The first major Snooker tournament of 2011 is well under way but so far it has caused quite a few shocks. There are only sixteen entrants and the first round has been completed with seven of the top eight seeds losing their matches. First to leave the tournament was last year's champion Mark Selby who lost 6-4 to Mark King. Ali 'The Cat' Carter followed the same day after losing 6-5 to Peter Ebdon. The second day of the tournament saw Ding Junhui meet Mark Williams (not for the first time this season), Ding just managed to come out with a win by the margin of 6-4. The second match of the day was an all Scottish affair between Graeme Dott and John Higgins. The money would have been on Higgins but he suffered a surprise defeat as well, losing 6-4.
Day three saw last year's runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan become the latest shock with a defeat to Mark Allen, 6-4. Another tight affair between Marco Fu and Stephen Maguire saw the Hong Kong man win 6-4. Wednesday saw the first non-shock of the tournament as Neil Robertson made it into the quarter finals, he didn't have it easy to start with but managed to overcome Stephen Hendry 6-3. But a shock was soon to follow as Shaun Murphy lost 6-3 to Jamie Cope in the final first round match.
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