The BetVictor Collection involves an finish on the Welsh Open subsequent week, with 16 gamers nonetheless able to ending high of the rankings and touchdown the £150,000 bonus.
The 4 House Nations occasions make up the BetVictor sequence and as nobody has dominated these tournaments, loads of gamers are nonetheless in with a shout of the bonus.
Neil Robertson tops the rankings, primarily due to his English Open win, whereas Kyren Wilson is firmly in competition after turning into Northern Eire Open champ.
Nevertheless, shock Scottish Open champion Lei Peifan has not certified for the Welsh, so his hopes of touchdown the £150,000 are over.
Judd Trump has additionally not entered the occasion, so he won’t be successful the bonus that he has claimed in three of the 5 years it has been handed out thus far.
The opposite two gamers to land the bonus had been John Higgins in 2022 and memorably Rob Milkins in ’23 when he beat Shaun Murphy to win the Welsh Open and pocket the substantial cheque.
The clear frontrunners to win the bonus this time spherical are Robertson and Wilson as the remainder of the sector will want a superb week to pocket the money. Wu Yize may win the bonus with a run to the ultimate however everybody else within the operating might want to raise the trophy to win the added prize.
Gamers within the operating for the BetVictor Bonus
Neil Robertson – £118,600
Kyren Wilson – £114,400
Wu Yize – £90,000
Mark Allen – £39,600
Chris Wakelin – £39,600
Barry Hawkins – £31,200
Ishpreet Singh Chadha – £30,000
Pang Junxu – £30,000
Xiao Guodong – £24,600
Luca Brecel – £24,000
Shaun Murphy – £24,000
Elliot Slessor – £21,000
John Higgins – £19,800
Tom Ford – £18,600
Noppon Saengkham – £18,600
Mark Selby – £18,600
Welsh Open prize cash
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-final: £21,000
Quarter-final: £13,200
Final 16: £9,000
Final 32: £5,400
Final 64: £3,600
Final 96: £1,000
Robertson is clearly conscious of the windfall on provide, however he will probably be concentrating on successful the match, as he does each occasion he enters and the money will maintain itself.
‘It’s going to be a speaking level all through subsequent week and clearly I’ll hope that different outcomes go my means,’ mentioned Robertson.
‘However it doesn’t add stress for me. There are all the time just a few nerves earlier than a match, however for me it’s the identical within the first spherical as it will be in a giant last. I’ve performed deciding frames in tournaments with some huge cash on the road, however at that stage it’s by no means in regards to the cash, the aggressive aspect of you simply needs to win.
‘I’m certain the likes of Kyren are the identical. So the cash doesn’t imply as a lot as it will to somebody like Robert Milkins who received the bonus a few years in the past.
‘I would exit within the first spherical and nonetheless win the bonus, or I would get to the ultimate and never win it. My primary focus is to win the match as a result of that’s what I attempt to do each week.’
Qualifying for the Welsh Open involves an in depth on Thursday with the primary occasion starting in Llandudno on Monday.
Robertson has Mark Davis in his opener whereas Wilson takes on David Grace or Marco Fu.
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