Italian Open

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6-10; -6.28pts 

Round 1 plays (1pt):

Thomas Bjorn to beat Alvaro Quiros +120 @ SkyBet [tie loses] [also available @ Stan James, Bet365 and William Hill]  TIED
Opposing Quiros in the 1st round again. Bjorn shot a lower score than Quiros in every single round last week; he looks to be in the better form and so there should be value in these odds.

Charl Schwartzel to beat Gareth Maybin -156 @ Unibet  LOST by 6
It was an impressive performance by Schwartzel last week to finish 5th after such a long layoff. Despite his good finishes in Asia/South Africa over the last six months, the Challenge Tour graduate is still a long way short of Schwartzel's level.

Soren Hansen to beat Niclas Fasth -110 @ Boyle Sports [tie loses]  WON by 1
A player who has three top-15 finishes in his last four starts or a player whose last top-15 finish ws over seven months ago? Easy choice for me.

Alejandro Canizares to beat Alexandre Rocha -167 @ Unibet  LOST by 1
Easy to oppose a player who has shot below 70 just three times in his last 25 rounds and particularly with a player who showed a return to form and was 4th at the cut last week.

Jean-Baptiste Gonnet to beat Robert Dinwiddie -120 @ Unibet  LOST by 1
These players have competed in 17 'home' events on the European Tour over the last 12 months and Gonnet has shot the lower 1st round score in 12 of those occasions. With form also on his side - he has finished a tournament behind Dinwiddie just once in the last seven months - he should be a stronger favourite in this match.

Round 2 plays (1pt):

Soren Hansen to beat Alexander Noren +100 @ SkyBet [tie loses]  WON by 5

Bradley Dredge to beat Paul Broadhurst +105 @ Stan James [tie loses] [also available @ Unibet]  TIED

Soren Hansen to beat Anders Hansen -120 @ Paddy Power [tie loses]  LOST by 2

Brett Rumford to beat Fabrizio Zanotti -120 @ Paddy Power  WON by 1

Gareth Maybin to beat Stephen Dodd -110 @ William Hill [tie loses]  WON by 1

Round 3 plays (1pt):

Anthony Wall to beat Fabrizio Zanotti -145 @ FiveDimes  LOST by 4

Anthony Wall to beat Gareth Maybin +110 @ Stan James [tie loses] [also available @ Bet365]  LOST by 7

Brett Rumford to beat Fabrizio Zanotti -120 @ Bet365  LOST by 1

Brett Rumford to beat Gareth Maybin +105 @  FiveDimes  LOST by 4

Thomas Aiken to beat Fabrizio Zanotti -110 @ Stan James [tie loses]  WON by 7

Round 4 play (1pt):

Thomas Bjorn to beat Thomas Aiken -120 @ Paddy Power [also available @ Stan James]  WON by 1