Ronnie is an enigma wrapped up in a mystery, mate!  Best to just dismiss most of what comes out of his mouth, I think. 

Wu was the first name I got to on the list this morning that made my eyes light up at the price on 365, then I got to the market here and Lu was quite a bit shorter to lay still.  V little between them on the numbers (Lu slightly in front), and I am still slightly scarred from the number of frames Lu lost from winning positions in the CL.  1.6s is definitely too short.

Ding v Kyren is interesting.  For all Ding hasn't achieved anything this season, his numbers are slightly superior to Kyren's.  I would normally dismiss their CL H2Hs, but Ding didn't take a single frame off Kyren the twice they met this season, and Kyren won their two (non-CL) meetings prior to that, too.  Ding's not beaten him since 2017.  It's a no bet for me, but the twitch could well be seen in full effect.

There's a lot of ifs, buts and maybes with today's matches, I think, and nothing would really surprise me with many of them - runaways or tight ones.

Only Darling can explain how Jack's still in the tournament.  2Pt and Croup's numbers are virtually identical, but Jack leads the H2H 4-2. 

Theppy's actually scoring better than he ever has right now (bizarrely, given his plight), but so is Brown.  Theppy's got daylight over Brown.  They've only met at the CL.  Can you trust him?  No.

Lines Jr has clear daylight over Higginson on the numbers this season, but Higginson's are down on both his best and his average.  Lines' are currently the best of his career.  H2H is 1-1.  Lines is a mid-1.7s poke for me.

Hossein and Jak J are both posting career-best numbers right now, Hossein's are marginally the better of the two, but there's really not much in it.  Hossein does lead the H2H 2-1, including a 4-0 dry humping last week.  Prices about right.

Jimmy R is very slightly outscoring Shon this season, and Jimmy's numbers are the best of his career.  Shon's are worse than his average, which gives Jimmy more hope than a 4-0 H2H deficit ordinarily would.  I am sorely tempted.

Big Boy is well clear on the numbers, but Slessor is coming into the best form he's had all season, and he does like playing the big names.  Big Boy hasn't really been impressing me for the last few weeks, but the BF market loves him, and I usually end up against him at some point in-play.  H2H is 1-0 to Big Boy (10-7 at the 2020 WC).

Might add thoughts on the "evening" matches later.

Be lucky!

Lu has started well, TBF, 2-0

1-0 Ding over Kyren

Wu on the board, albeit it took a few visits to get it done.  2-1 Lu.

Wu benefits from a massively buckety yellow after Lu had first run on frame 4, 2-2 Wu.

2-1 Kyren

3-1 Theppy

Lu gets a start again but can't convert.  Wu does with an excellent break, 3-2 Wu.

3-2 Croup

5-1 Theppy.

Wu gets a bit unlucky, goes into the pack off the blue, knocks a red in.  Lu eventually wins it, 3-3.

*4-3 Wu barring snookers

Finally, 4-3 Wu

Wu misses matchball green and leaves it, Lu clears green to pink but runs out of position on the black.  Has a go, gets away with it....

Wu's green was missable, TBF.  Not a terrible miss.

Wu gets first chance, runs out of position quickly, Lu gets over the line in a oner    5-4 Lu

Wilson has been pure awful today

Disappointing on wu that. Agree lats, green was missable but why did he play it like that, always going to leave it if he missed. Didn't need to be holding for brown. That was pure inexperience for me. Bit of a hole in my Cheltenham fund now

Incredible muggery from kyren here, was thinking of him as a likely winner but not with this display. Ding having a few shockers too though, which is to be expected!

MASSIVE let off there

Hello!

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