Learning from experience

My new view on snooker events having been a success with Lee in the Welsh Open, I'll now have a look at future tournaments with more scrutiny. I based that on the fact that with a couple of defeats for leading players, one half of the draw opened up for a player in form. With the draw made for the whole event there appears to be much scope for analysing snooker events on this basis, and the odds often seem more reflective of a player's record or ability than the draw itself. The top half of the World Championship looks wide open. Murphy looks too error-prone, I can't say I rate Doherty, and Maguire has been awful this season. Barry Hawkins has already beaten a quality player, Junhui, in qualifying, is in form, and is on the up, and 40-1 looks a good price. I will keep an eye on it, and should he fall early, will still look to an each way price from that half of the draw.