Bet of the day: White beats Perry in Champion of Champions
Lee Gormley | November 11, 2015
White beats Perry is bet of the day
Welsh potter Michael White enters his Champion of Champions opener on day two in Coventry to face Gentleman Joe Perry, having qualified with his first ever ranking tournament victory earlier this year, and he is 6/5 with Coral as our bet of the day to overcome his veteran opposition.
The 24-year-old rallied to an impressive Indian Open triumph in March, thrashing talented cueist Ricky Walden 5-0 in a devastating whitewash, proving he has all the potting attributes to go on and clinch many tournaments in his career, including this one in Coventry.
Young potting promise
White, who was the youngest player ever to make a competitive century at the age of just nine, and was world amateur champion at only 14 years old, also outpotted compatriot Mark Williams on the path to that Indian victory this year.
The Welsh wonder therefore enters the Champion of Champions full of confidence, in what will be only his fourth ever match-up with experienced circuit veteran Perry, with his odds of 6/5 extremely tempting in this day two meeting.
Currently ranked as the world number 16, this talented Neath-born break-builder will hold a mental advantage going into his Perry contest, having toppled the 41-year-old in their most recent match in a Snooker Shoot-Out encounter.
White had also edged out the Gentleman in a European Tour Event clash on German soil, earning a 4-3 victory, so he knows exactly how to dispatch his opponent over another seven-frame contest this time out.
Former Crucible quarter-finalist
White is one of the most highly-rated youngsters to have broken through on the professional circuit in recent seasons, currently being the youngest player within the world’s top 16 snooker stars.
With plenty of experience at such a young age, including having previously reached a World Championship quarter-final at the Crucible in Sheffield, White goes into the Champion of Champions with no fear, and will be gunning for glory over Perry, before possibly challenging for the overall crown.
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