Cenial Masters - Preview
Section 1
Elaine Foyner, the current world number one and defending champion, looks to be in a dominant position for the Cenial Masters. As the draw gods would have it, she was drawn against a qualifier in the first round (take your pick of a lower-ranked Andromedan, Madesun, or total unknown), and her second round matchuo is against the winner of Michaels and Stokes. The other seeds in her section are Lance Mance, who has a hard matchup against the two-time vanquisher of Ardil Navsal, Britt Mack; Carmen Doyle, of the Andromeda Islands; and Ricardo Toli, whom she met in the semifinals last year (only dropping a couple of games, for that matter, in a total blowout). Even if Carmen Doyle manages to upset Toli in the Round of 16, Foyner has played Andromedans before without much of a worry. Britt Mack perhaps awaits in the third round; Foyner has a 1-0 head to head record against her, as she defeated the lower-ranked Andromedan in the final of Hamilton last year. On top of it all, she has a large home advantage, and looks to continue a 34-match winning streak.
Semifinalist: Foyner
Section 2
Third seed Kika Dovan is the highest seed in this section, and, like Elaine Foyner, has drawn a qualifier. Although she did lose early in Cenial last year, she has had a good season so far, making the semifinals of the Antillia Masters and Royal Nikolian Open, quarterfinals in the Hamilton International and Britonisean Open, the finals of the Volatus Open and Cadenzan Open, and winning in Paradise City. She is currently at a career high number four ranking, and, regardless of her results in Cenial, will move up to number 3 because Aline Luiza Romao will not be defending points from last year. Except for the possibility of qualifiers, there are no Andromedan players in Section 2. Malcolm Press, who made the Volatus quarterfinals; Elizabeth Hines, who made the Round of 16 at last year's Cenian Open but has been struggling with consistency since, and Botack Andiam, who recently defeated Ardil Navsal at the Britannual Open, are the other seeds in Dovan's section. Only Andiam really is a credible threat, although either Oka Sulastra of Pemecutan or Adebowale Gilliam of Madesu likely will take advantage of Elizabeth Hines's inconsistency and make it to the third round.
Semifinalist: Dovan
Section 3
If you had asked Lonus Varalin if he'd be seeded fourth at the Cenial Masters a year ago, he probably would have shook his head and laughed at you. At that point, Varalin had never been in the main draw of any tournament, and had only managed two wins in qualifying. However, his fortune changes after he was directly accepted into the Cenian Open (barely). He made it past qualifier Luis Farias and Jack Lewis of Estope before defeating 23rd seed Rory Hasselhoff in a blockbuster match, winning 10-8 in the last set, before defeating Elizabeth Hines of Devonta. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Elaine Foyner. Since then, he has enjoyed good performance, making the quarterfinals in Antillia and the finals in Hamilton and Britonisea (both in the absence of Ardil Navsal). Besides qualifiers, there are no possible Andromedan scares for Varalin in this section, but Tammie Brown, who recently reached the semifinals of the Britonisean Open, could manage to produce some inspired tennis. The main threat for Varalin, though, might be sixth seed Johmer Vales, who rose to prominence playing at a clay court tournament. Vales, however, has been somewhat inconsistent, although he recently reached the semifinals in Hamilton and at the Volatus Open.
Semifinalist: Varalin
Section 4
Ardil Navsal will be looking to get past the quarterfinals of one of his "home" events, the other of which was the Cenian Open (which he won). However, he might have a tough draw in two Andromedans, Esperanza Cho, whom he could play in the second round, and her cousin, sixteenth seed Maggie Cho, possibly facing her in the quarterfinals. The draw is fraught with peril for the former world no.1: he has lost to Andromedans in the quarterfinals before. However, if he does make it past Cho, he has a good chance of winning the event, a possibility that will send him to world nimber one before his title defense at the Cenian Open. On the other side of the draw is Andy Amada, who performed well in several of the clay court events in Astyria (quarterfinals in Cadenza, the final in Albergaria, and semifinals in Neu Engollon and Santa Maria). However, he has proved inconsistent at major events, not making it past the third round in any of the three Turr 1 events he has played before. Even though a hard court surface does suit his hard serve, strong forehands, and adept volleys and he will be playing at home, Maggie Cho looms in the third round. For both, Cho is an up-and-coming player, and if she plays like the rest of her countrymen and women, she could upset both Amada and Navsal.
Semifinalist: Maggie Cho
Semifinals: Foyner d. Dovan, Varalin d. Cho
Finals: Foyner d. Varalin
Elaine Foyner, the current world number one and defending champion, looks to be in a dominant position for the Cenial Masters. As the draw gods would have it, she was drawn against a qualifier in the first round (take your pick of a lower-ranked Andromedan, Madesun, or total unknown), and her second round matchuo is against the winner of Michaels and Stokes. The other seeds in her section are Lance Mance, who has a hard matchup against the two-time vanquisher of Ardil Navsal, Britt Mack; Carmen Doyle, of the Andromeda Islands; and Ricardo Toli, whom she met in the semifinals last year (only dropping a couple of games, for that matter, in a total blowout). Even if Carmen Doyle manages to upset Toli in the Round of 16, Foyner has played Andromedans before without much of a worry. Britt Mack perhaps awaits in the third round; Foyner has a 1-0 head to head record against her, as she defeated the lower-ranked Andromedan in the final of Hamilton last year. On top of it all, she has a large home advantage, and looks to continue a 34-match winning streak.
