Sorry Blowfish but I totaly disagree with you my four picks to possibly win it this year are:
1. Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann (Bias cos I have a bet on him)
2. Earl "The Pearl" Strickland
3. Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer
4. Niels "The Terminator" Feijen
And if that isn't 4 people strong enough to win it then I don't know who is.
Judging by what Ive seen Im going to go out on a huge limb and say I think an "Asian" player will win it
Persoanlly I hope it's Efren as I think this cememnt his place as the greatest all round pool player, he needs more than one 9 ball title though IMO to assure this.
Corey Deuel- because when he is focused he is the best in the world, and his knowledge keeps him in tournaments Yang- playing really well and is hungry Putnam- can suprise anyone and has the skill