Originally Posted by digitalspyfan1:
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I agree with John Parrott's idea. Allow the lowest ranked players to compete with other lowest ranked players in the earliest rounds just to give them a chance to progress. Perhaps rounds one and two of the big events. If that helps them get more experience then it can benefit the sport.”
John Parrott is clueless. Does he really think all 128 player draws are 1 v 128, 2 v 127 and so on?
Ive just taken one quick look at the current qualifying for the German Masters taking place in Barnsley. 128 players started.
In the first round, the 16nd ranked Kyren Wilson played the 52nd ranked Xiao Guodong (so both players are BOTH in the top 64). The 80th ranked Mei Xiwen played the 107th ranked Adam Duffy (so both players are both ranked between 65-128)
And thats just TWO examples I could be bothered to look up, there are plenty of others and also plenty of events where this applies, its only the UK Champs which has the rigid 1 v 128, 2 v 127 seeding pattern.