I have decided to publish some predictions about the shoot-out. To make sure they are as random as the event, I tossed a coin for each match and highlighted the player on the right if heads came out, the player on the left otherwise. To chose the champion, I then asked the Hubby to chose a number between 1 and 64 and picked the “winner” of that first round match.

1. Ross Muir v Mark Allen – Mark Allen
2. Hossein Vafaei v Julien Leclercq – Hossein Vafaei
3. Jiang Jun v Antoni Kowalski – Antoni Kowalsi
4. Lyu Haotian v Tian Pengfei – Lyu Haotian
5. Robert Milkins v Joe Shannon – Robert Milkins
6. Louis Heathcote v Ahmed Elsayed – Louis Heathcote
7. Jonas Luz v Paul Deaville – Paul Deaville
8. David Gilbert v David Grace – David Gilbert
9. Matthew Selt v Ryan Day – Ryan Day
10. Dean Young v Florian Nuessle – Florian Nuessle
11. Fan Zhengyi v Wang Yuchen – Fan Zhengyi
12. Daniel Boyes v Wu Yize – Wu Yize
13. Anthony McGill v Sophie Nix – Anthony McGill
14. Joel Connolly v Aaron Hill – Aaron Hill
15. Joe Perry v Gong Chenzhi – Gong Chanzhi
16. Reanne Evans v Gary Wilson – Gary Wilson
17. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Jimmy White – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
18. Zhou Yuelong v Andrew Pagett – Zhou Yuelong
19. Pang Junxu v Zak Surety – Zak Surety
20. Haris Tahir v David Lilley – David Lilley
21. Jordan Brown v Si Jiahui – Si Jiahui
22. Ka Wai Cheung v Andrew Higginson – Andrew Higginson
23. Huang Jiahao v Hammad Miah – Huang Jihao
24. Xiao Guodong v Anthony Hamilton – Xiao Guodong
25. Matthew Stevens v Yuan Sijun – Matthew Stevens
26. Daniel Womersley v Long Zehuang – Long Zehuang
27. Chris Totten v Duane Jones – Duane Jones
28. Ian Burns v Ma Hailong – Ma Hailon
29. Joe O’Connor v Sanderson Lam – Joe O’ Connor
30. Haydon Pinhey v Mitchell Mann – Haydon Pinhey
31. Noppon Saengkham v Liu Hongyu – Noppon Saengkham
32. Ashley Carty v Kayden Bierley – Ashley Carty
33. Mark Selby v Baipat Siripaporn – MarkS elby
34. Stan Moody v Riley Powell – Riley Powell
35. Lewis Ullah v Steven Wardropper – Lewis Ullah
36. Jackson Page v Manasawin Phetmalaikul – Jackson Page
37. Mink Nutcharut v Liam Graham – Liam Graham
38. Zhang Anda v Hatem Yassen– Zhang Anda
39. Sion Stuart v Martin O’Donnell – Martin O’Donnell
40. Alfie Burden v Ben Woollaston – Alfie Burden
41. Graeme Dott v Ben Mertens – Graeme Dott
42. Yulu Bai v Jamie Clarke – Bai Yulu
43. Vladislav Gradinari v Daniel Wells – Vladislav Gradinari
44. Tom Ford v Xing Zihao – Tom Fotd
45. Robbie Williams v Michael Holt – Robbie Williams
46. Bulcsu Revesz v Farakh Ajaib – Bulcsu Revesz
47. Jimmy Robertson v Liam Pullen – Liam Pullen
48. Sean O’Sullivan v Shaun Murphy – Shaun Murphy
49. Neil Robertson v Simon Blackwell – Neil Robertson
50. Oliver Lines v Allan Taylor – Allan Taylor
51. Stuart Carrington v Dylan Emery – Dylan Emery
52. Mark Davis v Liam Davies – Liam Davies
53. Iulian Boiko v Jack Lisowski – Iulian Boiko
54. Ishpreet Singh Chadha v Amir Sarkhosh – Ishpreet Singh Chadha
55. Mark Joyce v Joshua Thomond – Mark Joyce
56. Gerard Greene v Robbie McGuigan – Gerard Greene
57. He Guoqiang v Stuart Bingham – He Guoqiang
58. Jamie Jones v Rory Thor – Jamie Jones
59. Anton Kazakov v Artemijs Zizins – Artemijs Zizins
60. Kreishh Gurbaxani v Lei Peifan – Kreishh Gurbaxani
61. Mostafa Dorgham v Elliot Slessor – Elliot Slessor
62. Alexander Ursenbacher v Xu Si – Alexander Ursenbacher
63. Joshua Cooper v Jak Jones – Jak Jones
64. Ali Carter v Chris Wakelin – Ali Carter

The overall winner will be Josuah Cooper – NOT

Now lets see how smart the coin and hubby combo proves to be… 😉