Couldn't find a general thread for snooker, so have created a new one. Move if required.
Some tasty 1st round ties, standout being the 2 fastest players on the circuit, Ronnie vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. Depends which Ronnie turns up, he may be under less pressure with only a limited crowd at the Crucible. But Un-Nooh is the highest ranked qualifier. Trump has a difficult start vs Tom Ford & like the look of John Higgins vs Matthew Stevens & Neil Robertson vs Liang Wenbo.
Think it's going to be wide open, given the exceptional circumstances with coronavirus etc, having the World Championship in August. The bottom half of the draw is brutal, 6 previous winners, 2 finalists in the 8 seeds & the likes of Liang Wenbo & Un-Nooh from the qualifiers.
Draw is:
Trump vs Ford
Yan Bingtao vs Slessor
Maguire vs Gould
Wilson vs Hamilton
Higgins vs Stevens
Gilbert vs Maflin
Lisowski vs McGill
Allen vs Clarke
Williams vs McManus
Bingham vs Carty
Ding Junhui vs King
O'Sullivan vs Un-Nooh
Selby vs Brown
Murphy vs Saengkham
Hawkins vs Ursenbacher
Robertson vs Liang Wenbo
