A dreamy start for Wes Newton in the tournament, which although favorite to finish last according to bookmakers has two wins in three games, and his two wins are against two of the strongest players in the tournament, Van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis.

Thornton may have a 1-2 score, but his defeats came to the best darter at the moment, Michael Van Gerwen and the formidable Dave Chisnall, and were both defeated in details as the final score was 7-5. Thornton, however, has shown that he remains in very good shape, winning Gary Anderson with 7-3.

I believe that Newton's good form can not continue for a long time and that Thornton's stability will put the English in a difficult position and create a pressure he can not handle. Thornton is a much better player in my eyes and his record against Newton is 11-5 and obviously gives him a strong talent for this game.

With two defeats this season in the Premier League Phil Taylor, who after his exclusion from the World Championship is in crisis and can not find his shot and the big scores as old. Simon Whitlock, another heavy name of the sport, has begun the same thing. For both of today's game it is extremely critical, since if they hit the third defeat they will be back enough on the scoreboard.

If there is a point in the game where the Australian darter will try to hit the holy monster Phil Taylor is in the scoring, since if he puts pressure on his opponent and puts him back on the score early on the legs, then in the situation where Taylor is is very difficult to cope with.

Taylor often tries to play more with the mind than with the dart. Several times he will prefer to make a little less scoring to score a better checkout and is among the players who are not hunting 180. Whitlock, on the other hand, is constantly chasing 180. I think it's a good chance for Whitlock today to make a big win and he's forced to chase the big score, so I'm hoping to chase 180 more and get more out of his opponent.

Many problems for Brisbane Heat and maybe a great chance for Sydney Thunder to break the big streak of defeats they have and get their first win for the season. But with Thunder, no one can be sure and can easily break up which winning situation they have created.

That's why I'll leave Thunder in their silence and focus on Brisbane. There are two major problems in Brisbane. Batsman Burns is injured and will lose 2-3 matches, while the bowler Vettori is dubious after having an injury. All this seems to benefit Daniel Christian.

Christian is one of the most critical Heat players. Both bowling is the one that can turn the game with some critical wickets, but batting is also a dangerous player since it usually comes to the end of the races and makes many runs that raise the score of his team.

In the absence of Burns, he will get into batting earlier, so he will have the chance to get more balls, and the possible absence of Vettori makes his role in bowling even more important. Christian in the first Big Bash League game scored 70 runs on his own. I believe that based on the absences of Brisbane, 37 is a limit that can be covered.

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One of the most impressive and ambitious cricket tournaments is the Big Bash championship in the form of T20 and it is certainly not easy to find the winner of a fight. But in this game it is a surprise that Perth Scorchers are considered outsider and is worth a stake in the orange.

Perth started the tournament badly and with 2 defeats, but from then on it is in a stunning situation and counts 2 consecutive wins. Voges's return to the team changed the balance, having deepened the team's batting lineup and can now take advantage of the good bowlers they have since they are able to make a good number of runs. 

Unlike Perth who has quite good names in his team, Hobart relies heavily on teamwork because he does not have the players that stand out as names and performances. But it is in a bad momentum. In the previous game they had a heavy defeat in Melbourne, where they received more than 200 runs.

In Scorchers' improbable seat, I do not think it will be easy for the Hurricanes to work. They will suffer enough and I see enough value in 2.00 for the home team.

The biggest and most glamorous quarterfinals match is held tonight at Alexandra Palace and we are sure to all expect a breathtaking game after having been confronted by two of the great stars of the sport.

Lewis seems to be in excellent shape and on the road to 3h winning a world championship in his career. He started the tournament as a third favorite and now the companies give him the first and the best. But before going to the final it will have two major obstacles to deal with. James van Wade is the first barrier, and then Michael Van Gerwen is expected to be in the semifinals.

Wade even though he started the tournament psychologically and could have been ruled out either in the 1 or the 2 round, having twice seen an 1 dart away from the blockade, finally managed to find his form at the right time and crushed the ambitious Petersen with 4-0 on 16, in a game where 7 180 was made.

Obviously it is the game of the evening and is expected to go away ... I do not expect to see 5-0 or 5-1, I expect game that will go to 7 sets and up. So I think the players will have plenty of opportunities for 180 and that the 17.5 line, as large as it looks, is likely to be covered.

