After two days of play at the Etisalot World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah UAE, half of the final thirty two players are now known.
Sixteen undefeated players from the initial group stages have advanced and will be seeded into the final thirty two based on games lost. A random drawing was used to break all ties.
The top sixteen players are:
1. Ricky Yang
2. Joven Alba
3. Ralf Souquet
8. Yukio Akakariyama
10. Darren Appleton
11. Andreas Roschkowsky
12. Jalal Al Sarisi
13. Karl Boyes
14. Niels Feijen
15. Antonio Gabica
16. Lee Van Corteza
Wednesday play will see the remaining thirty two players facing off with the final sixteen moving on to be randomly drawn into the final thirty two.