There have been some interesting results in Round 1 of the Australian Open so far, with 3 more round 1 matches to come (after Ding Junhui pulled out giving Rory McLeod a bye through to the last 16).
Here are the round 1 results so far:
Barry Hawkins 5-1 Dechawat Poomjaeng - clinical performance by Hawkins scoring nicely with breaks of 52, 55, 61 and 80. He'll be a definite contender this week.
Tom Ford 5-3 Ryan Day - A good game by all accounts with both making centuries, fairly close until Ford broke away at the end for victory. Plays Hawkins next and that will be even tougher for Ford, scoring will need to be at it's best.
Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Ricky Walden - A good win for Fergal, not much to shout about in terms of breaks but O'Brien seemed to grind Ricky down for victory and further exposing Ricky's trouble against slower players.
Dominic Dale 5-4 Mike Dunn - Yet another decider in the Aussie Open for Dunn but this time he was on the wrong end. Dale came through a match that was close right up until the last.
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Michael White - Good performance from Shaun, expected this match to be slightly closer but Shaun scored well with his new cue. Top breaks of 129, 87 and 57 outlining that he will be there at the end of the week i'm sure.
Neil Robertson 5-1 Marcus Campbell - A good performance from the Aussie on home soil, continuing his great record against Campbell. He'll want to improve on his form in his home event. Something tells me he will.
Jamie Cope 5-4 Martin Gould - Good to see a Cope win here, will give him confidence to come from 4-3 to beat a class act like Gould. Top breaks of 53,53, 61, 73 and 96 suggest he could give Robertson a run for his money tomorrow.
Joe Perry 5-0 Xiao Guodong - No problem here for Perry. Guodong appearing below par at best and Perry keeping his good run going. He has a good chance for a run on his form at the moment.
Stuart Bingham 5-1 Noppon Saengkham - Simple victory for Bingham as I expected. Has form here winning it in 2011, but has a tough match against Perry next. He'll have his work cut out for him but it should be a good match.
Alfie Burden 5-2 Michael Holt - I thought Burden had a good chance if he scored well and he did so with 50+ breaks in all of the last 4 frames including a 136. His good form continues and he deserved another good victory after another good performance.
Zhang Anda 5-1 Andrew Higginson - Good performance from Zhang with top breaks of 62,63, 68 and 96 to see him to a his first last 16 berth. Seems like Higginson couldn't take his chances as is becoming too regular an occurrence for him.
Mark Selby 5-4 Ian Burns - Burns will be distraught to lose from 3-0 and 4-3 up but he will continue to improve, especially if he kills of the next match against a top player without any hassle to boost his confidence. As for Selby looks like he just dug in as usual when not at his best. He'll need to improve, but i'm sure he will after a rest, after only arriving a day before his match in Australia - which is a big mistake.
Looks like an interesting tournament is unfolding, will hopefully be back with a preview of the 6 remaining Last 16 matches for Thursday and review tomorrows 5 games.
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