Snooker - 2008 Shanghai Masters

[WoodyTHFC]

	O'Sullivan, R	4.5	4.33	4	4	4.5	4	4	4.5	4	4.5	3.75	4	4	4.5
	Selby, M	8	7.5	8	8	8	7.5	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7
	Ding, Junhui	9	8.5	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	6	7	7
	Maguire, S	7	9	9	9	7	8.5	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
	Higgins, J	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	10	12	13	13	12	15	12
	Murphy, S	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	12	13	15	13
	Carter, A	29	31	34	29	29	29	26	26	29	21	26	34	26	21
	Robertson, N	26	29	34	29	26	26	23	26	26	26	34	34	34	26
	Day, R	21	29	29	29	21	36	29	34	34	26	36	29	34	26
	Hendry, S	26	34	34	34	26	29	34	26	34	34	29	34	34	41
	Perry, J	34	34	34	34	34	41	41	34	41	34	41	34	34	29
	Williams, M	29	34	34	29	29	34	29	26	29	26	34	34	41	34
	Allen, M	34	41	34	34	34	41	41	34	34	34	51	34	41	41
	Cope, J	34	41	51	41	34	41	34	34	34	41	41	51	34	51
	Ebdon, P	34	51	51	34	34	46	41	34	34	41	41	51	41	41
	Fu, M	41	29	41	41	41	36	26	51	26	41	41	41	34	34
	Dott, G	51	51	51	51	51	61	67	41	51	51	41	51	67	67
	Stevens, M	41	67	41	41	41	51	67	41	51	67	67	41	67	41
	Trump, J	51	51	51	51	51	61	51	67	51	51	51	51	67	51
	King, M	81	81	67	81	81	81	81	67	81	81	81	67	81	81
	Wenbo, L	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	41	67	67	81	51	67	51
	Dale, D	67	81	67	67	67	81	101	51	101	81	101	67	67	81
	Hawkins, B	41	51	81	81	41	67	81	101	81	67	81	81	41	67
	Bingham, S	81	101	126	101	81	81	126	101	81	101	51	126	81	126
	Hamilton, A	101	101	101	101	101	101	101	67	126	101	81	101	101	101
	Harold, D	67	81	126	101	67	91	101	67	67	101	81	126	81	101
	O'Brien, F	81	126	101	101	81	101	101	67	126	101	126	101	81	101
	Walden, R	81	67	67	81	81	81	81	81	126	81	51	67	67	81
	Ford, T	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	101	151	101	126	126	151	126
	Hicks, A	151	201	151	151	151	151	201	151	201	251	201	151	201	151
	Davis, S	201	176	201	201	201	151	201	151	151	151	301	201	151	201
	Pettman, S	201	251	401	251	201	251	301	251	251	201	301	401	251	301
	Delu, Y		351	501	301		301	301	501	501	251	501	501	251
	Jiany La Bu, A											501
	White, J	501	301	251	301	501	201	301	201	251	201	301	251	201	251
	Anda, Z		751	751	501			501	501			501	751	251
	Xiao, Guodong		401	251	501		251	501	501	751	251	501	251	251
	Xinlong, C		501	751	501		301	501	501	751	251	501	751	251
	Yan, L		751	751	501		301	501	501	751	251	501	751	251
	Yuan, L		501	751	501		301	501	501	751	251	501	751	251
	Mahitthi, A		751	751	501		401	501	501	751		1001	751	501
Place terms		2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2			2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2	2 1/2

[WoodyTHFC]

Re: Snooker - 2008 Shanghai Masters The top half of the draw looks much weaker than the top with the likes of O'Sullivan, Perry, Carter, Williams, Higgins, Allen, Day and Maguire all in the bottom half. So two top half of the draw selections are: Walden 125/1 lad 1pt e.w and 12/1 to win his quarter boy 3 pts A bit of a longshot here but I do think that this quarter is weak and vulnerable to an outsider doing well. Ding is obviously the main man here but he is not always the most reliable and Robertson seemingly is not in the form of a couple of seasons ago. Hendry is also in ther but he is another seeded player who could be vulnerable. Walden has had some decent results in qualification for this, the grand prix for which he has progressed to the tv stages and even at the north ire. event where he ran into eventual finalist Harold at an early stage. So he is a player in some sort of form and it wouldnt surprise me to see him shock a few of the more fancied names in this event. Selby 7/1 var 5 pts e.w Selby is in quarter 2 where it looks as though the main threat would come from Murphy and one could say that there is a decent bit of value in Murphy who is double the price of Selby. However of the two at this stage of the season, it is Selby who looks to be the sharper. He didnt do much in the north ire. event but so far in the PL he has impressed and adapted very well to the shot clock rule and looks a player who is ready to build on his great season last year. Murphy on the other hand hasnt had that match practice. Others in this quarter who could surprsie could be the talented youngster Trump, potentially an early opponent for Selby. However if those two meet I would have to fancy the more experienced Selby and overall this looks a kindish draw for Selby to go quite a far way into this event if not win it.