Event sponsor William Hill have Michael Van Gerwen as the favorite for the PDC World Championships. The event, held at London's Alexandra Palace, lasts until the new year and gets underway live and on SKY Sports Darts this evening.
Those who fancy a straight bet on the winner of the overall title will note that MVG at 5/2 to more generous than is usually the case for The Green Machine. Patchy form and the narrowing of the gap within the field are reflected here.
Welsman Gerwyn Price is the second favourite and at 5-1 looks good value, for a recent major winner. Peter Wright is just a litter further out (at 6-1) to retain the title and join a select band of back-to-back champions.
The real value may lie in spotting who can come through the pack and cope with what may by varying circumstances and conditions this year. The crowd will now be totally absent again possibly increasing the chances of, former Lakeside winner and reigning Premier League champion, Glen Durrant (28/1) completing a remarkable journey after switching from the BDO.
There is however some remarkable possible value in the lower reaches. Nick Kenny and Jamie Lewis, semi-finalist only 3 years ago, are not your average 500-1 player. The same goes for Jason Lowe (400-1) who came within two darts of defeating MVG in the Uk Open this year. If you can find odds on them reaching latter stages, or fancy a few cheeky each way bets, then this is a ripe pool to choose from.
Could the perennial mystery that is Ian White (80-1) finally crack the case. Ian is one of the top three or four non TV players in the world and at times seems unstoppable. Yet his record in the TV majors is so different to his ability level that, despite being in the top 16, he is priced at odds that should he turn things around will look very generous indeed.
Tournament Odds
5/2 Michael van Gerwen
5/1 Gerwyn Price
6/1 Peter Wright
16/1 Jose de Sousa, Michael Smith
20/1 Dimitri Van den Bergh, Nathan Aspinall
28/1 Glen Durrant, Devon Petersen
33/1 James Wade, Gary Anderson
50/1 Krzysztof Ratajski, Damon Heta, Dave Chisnall, Rob Cross, Simon Whitlock
66/1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
80/1 Jeffrey de Zwaan, Luke Humphries, Ian White, Daryl Gurney, Joe Cullen
100/1 Mensur Suljovic, Gabriel Clemens, Mervyn King, Jonny Clayton
125/1 Adrian Lewis
150/1 Chris Dobey, Ryan Searle
200/1 Danny Noppert, Jermaine Wattimena, Max Hopp
250/1 Keane Barry, Ross Smith, Vincent van der Voort, Callan Rydz, Ryan Joyce, Stephen Bunting
300/1 David Evans, Jeff Smith, Boris Krcmar, Darius Labanauskas, Scott Waites, William O'Connor, Kim Huybrechts, Steve Lennon, Jamie Hughes
400/1 Jason Lowe, Karel Sedlacek, Ron Meulenkamp, Brendan Dolan, Nico Kurz, Ricky Evans, John Henderson
500/1 Martijn Kleermaker, Nick Kenny, Jamie Lewis, Matt Campbell, Andy Boulton, Danny Baggish, Steve West, Keegan Brown, Lourence Ilagan, Luke Woodhouse, Niels Zonneveld, Mike De Decker, Steve Beaton
750/1 Madars Razma, Mickey Mansell, Ryan Murray, Derk Telnekes, Adam Hunt, Ryan Meikle, Andy Hamilton, Edward Foulkes, Maik Kuivenhoven, Wayne Jones, Bradley Brooks, Ciaran Teehan
1000/1 Diogo Portela, Daniel Larsson, Marko Kantele, Matthew Edgar, Haupai Puha, Toru Suzuki, Paul Lim, Lisa Ashton
1500/1 Gordon Mathers, Cameron Carolissen, Dmitriy Gorbunov, Danny Lauby, Chengan Liu, James Bailey
2000/1 Di Zhuang, Amit Gilitwala, Deta Hedman
Odds courtesy of williamhill.com and correct at time of writing. Subject to fluctuation.
Those who fancy a straight bet on the winner of the overall title will note that MVG at 5/2 to more generous than is usually the case for The Green Machine. Patchy form and the narrowing of the gap within the field are reflected here.
Welsman Gerwyn Price is the second favourite and at 5-1 looks good value, for a recent major winner. Peter Wright is just a litter further out (at 6-1) to retain the title and join a select band of back-to-back champions.
The real value may lie in spotting who can come through the pack and cope with what may by varying circumstances and conditions this year. The crowd will now be totally absent again possibly increasing the chances of, former Lakeside winner and reigning Premier League champion, Glen Durrant (28/1) completing a remarkable journey after switching from the BDO.
There is however some remarkable possible value in the lower reaches. Nick Kenny and Jamie Lewis, semi-finalist only 3 years ago, are not your average 500-1 player. The same goes for Jason Lowe (400-1) who came within two darts of defeating MVG in the Uk Open this year. If you can find odds on them reaching latter stages, or fancy a few cheeky each way bets, then this is a ripe pool to choose from.
Could the perennial mystery that is Ian White (80-1) finally crack the case. Ian is one of the top three or four non TV players in the world and at times seems unstoppable. Yet his record in the TV majors is so different to his ability level that, despite being in the top 16, he is priced at odds that should he turn things around will look very generous indeed.
Tournament Odds
5/2 Michael van Gerwen
5/1 Gerwyn Price
6/1 Peter Wright
16/1 Jose de Sousa, Michael Smith
20/1 Dimitri Van den Bergh, Nathan Aspinall
28/1 Glen Durrant, Devon Petersen
33/1 James Wade, Gary Anderson
50/1 Krzysztof Ratajski, Damon Heta, Dave Chisnall, Rob Cross, Simon Whitlock
66/1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
80/1 Jeffrey de Zwaan, Luke Humphries, Ian White, Daryl Gurney, Joe Cullen
100/1 Mensur Suljovic, Gabriel Clemens, Mervyn King, Jonny Clayton
125/1 Adrian Lewis
150/1 Chris Dobey, Ryan Searle
200/1 Danny Noppert, Jermaine Wattimena, Max Hopp
250/1 Keane Barry, Ross Smith, Vincent van der Voort, Callan Rydz, Ryan Joyce, Stephen Bunting
300/1 David Evans, Jeff Smith, Boris Krcmar, Darius Labanauskas, Scott Waites, William O'Connor, Kim Huybrechts, Steve Lennon, Jamie Hughes
400/1 Jason Lowe, Karel Sedlacek, Ron Meulenkamp, Brendan Dolan, Nico Kurz, Ricky Evans, John Henderson
500/1 Martijn Kleermaker, Nick Kenny, Jamie Lewis, Matt Campbell, Andy Boulton, Danny Baggish, Steve West, Keegan Brown, Lourence Ilagan, Luke Woodhouse, Niels Zonneveld, Mike De Decker, Steve Beaton
750/1 Madars Razma, Mickey Mansell, Ryan Murray, Derk Telnekes, Adam Hunt, Ryan Meikle, Andy Hamilton, Edward Foulkes, Maik Kuivenhoven, Wayne Jones, Bradley Brooks, Ciaran Teehan
1000/1 Diogo Portela, Daniel Larsson, Marko Kantele, Matthew Edgar, Haupai Puha, Toru Suzuki, Paul Lim, Lisa Ashton
1500/1 Gordon Mathers, Cameron Carolissen, Dmitriy Gorbunov, Danny Lauby, Chengan Liu, James Bailey
2000/1 Di Zhuang, Amit Gilitwala, Deta Hedman
Odds courtesy of williamhill.com and correct at time of writing. Subject to fluctuation.
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