Semifinalist: Foyner
Section 2
Third seed Kika Dovan is the highest seed in this section, and, like Elaine Foyner, has drawn a qualifier. Although she did lose early in Cenial last year, she has had a good season so far, making the semifinals of the Antillia Masters and Royal Nikolian Open, quarterfinals in the Hamilton International and Britonisean Open, the finals of the Volatus Open and Cadenzan Open, and winning in Paradise City. She is currently at a career high number four ranking, and, regardless of her results in Cenial, will move up to number 3 because Aline Luiza Romao will not be defending points from last year. Except for the possibility of qualifiers, there are no Andromedan players in Section 2. Malcolm Press, who made the Volatus quarterfinals; Elizabeth Hines, who made the Round of 16 at last year's Cenian Open but has been struggling with consistency since, and Botack Andiam, who recently defeated Ardil Navsal at the Britannual Open, are the other seeds in Dovan's section. Only Andiam really is a credible threat, although either Oka Sulastra of Pemecutan or Adebowale Gilliam of Madesu likely will take advantage of Elizabeth Hines's inconsistency and make it to the third round.
Semifinalist: Dovan
Section 3
If you had asked Lonus Varalin if he'd be seeded fourth at the Cenial Masters a year ago, he probably would have shook his head and laughed at you. At that point, Varalin had never been in the main draw of any tournament, and had only managed two wins in qualifying. However, his fortune changes after he was directly accepted into the Cenian Open (barely). He made it past qualifier Luis Farias and Jack Lewis of Estope before defeating 23rd seed Rory Hasselhoff in a blockbuster match, winning 10-8 in the last set, before defeating Elizabeth Hines of Devonta. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Elaine Foyner. Since then, he has enjoyed good performance, making the quarterfinals in Antillia and the finals in Hamilton and Britonisea (both in the absence of Ardil Navsal). Besides qualifiers, there are no possible Andromedan scares for Varalin in this section, but Tammie Brown, who recently reached the semifinals of the Britonisean Open, could manage to produce some inspired tennis. The main threat for Varalin, though, might be sixth seed Johmer Vales, who rose to prominence playing at a clay court tournament. Vales, however, has been somewhat inconsistent, although he recently reached the semifinals in Hamilton and at the Volatus Open.
Semifinalist: Varalin
Section 4
Ardil Navsal will be looking to get past the quarterfinals of one of his "home" events, the other of which was the Cenian Open (which he won). However, he might have a tough draw in two Andromedans, Esperanza Cho, whom he could play in the second round, and her cousin, sixteenth seed Maggie Cho, possibly facing her in the quarterfinals. The draw is fraught with peril for the former world no.1: he has lost to Andromedans in the quarterfinals before. However, if he does make it past Cho, he has a good chance of winning the event, a possibility that will send him to world nimber one before his title defense at the Cenian Open. On the other side of the draw is Andy Amada, who performed well in several of the clay court events in Astyria (quarterfinals in Cadenza, the final in Albergaria, and semifinals in Neu Engollon and Santa Maria). However, he has proved inconsistent at major events, not making it past the third round in any of the three Turr 1 events he has played before. Even though a hard court surface does suit his hard serve, strong forehands, and adept volleys and he will be playing at home, Maggie Cho looms in the third round. For both, Cho is an up-and-coming player, and if she plays like the rest of her countrymen and women, she could upset both Amada and Navsal.
Semifinalist: Maggie Cho
Semifinals: Foyner d. Dovan, Varalin d. Cho
Finals: Foyner d. Varalin
Mayeso Kayden took on (7) 
Botack Andiam of Ceni. Kayden and Andiam fought hard to determine who would be the first to claim the opening set; in the end Kayden was lucky to claim it from a few unforced errors from Andiam. Andiam had a significant comeback in the next 2 sets, as he was able to defeat Kayden in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Elizabeth Hines of Devonta. Gilliam and Hines fought very diligently giving off a very entertaining game for the crowd; fascinating the crowd with the long rallies and clean winners. This lengthy match lasting for 2 hours 4 minutes Hines was finally able to claim a 7-5, 6-4 win over Gilliam.
Tammie Brown of Euroslavia. Bond showed no fatigue from his previous match against Devontan 
Carmichael Brown of Electrum in quite an entertaining match. Brown practically dominated the court in the first set as he had no trouble holding his serve and broke Bristol's twice. Bristol had a comeback in the next 2 sets but had to fight very, very hard to claim them. Brown and Bristol gave off a very entertaining match as both mixed up a serve-and-volley type of play as well as busting out several clean winners. In the end it was Bristol who was the last man standing claiming a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over the fellow Electrumite. 
Oka Sulastra/Luh Putu Yundari,