Former Champ Sgoranno in the Field

Unusually for Jerome Sgorrano, you could have walked past his table and not noticed him. The 2015 champion's long hair was hidden under a baseball cap - definitely blink and you miss him - as opposed to being his usual noisy, friendly, charismatic Belgian self.

"It's a disguise," he said smiling, before admitting that he will need to adapt to the tournament's new freezeout format. "I've seen lots of friends from around Europe. People who have driven here instead of having to fly [to Marrakech.

"I expect not to bust! Otherwise, I'll just have to go to the swimming pool!"