The third quarter-final of the event and the favorite here is clear and undisputed. It is likely either easy or difficult to get Michael Van Gerwen into the semifinals, where either Lewis or Wade will wait for a very long fight.

Bookmakers look to expect an easy 5-0 from MVG in this game, but in such a tournament that is full of surprises, we can not say big words and it is certain that Webster will chase every opportunity and every chance to do difficult the life of the Dutch star.

In the big games we are expecting big shots and yesterday we saw in both quarter-finals the lines for 180 are easily covered, no matter how big they were. 17 180 in the first game, 25 or somewhere there in the second.

And Vab Gerwen and Webster are very good scorers and are hunting 180 in every game. I expect this line to be covered even in a game that will go to 5-0.

Michael Smith has been very much appreciated after his excellent presence in the first two games and Taylor's exclusion, and now he has the challenge of crazy Wright, who is perhaps the most formidable player of the year.

I expect Smith to have been affected enough by the Christmas break. He was in very good shape and it is logical that this freeze of the racing action has cut off his fora. Many players, after huge successes such as Taylor's exclusion, are psychologically empowered or feel that they have achieved the 100% of their capabilities.

It will not be a lie to say that Smith has surpassed even the most optimistic information. Making Taylor difficult is something that is done, but punishing him for his tumble and arrogance is something that is becoming very rare.

Peter Wright is one of the most molded players in the season. He has grown to be one of the top players and after Taylor's exclusion he was favorites as a favorite to be in the semi-final.

I think the couple is extremely ambitious, but it is moments that if Wright catches him with madness, 180 hurts one after another without mercy. Having an outsider in this category does not sit well for me.

Clearly favorite veteran Dutch Raymond Van Barneveld, who is at a time when his career is falling and has no stability in his performance.

In a tournament like this, where the surprises are constant and the performance of the players is fluctuating, and considering the fact that there was a big break for Christmas, it is not smart to bet on a handicap or some easy win of the favorite.

It is also Webster, who is in front of the biggest moment of his career for years and will fight a lot and will not give up any leg. Generally, it will not be an easy walk for Barney, but I can not guarantee that Webster will get 2 sets after having trouble with the doubles.

What seems to me most likely in this game is to see enough 180, since both Barney and Webster hit them with ease and have a very good relationship with t20. I think in a race that can reach at least 5 sets, the 10.5 line can be covered.

Two players who kept their dream alive and hunted are confronted with the 2 3 phase of the world championship.

Welsh prince Richie Burnett was greatly surprised by Andy Hamilton's blockade in the previous round, but it was a fairly victorious victory. Burnett dominated the game and took advantage of all of Hamilton's mistakes. He showed incredible temper in the doubles and took the qualification and continued to chase the dream of taking part in the quarterfinals.

On the other hand, Ian White was quite lucky in his fight with Kim Huybrecths. He was ahead of 3-0 but the Belgian managed to turn the game and reach 3-3. Somewhere, luck took White's part, as Huybrechts failed 2 times in his favorite d18. 

Burnett succeeded in 9 180 in just 5 bout, while White also scored 9 180, but in 7 full and full set. Based on what we saw in the previous games, Burnett is in very good shape, and White is not chasing 180 unless he has managed to put the darts in exceptionally good places at t20. So I think Richie Burnett will score more 180 in today's game.

7 and the 8 number of the world rankings collide in the first round of the third round of the World Championship, and although Thornton is in the 8 number, he is considered the favorite of the race, since he is generally in better shape and condition than his opponent, but he is also a more stable player.

An important reason tilting the game towards Thornton is the prehistory of the two. Thornton dominates with 10-4 wins, and have a draw in the recent Darts Premier League. Always the races between these two were spectacular and the score was always close. 

I expect to have a full game with many ups and a lot of pressure on the two players. Both of them love 180 and they will chase it, but the pressure will be great to run with a line as tall as the 13.5 that is given over. On the contrary, I would like to bet on the biggest checkout of the race. Both of them are high-class players and if pressed or found in a difficult situation they will definitely chase the bigger checkout. I think there will be opportunities in the game for an impressive checkout and either one will grab at least one of them.

The next victim of Adrian Lewis is expected to be the Dutch vincent Van der Voort, who although he has the nickname "Dutch Destroyer" can not scare the great name of the sport Adrian Lewis.

