2008 China Open Snooker Challenge

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ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED

The Tournament

The China Open, Beijing University Students Gymnasium, 24th - 30th March 2008. Last season Graeme Dott beat Jamie Cope 9-5 in the final. There will be Eight Chinese Wildcards who will play the lowest ranked qualifiers in round one, see The Full Draw below

The Challenge

In the Challenge you will need to to predict the scores/results of the selected 1st/2nd round matches (best of 9's) points will be awarded for correct predictions (see The Points below). You will also need to choose 8 players who you think will do well in the Tournament. Points will be awarded for each player from the Quarter Final onwards (See The Points below). Once you have selected your 8 Players, you will need to place them in an order from 1-8, with Number 1 being your strongest choice. You can see from The Entry Form Template and example how this works. You will also need to predict the Highest Break of the Tournament, the Player to make the Highest Break and the Final Score. A Total of 19 predictions.

The Tipster with the most Points will be the Winner!

The Prizes

1st = £10

2nd = £5

The Points

The Points 1st/2nd Round Points
Correct Result = 3 Pts
Correct Score and Result = 7 Pts
Outright Points
Quarter Finalist = 3 Pts
Semi Finalist = 6 Pts
Runner Up = 9 Pts
Winner = 12 Pts
Bonus Points
Highest Break of the Tournament = 11 Pts
Player to Make the Highest Break = 9 Pts
Final Score = 10 Pts

The Full Draw

Top Half
Barry Pinches v Zhang An'Da to play Graeme Dott
Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond
Fergal O'Brien v Cao Xinlong to play Stephen Maguire
Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins
Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope
Marcus Campbell v A.h bulajiang to play Mark Williams
Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens
Mike Dunn v Yang Quigtian to play Ken Doherty
Bottom Half
Dave Harold v Jin Long to play Shaun Murphy
Ding Junhui v Joe Perry
Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham
Mark Allen v Li Hang to play Neil Robertson
Marco Fu v Li Yuan to play Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ricky Walden v Yu Delu to play Mark Selby
Steve Davis v Mark King
John Higgins v Joe Swail

The Entry Form Template

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond -
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins -
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope -
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens -
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry -
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham -
7- Steve Davis v Mark King -
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail -
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8-
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7-
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6-
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5-
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4-
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3-
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2-
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1-
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament -
18-Player to Make the Highest Break -
19-Final Score 10 -

* Remember the all Important order in which you choose your outright selections.
Example- Say you selected Ronnie O'Sullivan as your Number 1 selection and he lost in the Semi Final, you would score 6 x 8= 48 Pts for Ronnie O'Sullivan. or you choose Ken Doherty as your Number 4 selection and he wins the Tournament you would score 5 x 12= 60 Pts for Ken Doherty. All of your 8 selections will be awarded points in this way.

* 1st round points scoring - Say you predict John Higgins to beat Joe Swail 5-2, If Higgins does win 5-2 then you will score 7 Points for being exactly right. If Higgins wins by any other score line you will score 3 Points for getting the correct result, if Swail beats Higgins then you will score 0. All of the selected 2nd round matches will be scored in this way

The Rules

* Only one entry per Tipster
* If Two or more players make the Highest Break of the Tournament, then each player will be awarded the 9 point bonus
* In the event of a tie for a prize money position the Tipster who scored the most points from the outright points section will be the winner, if still a tie then prize monies will be shared.
* In recent years the final has always been best of 17, this year it is advertised as being the best of 19. If after the entries are closed this changes then the points for the final score predictions will be scrapped.
* The closing date for entries is Midnight Sunday 23rd March.

Post all entries on this thread.

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, in the same order as the Entry Form Template (19 Predictions) then submit.

