 So we have a massive tournament, probably the biggest tournament since the U.S. Open coming up next week. The Shanghai Masters and the draw is finally out. But we do have some big names that are not playing in one of the biggest tournaments on the Asian Swing. Let's have a look. So here are the players that are not in the draw. Batista Ragu, he's pulled out. Baratini, Bublik, Chorich, Novak Djokovic, of course, not playing at all in the Asian Swing. Coppa, Nishikori, Rayonich, Russovori and Shapa Vaalov all not playing. And remember, this is the second to last massive tournament for most players this year, except for the ones playing the ADB finals. So those who are in the finals race and not yet qualified, not playing this tournament, really going to struggle to kind of qualify. So it's a big deal that they're not playing. All right, let's go to the top of the draw. And we've got 32 seeds in this one. Of course, it is a massive two week event. The same as Indian Wells, Miami, Canada and Cincinnati. And all 32 seeds get to buy in the first round. So it's one of those tournaments again. Alcraz number one seed, he gets to buy in the first round. He'll take on the winner of Borges or Barre in the second round. Then you've got a qualifier taken on Muller. Winner of that will take on the number 30 seed Dan Evans in the second round. Then you've got the 18 seed Dmitrov, also get to buy in the first round. He'll take on either Vukic or Bayana in the second round. Then you've got two qualifiers going at it. Winner of that match will go up against Hashinov, the 13th seed in the second round. So an interesting little section there, Alcraz, not too much to worry about. He played Evans, I think, a few weeks ago, did all right. Dmitrov has been in a little bit of form and Hashinov can be dangerous. But I think Alcraz is going to like his part of the draw so far. Next section of the draw, you've got Tiafo, the number 10 seed. He takes on a qualifier or Senago in the second round. Then you've got Thompson taking on another qualifier. Winner of that will take on the number 22 seed Jerry, who's been in some really good form for the entire season on all surfaces. Then you've got Lehechka, the 27th seed. He'll play either Schwarzman or Van Asch in the second round. Then you've got Watanuki taking on Zong. Winner of that will take on the number 7 seed Fritz in the second round. So another interesting section here. Tiafo Fritz, obviously the big names. Jerry Lehechka have been good at times. Jerry better than Lehechka at times. But interesting section here. Next section of the draw, you've got the number 4 seed Sintipas. Getting a buy in the first round. He'll take on either a qualifier or Jera in the second round. Then you've got Van Asch, who've taken on O'Connell. Winner of that will take on the number 32 seed Umbair in the second round. Then you've got the 21st seed Struff taking on either Poppen or Onaldi in the second round. Then you've got Wolf versus Hashin. Winner of that will take on the number 15 seed Nori in the second round. Another interesting section. You know, Umbair's been in good form. He just took out Rubelev this week. Struff's been good this year. Nori, not great this year. And of course, Sintipas, he's been injured on and off. And his form has been really inconsistent. So this section might be the most open. Next section of the draw, you've got the number 12 seed Paul. He'll take on either Varais or Ovner in the second round. Then you've got Koto versus Feast. Winner of that will take on the number 24 seed Fakina in the second round. Then you've got Manorino, the 31st seed. He'll take on either Shevchenko or a qualifier in the second round. Then you've got Karate versus Hellas. Winner of that will take on the number five seed Rubelev in the second round. So another interesting section. You know, Rubelev, Fakina, Paul, all being good at times this year. Manorino can also surprise. You've got guys like Karatev. We know what he can do at his best. Feast is exciting. Ovner's been in some form this week. Of course, this quarter of the draw will take on the Elkres quarter. So it could be Elkres versus Sintipas in the semi-finals. It could be Elkres versus Rubelev if we're going by the big names. It could be Elkres versus Paul. I mean, we've seen that a couple of times this year. And that's one of the most fun matchups as well. So it could be a really interesting section. I think Elkres in the top half of the draw is the only sure thing and the only reliable one at the moment. Bottom half of the draw, you've got Rude, the number eight seed, taking on either Altmayer or Nishioca in the second round. Then you've got Qualifier taking on Hanfman. Winner of that will take on the number 29 seed U-Banks in the second round. Then you've got Grigsball, the 23rd seed. He'll take on either Lyovic or Vavrenka in the second round. That's probably one of the best first round