So that is round one is over and what a finish we had, a sensational match between Xiao Guodong and Kurt Maflin which saw four straight century breaks this evening. Usually I would prepare a detailed frame by frame report but as those of you following me on Twitter will have noticed, I have been posting frame by frame updates on there so hopefully they will give you the gist of how the matches unfolded.
Instead I offer a few thoughts on the action so far and who could be worth a watch in the coming rounds…
I have also updated the provisional rankings (they are right this time), and the drawsheet…
