World Champs - Day 5

Monday evening kicks off with Vincent van der Voort against Lourence Ilagan, with the bookies firmly behind the Dutchman in this one - he's just 1/4 to win the match. That looks a litte short to us, but it's a hard one to evaluate so we'll take a watching brief on that market.

Ilagan is a big scorer generally, and he's capable of matching VVV on the 180s front - both should be hitting somewhere around 0.25-0.27 per leg if they turn in their usual performances, so it's surprising to see the layers making VVV their 1/3 in that market. SportingBet offer 11/2 that Ilagan out-maxes him, and it should probably be around half that price at best in my eyes.

1pt Ilagan to hit the most 180s at 11/2 (Sportingbet)

1pt Ilagan to hit the first 180 at 21/10 (Sportingbet)

Ryan Joyce will probably find the going pretty comfortable against Anastasia Dombrovyslova in their 1st round match, but despite her struggling to match his sorts of consistency, she is a very capable maximum builder - something that Joyce isn't known for.

Joyce is expected to average around a 180 every 6-7 legs - something which isn't far away from the Russian's level. She's very steady on her 20's and rarely strays too far from the treble. Quotes of 5/1 about here getting the most in this match are disrespectful in the extreme and suggest a few bookies haven't done their homework on the ladies game here.

1pt Dombrovyslova to hit most 180s at 5/1 (Betfair)

1pt Dombrovysolva to hit the first 180 at 15/8 (Betfair/PP)

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