Australian Goldfields Open - 9-15 July

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The second full ranking event of the season kicks off on Monday with the action moving to Australia for the second staging of the Australia Goldfields Open. A lot of the top names are giving this week a miss which gives the draw a real open look and means anything could happen :lol. It's all covered on the bookmaker live streaming consoles as well as Eurosport and both tables in use are televised so we don't need to miss a match which is a help. Stuart Bingham is the defending champion this week. Draw and format is here: http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/46/b5/0,,13165~177478,00.pdf

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Re: Australian Goldfields Open - 9-15 July Tournament preview: 1pt ew S.Lee to win Australian Goldfields Open 18/1 Skybet (1/2 1-2)

I’m happy to take Stephen Lee this week. Stephen Lee was the form man at the end of last season and got over the line in the PTC Finals to win this first tournament in a while. He then made the final of the World Open to show that was no fluke. Already this season he has reached the final of the Asian PTC. 1pt ew K.Doherty to win Australian Goldfields Open 100/1 BetVictor (1/2 1-2) I like the look of last year’s semi finalist Ken Doherty. Doherty looked good in patches in the Wuxi Classic until he lost to eventual runner up Stuart Bingham. He only lost that in a deciding frame though having previously knocked in a couple of centuries that week. Deciding frames have been costly to Doherty who lost in another one to Mark Selby in the Six Red World Championship last week having beaten Williams and Ebdon earlier in the week. Full preview here:

http://www.punterslounge.com/australia-goldfields-open-betting--stephen-lee-can-pick-up-his-first-title-of-the-season-in-bendigo