MonthlyJoyride

A former World Champion and a multiple-time major winner outside of that as well, Gerwyn Price is looking close to returning to his best this year, as well as looking in great shape physically. Obviously, defending champion Luke Littler is going to be the near even-money favorite to successfully go back to back. But Price is one of the very few players who do not have a losing head-to-head record against Littler, with them currently standing at 7 wins each against each other. He is also one of the rare two or three players who can stay with him in bursts of scoring. So at double-digit odds, I think he represents value to claim his own second World Championship before either Littler or Humphries do.

Josh Rock is emerging as a top 5 player in the world. He has steadily risen since bursting on the scene and has now backed up his haul of floor titles with a couple of European Tour titles on the stage. This year, he won the World Cup alongside Gurney for Northern Ireland. He is also starting to make serious headway in major TV events with notable wins over the likes of van Gerwen and Price. I think he will finish the year strongly and come the time of the World Championships, he could well enter the event as 3rd or 4th favorite at odds in the teens.