2-Ding Junhui
Outright
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- John Higgins
Final Score 9 - 7
Highest Break - 142

[onaed]

Group A
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Alan McManus
Group B
Selection 1- Shaun Murphy
Selection 2- Mark King
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- Steve Davis
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Nigel Bond
Group E
Selection 1- Stephen Hendry
Selection 2- Matthew Stevens
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Steven Lee
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- David Gray
Group H
Selection 1- Graeme Dott
Selection 2- Joe Perry
Outright
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Ken Dotherty
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 145

[number 1 bet]

The Entry Form
Group A
Selection 1- john higgins
Selection 2- dominic dale
Group B
Selection 1- ryan day
Selection 2- shaun murphy
Group C
Selection 1- ronnie
Selection 2- michael holt (wimpy man)
Group D
Selection 1- neil robertson
Selection 2- ken doherty
Group E
Selection 1- mark selby
Selection 2- stephen hendry
Group F
Selection 1- mark williams
Selection 2- ian mcculoch
Group G
Selection 1- robert milkins
Selection 2- peter ebdon
Group H
Selection 1- ding
Selection 2- dott
Outright
Selection 1- robertson
Selection 2- selby
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 139

[attwelljames]

Group A
Selection 1-John Higgins
Selection 2-Dominic Dale
Group B
Selection 1-Ali Carter
Selection 2-Ryan Day
Group C
Selection 1-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2-Michael Holt
Group D
Selection 1-Ken Doherty
Selection 2-Neil Robertson
Group E
Selection 1-Stephen Hendry
Selection 2-Mark Selby
Group F
Selection 1-Ian McCulloch
Selection 2-Mark Williams
Group G
Selection 1-Peter Ebdon
Selection 2-Robert Milkins
Group H
Selection 1-Graeme Dott
Selection 2-Ding Junhui
Outright
Selection 1-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2-Ian McCulloch
Final Score 9-6
Highest Break -143

[Ipoh Shark]

Group A
Selection 1- Barry Hawkins
Selection 2- John Higgins
Group B
Selection 1- Shaun Murphy
Selection 2- Ryan Day
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O’Sullivan
Selection 2- Jamie Cope
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Joe Swail
Group E
Selection 1- Matthew Stevens
Selection 2- Stephen Hendry
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Stephen Lee
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- David Gray
Group H
Selection 1- Graeme Dott
Selection 2- Ding Jun Hui
Outright
Selection 1- Ronnie O’Sullivan
Selection 2- Stephen Hendry
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 138

Thanks Rads for setting this challenge up.
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[man o bong]

Group A
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- James Wattana
Group B
Selection 1- Ryan Day
Selection 2- Mark King
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O’Sullivan
Selection 2- Marco Fu
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Judd Trump
Group E
Selection 1- Matthew Stevens
Selection 2- Stephen Hendry
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Stephen Lee
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- Anthony Hamilton
Group H
Selection 1- Graeme Dott
Selection 2- Joe Perry
Outright
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Stephen Lee
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 137

Just a note a a tip if you like: JUDD TRUMP will be world champion, i watched him knock in regular century breaks as a 10,11,12 year old, he has the same natural talent as Ronnie o Sullivan. Keep your eyes out for him!
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[Chudovski]

Group A
Selection 1- J.Higgins
Selection 2- B.Hawkins
Group B
Selection 1- S.Murphy
Selection 2- R.Day
Group C
Selection 1- R.O'Sullivan
Selection 2- J.Cope
Group D
Selection 1- K.Doherty
Selection 2- N.Robertson
Group E
Selection 1- M.Stevens
Selection 2- S.Hendry
Group F
Selection 1- M.Williams
Selection 2- S.Lee
Group G
Selection 1- P.Ebdon
Selection 2- A.Hamilton
Group H
Selection 1- D.Junhui
Selection 2- S.Maguire
Outright
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- John Higgins
Final Score 9 - 6
Highest Break - 143

[step]

Group A
Selection 1- John Higgins
Selection 2- Alan McManus
Group B
Selection 1- Shaun Murphy
Selection 2- Mark King
Group C
Selection 1- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Selection 2- Steve Davis
Group D
Selection 1- Ken Doherty
Selection 2- Judd Trump
Group E
Selection 1- Stephen Hendry
Selection 2- Matthew Stevens
Group F
Selection 1- Mark Williams
Selection 2- Stuart Bingham
Group G
Selection 1- Peter Ebdon
Selection 2- Anthony Hamilton
Group H
Selection 1- Graeme Dott
Selection 2- Joe Perry
Outright
Selection 1- Stephen Hendry
Selection 2- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Final Score 9 - 3
Highest Break - 139

Nice one Rads, expect to see me at the bottom of the table