After reaching the semi-final of the UK
Championship, won the Scottish Open and again reaching the semi-final
of the Masters, Marco Fu has made unexpectedly early exits
from the German Masters and the China Open in recent weeks. However,
the vagaries of the one-year ranking list mean that the first three
in the betting for the World Grand Prix, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark
Selby and Judd Trump, are all in the top half of the draw, so there
may be some value to be found by backing the Hong Kong player to win
outright at 18/1 with Sporting Bet.
It’s not difficult to envisage Fu,
seeded 6, beating Jamie Jones in his opening match, or the winner of
David Gilbert/Anthony McGill in the second round and, by then, the
draw could look even more attractive depending on what happens
elsewhere. In any case, the 39-year-old avoids John Higgins until the
quarter finals and Shaun Murphy or Ding Junhui until the semi-finals,
so looks overpriced regardless of what happens in the top half of the
draw.
Selection: Marco Fu to win
outright (18/1) with Sporting Bet
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