The Masters

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A new year and we have The Masters getting underway, tomorrow. This event will have 24 players competing, including the new world champion, Gerwyn Price. All the big names are here this weekend. 

The top half of the event houses the new world champion. He will face the winner of Bunting and Cullen. I think the top half is most certainly the "easier" half, with the bottom half having both Peter Wright and MVG in it. It also has the likes of De Sousa, Wade, Van Den Bergh in it. For the likes of Smith, Wade, Chizzy etc there is also the pressure of a premier league spot up for grabs.

In the top half, I'm going to give Anderson a try. Anderson has reached the final of the worlds without really playing that great. Since then he has signed a new contract and is telling the world that he is hungry again. He has pretty much gone on record saying that he will win a third title and he said at the worlds that his season starts in Jan and he is practicing more. I'll give him a shot here. I think he will want some revenge against Price if they meet again.

I'll also take outsider bets on King and Cullen. Half of the top half is quite weak, featuring players that are struggling, such as Durrant, Cross, White, Suljovic. I think King could be highly motivated this weekend. He could even get that last Premier League spot if he makes the final here. Cullen had a good worlds and at 50/1 his price is just too big.

In the bottom half, there are also lots of unknowns. Wade and Chisnall have huge tournaments here because if either go out early then there is no chance they go into the Premier League. I think Chizzy needs to make a semi-final atleast if he wants to guarantee a spot. I am going to back him, in the bottom half. The other player I will take a chance with is De Sousa. I've got a niggly feeling that De Sousa may actually fail to deliver this weekend but quite honestly, 33/1 is too big. If he beats MVG, that price goes to around 12/1 to 16/1.

2pts G.Anderson to win The Masters 16/1 unibet
1pt E/W D.Chisnall to win The Masters 20/1 bet365
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1pt E/W J.De Sousa to win The Masters 33/1 bet365
1pt E/W M.King to win The Masters 40/1 bet365
1pt E/W J.Cullen to win The Masters 50/1 paddypower

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In terms of matches there a couple I like tonight. In the first match. I’m going to take Sulijovic to beat White. Mensur’s boring slow style really seems to get into Whites head and he has a good record against him.
 

The next I’m going to have a bet on, is King to beat Durrant. King has enjoyed an upturn in form recently and comes off of a good worlds. Durrant has been very average since the premier league finale.
 

2.5pts M.Sulijovic to beat I.White 11/10
2.5pts M.King to beat G.Durrant evens

2pts Cullen, De Sousa and Gurney to win 7/2 paddypower
1pt Sulijovic, King and Dobey 14/1 paddypower 
 

0.5pts Smith, Gurney, De Sousa and Cullen all to win, most 180a and highest checkout 175/1 skybet