Snooker: World Championships 2009

[theboybroon]

Re: Snooker: World Championships 2009 Nice one kev, cheers:ok The 2009 world snooker championship at the crucible is nearly upon us, and i for one cant wait! Bar the British open golf, This is the only tournament that really gets me excited, along with hundreds of grannys up and down the country. Seriously though, at this early stage after a quick look the value may lie in the bottom half of the draw. The rocket is too short for me, especially with Selby and higgins in his half of the draw. In the bottom half i'm looking at marco fu a player i really admire. Vastly improved over the last 3/4 years, great all round game with no real weaknesses, great temperament and he wont't fear anyone. Still too have a proper study but i would imagine Fu e/w @33 in the weaker half of the draw, could be a starter. Bring it on:)

[theboybroon]

Re: Snooker: World Championships 2009 Not to impressed with most of the prices in the outright tbh. Selby was a player i was looking to back, but out of the top players, he probably has the toughest opener against Ricky Walden. If he gets through that, there's a fair chance he could meet 3 past champions in dott, higgins and the current champion o'sullivan if he were to make it to the final. Along with higgins, selby is my favourite player and hopefully a future world champion. He certainly has all the attributes and i would love to see him win it this year, but with such a tough draw i think i'l leave the 9/1 on offer. Looking at ronnie i think there's a good chance he could cruise into the semi's, although a potential second rnd against the the fearless mark allen would be tough, and a match i would love to see. Its all hypothetical, but to me crucially, the rocket won't have to meet both higgins and selby to reach the final, and can only meet either of these two in the semi's. Its a fairly easy call to make, but with ronnie defending the title, and his head seamingly being in the right place(possibly cause his old boy's getting out soon:D) i think he'll be well up for this, and harder to beat than ever. I just wish he was 3/1 or better. Again in the top half i think the best value could lie with john higgins@ 12/1 which i actually think is a fair price. One of the top five of all time imo, the two time champion doesnt' have a weakness in his game and is always a danger at the crucible. If i do back higgins, he will be the only one from the top half. my only slight concern bar a tough draw, is whether or not higgins is the still the same player we have seen in the past. In the bottom half ive' already mentioned marco fu and am currently hoping to get matched @40.00 on betfair. Time to look at some other markets.