If you have any Questions, post them on here and I will answer them as soon as I can.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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The Entry Form Template

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-3
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-3
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 5-4
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 5-2
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-2
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-3
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 3-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-2
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Stephen Maguire
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Ding Junhui
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- John Higgins
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Ryan Day
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Mark Selby
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Mark Williams
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Stephen Lee
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Mark Allen
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 142
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Ding Junhui
19-Final Score 10 - 8

[foz76]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-3
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-2
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 5-4
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 5-4
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-2
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 3-5
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 3-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-1
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Ronnie O'Sullivan
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Stephen Maguire
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Ding Junhui
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Peter Ebdon
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Mark Selby
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Graeme Dott
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Ryan Day
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Neil Robertson
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 144
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Stephen Maguire
19-Final Score 10 - 6

[mrdavie]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9

01 - Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-3
02 - Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-4
03 - Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 3-5
04 - Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 3-5
05 - Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-3
06 - Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-2
07 - Steve Davis v Mark King - 2-5
08 - John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-2

Outright Selections

09 - Selection 1 x8- O'Sullivan
10 - Selection 2 x7- Maguire
11 - Selection 3 x6- Murphy
12 - Selection 4 x5- Doherty
13 - Selection 5 x4- Higgins
14 - Selection 6 x3- Robertson
15 - Selection 7 x2- Dott
16 - Selection 8 x1- Cope

Bonus Selections

17 - Highest Break of the Tournament - 143
18 - Player to Make the Highest Break - Ronnie O'S
19 - Final Score 10 - 7

[lochinvar]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-4
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-1
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 5-3
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 3-5
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-2
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-3
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 4-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-3
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Mark Selby
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Stephen Maguire
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Shaun Murphy
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Ken Doherty
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- John Higgins
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Graeme Dott
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Mark Williams
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Neil Robertson
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 139
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Mark Selby
19-Final Score 10 - 7

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The Entry Form Template

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond 5-2
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins 5-4
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope 5-3
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens 4-5
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry 5-4
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham 5-4
7- Steve Davis v Mark King 4-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail 5-4
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8-o'sullivan
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7-maguire
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6-murphy
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5-selby
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4-higgins
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3-robertson
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2-doherty
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1-dott
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament -147
18-Player to Make the Highest Break -o'sullivan
19-Final Score 10 -7

[Reidy]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-4
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 3-5
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 2-5
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 3-5
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-3
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-1
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 5-3
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-2
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Murphy
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Dott
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Williams
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Carter
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Maguire
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Higggins
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Lee
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Fu
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 142
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Fu
19-Final Score 10 - 7

[welshie1]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-2
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-4
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 2-5
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 5-1
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-4
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 3-5
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 2-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-3
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Stephen Maguire
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Shaun Murphy
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Ronnie O'Sullivan
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Mark Selby
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Ken Doherty
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Stephen Lee
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Mark Williams
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Jamie Cope
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 140
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Shaun Murphy
19-Final Score 10 - 5

[HOWEZER]

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-3
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-3
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 4-5
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 5-3
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-2
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-3
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 3-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-3
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- O'sullivan
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- selby
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- maguire
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- lee
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- day
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- doherty
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- murphy
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- junhui
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 143
18-Player to Make the Highest Break -selby
19-Final Score 10 - 7

[Ipoh Shark]

The Entry Form Template

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond – 5-2
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins – 4-5
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope – 3-5
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens – 3-5
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry – 5-2
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham – 5-3
7- Steve Davis v Mark King – 2-5
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail – 5-4
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Ken Doherty
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Ding Junhui
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- R O’Sullivan
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Stephen Maguire
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- John Higgins
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Ali Carter
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- G Dott
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Matthew Stevens
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 136
18-Player to Make the Highest Break – R O’Sullivan
19-Final Score 10 – 6
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The Entry Form Template

1st/2nd round matches best of 9
1- Stephen Lee v Nigel Bond - 5-4
2- Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins - 5-4
3- Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope - 5-4
4- Ryan Day v Matthew Stevens - 4-5
5- Ding Junhui v Joe Perry - 5-4
6- Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham - 5-4
7- Steve Davis v Mark King - 5-4
8- John Higgins v Joe Swail - 5-4
Outright Selections
(Remember to see The Full Draw)
9- Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Ronnie O Sullivan
10-Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Ding Junhui
11-Selection 3=Outright Points x6- John Higgins
12-Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Ken Doherty
13-Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Mark Selby
14-Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Matthew Stevens
15-Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Stephen Lee
16-Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Stephen Hendry
Bonus Selections
17-Highest Break of the Tournament - 139
18-Player to Make the Highest Break - Ronnie O Sullivan
19-Final Score 10 - 9
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We have 10 entries for the Challenge so far.

The closing date is Midnight Sunday 23rd March.

Don't miss out!!!