Section 9:
To Qualify: Anthony McGill
Main Danger: Cao Yupeng
Other players in this section:
9.1 John Astley, Steven Hallworth, Craig Steadman
9.2 Himanshu Dinesh Jain, Daniel Wells, Ben Woolaston
Having been beaten narrowly by Judd Trump in the last 16 at the crucible last year, I think McGill will be hard to beat in this section if returning to last years form.
Section 10:
To Qualify: Noppon Saengkham
Main Danger: Xiao Guodong
Other players in this section:
10.1 Marco Fu, Martin O'Donnell, Jimmy White
10.2 Andres Petrov, Stan Moody, Zhang Anda
Very strong section full of players that have potential to qualify, I feel though if all players are on form it will be a shootout in the final round between Noppon & Guodong, although Guodong has had a solid season reaching the winners group in the championship league, I feel Noppon will scrape through this section.
Section 11:
To Qualify: Matthew Selt
Main Danger: Graeme Dott
Other players in this section:
11.1 Jamie O'Neil, Bulcsu Revesz, Andy Hicks
11.2 Dean Young, Haydon Pinhey, Peter Lines
In what looks to be a straightforward section up until the final round (should be Selt V Dott), it's tough to call the winner, Selt looks most likely judging on his form this season (mostly Championship League) but Dott is always a tricky opponent and has a good record against Selt (6-3 Dott).
Section 12:
To Qualify: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Main Danger: Ian Burns
Other players in this section:
12.1 Mohamed Ibrahim, Anton Kazakov, Mark Joyce
12.2 Dylan Emery, Hai Long Ma, Ricky Walden
As we seen this time last year, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh knows exactly what is required to qualify for the Crucible, getting three wins against Pagett, Jak Jones & Selt, however he is still yet to get his first win in the main event having featured 4 times, Walden is also a seasoned campaigner and will be tough to beat.
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