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Predicting the winner of the US Open

Predicting the winner of the US Open

It’s not just the players that are complaining about the scheduling of the US Open Tennis. I can’t trade the final tonight as it’s my wedding anniversary today. I’ve been married even longer than I’ve been on Betfair, but one benefit of that is  the next generation of traders is following just behind me!

I saw this interesting BBC article this morning and it talks about the data collection that IBM do as part of their deal to these tournaments: …

09/09/2013 | By | Reply More
High expectations

High expectations

Expectations are high for today’s men final and I think for once I’ll just watch and enjoy it, though I will gather data. It’s been a very busy two weeks at Wimbledon and it’s throwing off above average trading characteristics, so time for a well deserved rest.

I watched last years final from Silverstone but this year the diary has lined up a bit better, but I may end up watching it at the beach because the weather is so

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Rain stops play, starts trade

Rain stops play, starts trade

After a generally uncompetitive end to the women’s Tennis at the French Open I was looking forward to a decent final in the men’s. Fresh from the Aussie open blockbuster I had hoped we could see some very competitive action, not forgoing Nadal’s dominance on clay.

The first set was a bit of a mish mash with five breaks in seven games before Nadal went on to go two sets up. Djokovic needed some something to turn it around and …

11/06/2012 | By More
Well done Djokovic

Well done Djokovic

Well played and and excellent job so far this year. A remarkable season so far, I wonder what heights he will reach this year?

I managed to call the final just right as it was easy to read and conformed to most entry and exit points. Wimbledon has been great this year. It’s probably the best tournament I have traded in terms of results and very few mistakes. This is rare, as you expect a few howlers through a grand …

03/07/2011 | By More
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