matches going around. Vavrenka versus Lyovic. Then you've got Rinzenich versus Marijan. Winner of that will take on the number 11 seed Demonor in the second round. Another good section here. I mean, Demonor has been informed on the hardcourts. Grigsball and U-Banks can surprise and Kasparud. He's doing okay this week in Beijing. So it could be interesting and of course Vavrenka, Lyovic shouldn't be overlooked either. Next section of the draw, you've got the number 16 seed Hercatch. He'll take on either Kokonakis or Finini in the second round. Then you've got Purcell taking on a Qualifier. Winner of that will take on the number 17 seed Museti in the second round. Then you've got the 28th seed Etcheverry. He'll take on either Zhang or Gaskay in the second round. Then you've got Nakashima taking on Marius. Winner of that will take on the number three seed Runa in the second round. And again, it feels like this section is super open as well. I mean, Runa's been injured lately, so it's hard to pick him for anything. Hercatch has kind of been up and down. Museti, Etcheverry's been good. I mean, it's an interesting section. And the bottom sections of the draw, you have the number 16 Sinner. He'll take on either Giron or Gallon in the second round. After getting a buy in the first round, of course. Then you've got a Qualifier taken on Daniel. Winner of that will take on the number 25 seed Baez in the second round. Then you've got the number 19 seed Shelton. He'll take on either Munnar or Tee in the second round. Then you've got Saphulan taking on Murray. Winner of that will take on the number nine seed Zverev in the second round. This section might be the hardest section of the entire draw because not only are the seeds crazy, but also some unseeded crazy players too. I mean, Saphulan's been in some form. Murray, of course, is always dangerous. Then you've got Zverev, Shelton. Could be a third round. I mean, that's awesome to see Sinner as well in that section. Baez is someone dangerous. Daniel has even been dangerous this year in hard court. So I feel like this is the most intense section of the draw, especially if we get as Zverev versus Murray second round, Winner plays Shelton in the third. I mean, that's insane. So this could be the most dangerous section. And the very bottom section now we've got Ojalia Seem, the 14th seed. Get to buy in the first round. He'll take on either a Qualifier or Fucovich in the second round. Then you've got Mutay taking on McDonald. Winner of that will take on the number 20 seed Serundelo in the second round. Then you've got Kota, the 26th seed. He'll take on either Kicmenovic or Boo in the second round. Then you've got a Qualifier taken on Garin. Winner of that will take on the number two seed, Daniel Medvedev in the second round. So again, interesting section of the draw. We could be getting a rematch of the Australian Open match between Kota and Medvedev. I'm sure Medvedev wants to get that one back. Of course, FAA in this section as well. He hasn't been great this year. So hard to see him getting too fast. Serundelo's been good though. So maybe Serundelo, Medvedev. And of course this Kota will take on the Rude Kota and the Runa Kota. So we could be getting Medvedev, Runa. We could be getting Medvedev, Rude. Rude's sort of getting in some form now. You could get Medvedev, Diminor, which we've seen a bunch of times this year. Or if you want to go something a little different, you could get Cine versus Rude or Cine versus Runa. It's Vera versus Rude. It's Vera versus Runa. Or another combination of all of those, but very interesting draw. And it feels like the bottom part of the draw is the most stacked. Algris has got a pretty nice draw in comparison. So there you have it. That is the Shanghai Masters for this year. And it's looking pretty awesome considering Djokovic is not playing. It doesn't look too bad without him in there. And of course the top half of the draw, Algris looks like he's got a nice Rude. You know, he's never played in Shanghai before though. So that's going to be something to get used to. But the bottom part of the draw, I mean that's Cine's section is absolutely stacked. And then Medvedev's got to play one of those guys. I mean, that's going to be really interesting to see the bottom half of that draw. But let me know down in the comments below. What do you think about the draw? Do you like the draw? Is your favorite player, have they got a good draw, bad draw? Comment down below what you reckon. But I don't know. These two week masters are a little bit awkward. Because of course the first round by means that we don't have any matches really until Saturday, Sunday when the big seeds actually start to play. So first couple of days are going to be a little quiet. But let me know down in the comments below. Are you happy with the draw? Are you excited about Shanghai? We're back for the first time in four years.