The Masters

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Starts tomorrow. Ronnie has ducked out and so Neil Robertson will take on Higgins, in the first match. Draw below :

Robertson/Higgins
Murphy/G.Wilson

Allen/Jiahui
Selby/Carter

Trump/Hawkins
Williams/Ding

Brecel/Wakelin
K.Wilson/Anda

I think Selby is worth following again here. He has a winning record against Carter recently. He has also won the last few ranking matches against Higgins so at 8/1, I think it's a 50/50 with Allen in that top half. My only concern is his recent Masters performances have not been that great. The bottom half has to be Hawkins, who is in really good form and has a decent record at The Masters. Wakelin at 40s at tiny stakes. Very hit and miss but it's a nice part of the draw.

Selby 8/1 Betfair
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Hawkins 25/1 e/w WillHill
Wakelin 40/1 e/w Betfair
 

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Higgins to beat N.Robertson 6/5 Bet365

3 wins out of 4 for Higgins between these two. Won the last 2 "to nil" Robertson can't have any fluency after going out of the Shootout to Pullen and then a poor performance in the Scottish (lost to Ford) so unless he brings the UK Championship form to the table then Higgins looks a fair price.