World Grand Prix 7th-13th October

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The World Grand Prix begins tomorrow night in Dublin with the double in double out format making it a bit different from the usual proceedings. Last year saw Michael Van Gerwen making his mark in the PDC by winning his first "major" against Mervyn King in a controversial final. Since 2005 only Taylor and Wade had won the tournament prior to last year and I see no reason as to why a top 4 player in the world won't win this time around. Adrian Lewis to win 8/1 (each way) Boylesports The one that I like to come through this tournament is Adrian Lewis. The 2 time World Champion has copped a lot of flak in the past couple of years for being poor in the tournaments outwith the world championships, however in the past few months he has shown more than enough to suggest that his desire and passion for the game is still there. He won the PDC pro tour tournament yesterday in Dublin beating Brendan Dolan, who he plays in the first round, and although he only made it to the last 32 today he'll be more than happy with his weekends work. Yesterdays result indicates he is coming into the event in good form and he should be full of confidence going into his first round game on Tuesday night against the home favourite. Jackpot's last few tv appearances have been impressive including winning the European Championship in Germany and finishing runner up to Phil Taylor in the World Matchplay at Blackpool at the end of July. I don't think there is much between him and MVG so the 8/1 on offer for Lewis is without doubt the value bet.

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Re: World Grand Prix 7th-13th October Tournament preview: 2pts ew R.Barneveld to win World Grand Prix 22/1 Ladbrokes Raymond Barneveld had the perfect confidence boost on the eve of the tournament when he won a Players Championship tournament and he looks a decent price this week. Barneveld is a twice runner up in this tournament and hitting doubles has never really been a problem for him. He has the possibility of facing Michael van Gerwen in the second round but over this format that might not be the challenge it could be. Barneveld has always been a streaky confidence player so with his dander up he’s worth backing this week. 1pt ew P.Wright to win World Grand Prix 50/1 Betfred Peter Wright was runner up to Barneveld in that tournament on Sunday. That was his third final in the last month so he arrives in Dublin in very good form. He is a good hitter of doubles so I think he has the potential to go well this week even allowing for the fact that he’s in Taylor’s part of the draw. He almost took Taylor out of this tournament two years ago and he’s a much better player now so at 50/1 he’s a decent side bet to back up the Barneveld punt. Full preview here: http://www.punterslounge.com/world-grand-prix-betting-raymond-barneveld-can-exploit-a-high-in-confidence-to-land-dublin-crown