World SnookerThe draw has put the top two in the market in the same half, Ronnie and Ding
Ronnie we know about, Ding has won five ranking events this year and was a lot of people's idea of the alternative winner should Ronnie not win
the market offers 1/2 e/w top 2.
so, over the last 24 hours I have tried to research "value" in the bottom half, to back each way to win the half....as the favourite in the half is Robertson at 9/1 outright or 9/2 to win
the bottom half draw reads as follows, assuming they reach the second round (of course not all will)
Mark Selby (3) v Ali Carter (14)
John Higgins (11) v Stuart Bingham (6)
Judd Trump (7) v Stephen Maguire (10)
Mark Allen (15) v Neil Robertson (2)
outright prices in this half
Robertson 9/1
Selby 11/1
Trump 11/1
Higgins 20/1
Allen 25/1
Maguire 33/1
Bingham 40/1
Carter 50/1
http://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/world-championship/winnerMy interest is especially in the third quarter because Selby is opposable at the Crucible, usually.
Three seperate people have told me unprompted that Higgins is set to belie his seeding, and is playing better than he has been for 18 months
Carter came back to form in a run to the semi final in China this month, has twice finished runner up in the Worlds, lastly as recently as 2012 and has a teak tough matchplay temperament especially over the longer games. His health problems are under control, and he's a fancy price
If Robertson performs as he can, world number one, two ranking events this year including the UK, finalist in China earlier in the month then 9/1
So
Recommendations - all for value given the shape of the draw
Neil Robertson £20 e/w 9/1 (1/2 odds 1,2) BetVictor or Coral
John Higgins £10 e/w 18/1 (1/2 odds 1,2) BetVictor
Ali Carter £10 e/w 50/1 (1/2 odds 1,2) Coral
If any get deep runs we can trade around the two larger priced positions in the second week. the aim is that one wins the third quarter, and we go from there