Lewis is now along with Michael Van Gerwen the favorite to win the tournament. After Taylor's blockade has opened the way and virtually everyone is waiting for the big semi-final between the two who will be the big clearing before the final. In the first game, Lewis loosely won his opponent with 3-0 without having to play a big game or do anything terrible.

Van der Voort will make it harder for Lewis. He is not a low-level player and in the past it's been a time when Lewis has been troubled. Especially if Lewis starts losing double on the checkout, then Voort will not leave the chances, since he scores hard and reasonably will always be near Lewis in the game.

The bet I like in this game is to see a lot of 180. Lewis is an 180 production machine, Van der Voort as a genuine representative of the Dutch school, chasing t20 and 180. Even if we go to an 4-0 I think we will be able to see enough 180 from Lewis and the Dutch will complete what they need to get the limit.

A nice guy and a good guy must be Andy Smith, but I do not know how he can beat James Wade, who has his hand and in the last games between them count 9-1.

Smith in the first game made a very good comeback against Steve Brown, who actually committed suicide several times to win the British number 25 in the ranking. Smith has a matter of weight and is tired during the fight and often his performance falls over time. 

James Wade in the first game saved the teeth from the chaos. A very bad appearance against Darren Webster who had a golden opportunity to fly the 6 number out of the game. Surely Wade feels very lucky that he continues in the tournament and must now take advantage of the golden opportunity he has been given.

I'm expecting Wade to make a serious look today, he's better than Smith, both in scoring and in doubles and 180s, he's likely to clear his opponent with a quick 4-0 and go for Christmas.

Perhaps the most ambitious game of the evening is what is being done between the rich Mervyn King and the new blood Ricky Evans.

Evans was impressed in the first phase when he leveled Ronnie Baxter's richest 17 ranking. Without leaving much room for him, Evans was a sneak peek who easily won with 3-0 and took the qualification to the next round. Today he has to face the 14 number of the rankings, Mervyn King.

King is a player with great experience and many years in the sport. In the previous round, he did not have any difficulty with another newcomer, Darin Young, and he arrived rested in the second phase with an easy 3-0. But, I have the impression that the opponent was easy for Mervyn King, who generally does not live the glories of the past and faces many difficulties.

Evans has shown himself in an excellent condition and today seems able to be a strong headache for King. I think the game will pull a lot, it will have several reversals and it will be judged in the 7 set. 

In the evening game of today's day, odds do not reflect the difficulty of the game. That's because Ian White has in the past been the evil demon of Kim Huybrechts and the surprise is not unlikely.

After all, the two players have only 6 positions in the world ranking, since Huybrechts is at 12 and White at 18. And it's no accident, since both players are extremely stable in their shots and very careful in their tactics. Just Huybrecths has a little more talent and better contact with t20, which has made him perform better than his opponent.

A bet that I think has a lot of chances in this showdown is Huybrechts hit 180 more times. Ian White did not chase 180 in his first play for the event, even saw his opponent play 9-darter, and he responded by playing logically, setting up the best checkout and of course making a comfortable win.

Two old-timers are struggling in the first time of the day and after Taylor's blockade yesterday, both can make big dreams for the tournament.

On the one hand, Hamilton, number 5 in the world rankings, a consistently good player with seriousness and great ability especially in checkouts, finally wants to go one step further, since this year he has participated in the final of the UK Open, 2 semifinals and 5 quarterfinals of major tournaments , but nowhere did he manage to get a trophy. On the other hand, Richie Burnett, number 27 in the ranking, who wants to get away from mediocrity, since this year in all our tournaments he is saying goodbye to the 2nd-3rd phase.

Both are very tough players, but Burnett has a lot of trouble with the doubles on the checkout and basically that's what distinguishes him from a top player like Hamilton. 

I think the match will be impressive with reversals in the score and several times they will come up. There is a balance between the two players, since in 7 4-3 matches for Hamilton. It shows for a game that will not open much and most likely to go to a 4-2 or 4-3 score.

A battle from the distant past comes to life in this showdown between James Wade's 6 and 40 Darren Webster.

At distant 2007, when Wade was a teenager in the world of darts, Darren Webster had excluded James Wade, among other things, in his crazy career as the semi-finals of the PDC World Championship. But now we are at 2013 and while Wade is considered one of the world's top darters and has reached the 6 numbering ranking having won some very big tournaments, Darren Webster has been forgotten by everyone, having long been impressed with the darts .

