Snooker: Grand Prix 2008

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O'Sullivan, R 3.5 3.5 3.25 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.25 3.5 3.5 3.25 3.75 3.5 3.25 3.5 Selby, M 7 6.5 6 7.5 7 7 7.5 7 6.5 6.5 8 6 6.5 7 8 8.2 Maguire, S 8 9 11 11 10 8 9 9 10 9 11 11 10 10 9 9.2 Higgins, J 11 13 15 13 13 11 11 12 13 13 15 15 13 11 9 11.5 Ding, Junhui 11 12 13 13 11 11 13 12 15 13 13 13 15 13 15 13.5 Murphy, S 15 15 15 13 15 15 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15.5 Allen, M 26 34 34 26 29 26 29 34 34 34 29 34 34 29 26 28 Day, R 21 26 34 26 26 21 23 26 21 26 23 34 26 23 21 28 Robertson, N 21 23 34 17 26 21 26 21 26 26 21 34 26 26 34 34 Carter, A 26 29 29 26 26 26 29 23 26 23 26 29 34 26 34 36 Cope, J 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 34 34 34 41 41 34 34 41 34 Fu, M 29 29 34 26 29 29 26 34 34 34 29 34 26 29 41 34 Perry, J 34 34 41 29 34 34 34 34 34 29 29 41 34 34 34 36 Hendry, S 26 34 34 34 34 26 34 34 26 34 41 34 34 34 41 40 Ebdon, P 34 41 41 34 41 34 41 34 34 41 41 41 34 41 34 42 Trump, J 34 34 41 26 34 34 29 26 34 41 29 41 34 26 51 36 Walden, R 34 46 51 34 34 34 41 34 41 34 51 51 41 41 26 50 Hawkins, B 67 67 67 51 67 67 51 51 51 67 41 67 67 51 67 65 Wenbo, L 51 51 67 51 51 51 67 51 67 67 67 67 81 51 34 60 Harold, D 81 81 101 67 81 81 81 67 81 67 81 101 81 51 81 55 Dott, G 81 81 67 81 81 81 101 101 81 81 81 101 81 100 Holt, M 81 91 81 67 81 81 81 81 101 101 81 81 101 81 81 110 King, M 81 81 67 81 81 81 81 67 101 51 81 67 67 81 101 110 Hamilton, A 101 126 151 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 151 126 126 101 150 Higginson, A 101 151 151 101 151 101 126 151 151 151 101 151 151 151 101 160 Davis, S 101 126 151 151 151 101 126 126 151 176 101 151 151 126 101 110 Gilbert, D 201 201 151 126 151 201 151 201 151 201 201 151 201 126 101 160 Burnett, J 201 251 251 201 251 201 251 201 176 251 201 251 151 201 201 250 Gunnell, A 201 201 251 201 201 201 201 151 201 151 151 251 151 201 250 Michie, J 251 251 251 201 251 251 201 201 251 201 201 251 251 201 201 250 Bedford, S 201 251 201 201 201 251 301 401 201 251 201 251 201 201 160 Parrott, J 501 401 501 251 501 251 251 401 301 151 501 251 401 201 150 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

Best price percentage: 106.0%, bookies only: 106.9%

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Re: Snooker: Grand Prix 2008 Different format for this competition this year. Instead of the group stage it's now a 1st round draw and the rest of the tournament is an open draw FA Cup style. I'm going with 3 outright. 5pts ew M.Selby to win Grand Prix 7/1 Sportingbet Mark Selby is a class act. He's shown that in the way he's begun life in the Premier League. He's in decent nick too. He made the semis in Shanghai before he surprisingly lost to Ricky Walden and then thrashed Steve Davis, a quarter finalist in Shanghai let's not forget, 6-0 in the Premier League. Selby's cut out that long backswing he had and he is a much better player for it. Selby can beat anyone in the world so even with an open draw 7/1 isn't a bad price. 3pts ew J.Higgins to win Grand Prix 14/1 Stan James John Higgins can't be 14/1 for any snooker tournament in my eyes let alone one on home soil. He's already won this tournament 3 times and there's nothing to suggest he can't win it again. Higgins made the semi finals in Northern Ireland before surprisingly losing to Dave Harold but it shows he's in good form. As does his results in the Premier League. He lost to Ryan Day in China but that's not especially bad. On his day Higgins can beat anyone and there's nobody in this draw that he'll fear so at 14/1 he's my 2nd bet of the event. 2pts ew J.Perry to win Grand Prix 40/1 Stan James Joe Perry has had a decent couple of seasons. He's started this season a bit slowly but beating O'Sullivan in the Premier League should have given him lots of confidence though. Perry reached the semi finals in the world championship which was a fine effort and usually in tournaments of this nature the draw is kind to somebody. If that's Perry then he has the class and the consistency to do some damage this week and 40/1 is a decent price on Perry having a run to the final and beyond.