STAGE 1 (Round of 64) BRACKETS
Final 64 players in main event separated into 32 International and 32 China players.
The 32 split into 4 groups of 8 . Double elimination . Race to 9. Alternate Break.
Top 4 players from each group go thru to next round of 32. Basically have to win 2 matches to qualify into round of 32.
International (WPA. English 8 Ball, snooker players)
http://news.top147.com/2016/03/00025901.shtml
China (Chinese 8 Ball players)
http://news.top147.com/2016/03/00025902.shtml
LIVE SCORE
http://www.top147.com/index/wl.php?cid=44
LIVE STREAM
TV Table
http://www.kktv5.com/97670482
Table 1
http://www.kktv5.com/97670513
Table 2
http://www.kktv5.com/97670547
Table 3
http://www.kktv5.com/98793645
Table 4
http://www.kktv5.com/97670587
Plenty of awesome and interesting matchups between star players of different disciplines and styles
Here are some good 1st matches. Starts from 9am local time (17March2016) / 8pm EST (16March2016) about 7.5 hours from now
INTERNATIONAL GROUPS (4 groups x8) MATCHES
Matches between notable players highlighted in blue
Group 1
Chris Meiling v Kevin Cheng
Mark Williams v John Morra
John Higgins v Ko Ping Chung
Liu Haitao v Stephen Macguire
Group 2
Wu v Ko Pin Yi
Lee Van v Darren Appleton
Thorsten v Judd Trump
Toh Lian Han v Hwang Yong
Group 3
Joe Perry v Fu Che Wei
Vincent Facquet v Chang jung Lin
Carlo Biado v Hsieh Chia Chen
Daryl Peach v Konrad
Group 4
Neil Robertson v Chang Yu Lung
Ding Junhui v Michael Hill
Scott Gillespie v Ali Maghsoud
Graeme Dott v Sohell Vahedi
Clearly Group 1 is Group of Death with 8 top players followed by Group 2 which has 6 strong players.