Wade's winning performance is very small, but 100% is in reality, since it's too hard for Wade to lose from the first round. Generally, Wade has a big bamboo in the darts and this event has taken it very seriously and wants to get to the trophy.

Because of the prehistory between the two, but also the weight that Wade has put in this tournament, I expect him very concentrated and extremely serious. Wade has T20 and D20 very easy and is a very stable player, so he has a good chance of hitting most 180s in the race.

Very good performance for a pair that is almost equivalent and we have to bet on Suljovic's 2.70 in this match.

Mensur Suljovic is an Austrian of obvious Serbian origin, and he is a player who is in good shape this season and is a solid player who always gives good performances to this tournament. Even before 2 years he had excluded James Wade with a stunning look.

Opponent Mark Webster is not a slumber, he is a darter who made an impressive entry before 3-4 for years, but is currently falling. He suffers at the end of the legs, since he has a lot of difficulty with the doubles and this has resulted in his 29 ranking. In fact, he does not have a lot of distinction after 2011 and tries to return to the big club in this tournament.

On the contrary, Suljovic has made many good appearances this year and has reached the semifinals of the European Darts Trophy and the Players Championship semifinals. Suljovic is in 44's ranking and I think he has a good chance in this tournament to go ahead. The correct performance would be in 2.20.

For the second time this year, the Huybrechts brothers are confronted by a big darts television tournament and we all expect to see a great game with great emotions between the two Belgians.

Kim is the youngest brother but is much better than his brother in the sport, his career is on the rise and is considered one of the hot names in the field. Ronny is older and more experienced in darts, but has not reached his brother's level in any moment of his career. Of course, it has some very important moments. This year, let's say, he reached the semifinals of the European Championship by excluding Phil Taylor, perhaps in the greatest possible moment of his career.

Obviously, the favorite in the show can not be anything other than Kim Huybrechts, who is at 12's ranking, while Ronny is at 45 at the moment. But when there are sentiments in the darts, then there is no clear favorite. In their previous encounter at the Grand Slam of Darts in November, Kim won with 10-5. But his dominance was not easy at all and the fight had many reversals.

Since the odds given to Kim's victory are not worth, I think a bet that has real value in this game is to bet on 180 that the two players will do. Both are very capable in this field and are hunting 180 in their game. In the November match we had 12 180 in the game, at 15 legs. And this time, the race is expected to pull quite long, so the 8 180 we're asking for shows a feasible limit.

Maybe the hottest talent in South Africa is Quinton de Kock, who has been given the opportunity to make a strong cricket in the world of cricket in these Pakistan races.

In the last games Pakistan has managed to win the South Africans, de Kock had come down to batting and was not in South Africa's original twin, but now they say he will return to that position. Henry Davis's teammate lost his mother on Monday and is expected to be unable to play in the match.

South Africa is looking for a return to victory after losing two consecutive games from Pakistan, and that has certainly put pressure on the team after the games are being played in South Africa. They are fighting in a field where South Africa has good results and good tradition.

One of the factors that will judge the fate of South Africa in this fight is the performance of de Kock. In the previous game the young man left only with 19 runs, while in the previous 7 games between the teams scored from 30 to 112.

De Kock, however, has a role as a wicket keeper in the South African team, so he is able to do a lot of catches (in the previous game he had 3), but he can do stamping, which is not easy to do, but gives 25 points to the player. 

I expect de Kock to return to his good levels in batting and beyond to help with some catch on all his points. The player gets 1 point for each run, 10 points for each catch and 25 points for each stamping. You will find this market in the player performance category of the match.

The last game of the series and this time shows that God has been sorry for us and predictions say the rain will not spoil this game. So far the series is 1-1 and this game will judge the winner.

The match takes place on the Pallekele Stadium, a stadium where Sri Lanka has lost only once in its history, so considering the differences between the two teams, the victory of Sri Lanka is very reasonable.

The one who steals the show from New Zealand is Mitch Mclenaghan, a left-handed bowler who struggles to show that he has stability and can perform just as well in all competitions. So far in the series of games he has shown stability, since he has taken 2 wickets in each game. In a court that helps bowlers, I expect him to be able to continue his good performances, but since we are talking about left-handed bowler, I will keep my stake low.

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