Former champion Graeme Dott and former semi finalists Gentleman Joe Perry and Ricky Walden have booked their places at the Crucible.
Liang Wenbo down 9-0 
How is Day vs Ebdon going ?
Jamie Jones beats Liang Wenbo 10-0
Sixteen qualifiers for the Crucible confirmed. Draw tomorrow morning.
Ryan Day (17)
Stephen Maguire (18)
Graeme Dott (21)
Joe Perry (22)
Xiao Guodong (25)
Ricky Walden (27)
Jack Lisowski (30)
Jimmy Robertson (34)
Robert Milkins (37)
Jamie Jones (51)
Matthew Stevens (52)
Chris Wakelin (55)
Stuart Carrington (56)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (58)
Liam Highfield (64)
Lyu Haotian (68)
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Crucible draw in seedings order. I predict Jamie Jones to cause a first round shock against Shaun Murphy. Maguire O’Sullivan could be interested also.
Mark Selby v Joe Perry
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stephen Maguire
Ding Junghui v Xiao Goudong
Judd Trump v Chris Wakelin
John Higgins v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Barry Hawkins v Stuart Carrington
Mark Williams v Jimmy Robertson
Shaun Murphy v Jamie Jones
Kyren Wilson v Matthew Stevens
Neil Robertson v Robert Milkins
Marco Fu v Lyu Haotian
Full Draw. Selby has probably drawn the most difficult first round opponent and seeded to play Mark Allen which is about the most difficult second round opponent, notwithstanding his 16th seeding.
Mark Selby (1) v Joe Perry
Mark Allen (16) v Liam Highfield
Kyren Wilson (9) v Matthew Stevens
Shaun Murphy (8) v Jamie Jones
John Higgins (5) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Stuart Bingham (12) v Jack Lisowski
Luca Brecel (13) v Ricky Walden
Judd Trump (4) v Chris Wakelin
Ding Junhui (3) v Xiao Goudong
Anthony McGill (14) v Ryan Day
Marco Fu (11) v Lyu Haotian
Barry Hawkins (6) v Stuart Carrington
Mark Williams (7) v Jimmy Robertson
Neil Robertson (10) v Robert Milkins
Ali Carter (15) v Graeme Dott
Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) v Stephen Maguire
I would say O’Sullivan has in Stephen Maguire. Maguire can be unplayable on occasions.
Ding vs Higgins final
I’ve backed Judd Trump. The last time I was so confident about a bet, our duke won the Irish Grand National 
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Maguire has a very poor Crucible record.
Ooooft!
Roll on Saturday morning.
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one of the great global sporting events
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Saturday, 21 April 2018, 10:00
Mark Selby v Joe Perry
Marco Fu v Lyu Haotian
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 14.30
Kyren Wilson v Matthew Stevens
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stephen Maguire
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 19.00
Mark Selby v Joe Perry
Ali Carter v Graeme Dott
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its wide open as usual, anything can happen at the crucible
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