China Open 2016

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We are currently still in qualification matches but already a few big names have gone. Neil Robertson and Ding Junhui have both been eliminated. I will look at outrights soon but before that I'm going with a few qualifier matches today. 

4pts J.Wattana -1.5 frames to beat D.Hill Evens Skybet
Both players are not in the best of form but Wattana looks the most likely here. He hasn't played a whole lot of snooker really. He had a poor German Masters going out in Round 1 5-0 to to Alan McManus and then again went out to Ricky Walden in Round 1 of the Welsh, however he can take positives from that match only losing out narrowly 4-3 to a player bang in form 58-43 and a player ranked probably in the top 10 now in a final frame. He beat David Morris in the previous qualifier too, and that's also a good result against a player ranked 65th. Hill comes into this having lost 3 out of 3 in 2016 and losing 14 out of 16 professional matches since 2015. 

3pts Over 7.5 frames - Li Hang Vs L.Walker 5/6 Skybet
This match should prove to be a close one with the head-2-head showing a close 6-5 win for Li Hang last year in the UK Championship. I wouldn't put off anyone having a bet on Walker actually. He beat Ding ofcourse in the previous round so he is obviously in form, but either way you'd expect atleast a 5-3 at worse.

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Thought both were heading for a loser then, but Hang pulls a frame out of his a**e and atleast that's 1/2. Wattana is a joke. 4 frames in 4 which he was on the table with a chance to win the frame and he blew them all. 4-0 down he starts playing and won 3 on the spin. What's the betting he wins 5-4 just to rub it in my face? Perhaps I should of taken the bet on Walker to beat Hang as that now looks a good shout as he looks to win 5-3/5-4.

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