Topic: HSBA Release Odds For Australian Open Yoda Cup & 2012 Yoda Guru Race!
The Han Solo Betting Agency have today released their opening betting Odd's for both the 2012 Australian Open "Yoda Cup" competition and the Grand Slam season competition race to become the inaugural "Yoda Cup Guru" in 2012!
Head Bookie Mr Chew Bucka stated that "The opening Grand Slam tournament of the year in Melbourne, Australia always brings with it lots of excitement and expectation!"
"All Yoda Cup competitor's start fresh and on an even playing field and they will all be keen I'm sure to perform well and get off to a good start in 2012, especially this year though, since all points won at every Grand Slam event will accumulate and eventually decide who will be awarded the inaugural title of the prestigious Yoda Cup Guru!" said Bucka. 
Mr Bucka, affectionately known as Chewie, also stated that "us bookies always find it difficult to set the opening odds for the first Grand Slam event of the new season, it's because we don't have any current form to go by so a big part of our criteria is based on historical performance in previous competitions."
"And of course this year we also have the 4 Grand Slam Yoda Cup Guru race to add to the puzzle so it causes a few more headaches than normal for us, nothing that can't be fixed by a Pivo or two though." said Chewie. 
Chewie, the hairy top dog from the HSBA also stated that " We believe this year's Australian Open has the ability to become a wide open race and cost us quite a bit of money!"
"Of course as a betting agency we are hoping that our predictions are fairly accurate and that we don't suffer too much monetary damage from large investments being placed on a dark horse or two, I'm not overly confident that will not eventuate though".
"And of course any so-called outsiders who perform well in Melbourne will then have made a great start in the Yoda Guru race so it's a double edged sword for us which the HSBA are obviously a little nervous about" said Chewie. 
The HSBA have installed joint favourites for the Australian Open Yoda Cup 2012 competition with last years two Yoda Cup Champions Aiur from Philadelphia and the well performed “kiwi” from New Zealand ,Tono, being the bookies popular pick to etch their name on the Cup for a second time.
The Oklahoma resident Don slots in on the second line of betting, although serious questions still remain unanswered as to whether or not he will even compete.
On the third line of betting we have another duo with the 27 year old Serbian Dragan and young Australian CrossCourt unable to be separated on odds for this tournament by the bookmakers.
Backhandpass, the 48 year old Wisconsin resident and early season fronrunner in the Vader League follows next on the fourth line of betting with bookies deciding that his current picking form is obviously too good to ignore.
The youngster of the group and the newcomer from Texas, The Lost Scot, is on the fifth line of betting and his best result in the history of the GSFT competiton has seen his odds kept safe by the bookies first up.
The popular Yoda Crew member Arvis is next on the sixth line of betting, bookies remain wary of the young 23 year old from the fictional town of Narshe but he is still at longer odds.
GSFT administrator Charles comes in on the seventh line of betting and could be one for longer odds in Melbourne as he has a wealth of experience in playing the game.
Last season's well performed Vader Trophy competitor Wolmas is next sitting eighth on the betting line, he has yet to convince the bookmakers of his form in this format of Fantasy Tennis so he remains an outside chance in their opinion.
Adrian, the very quiet member of the Yoda Crew, is considered unlikely to make a charge for the title in Melbourne and will start ninth on the betting line, he will start the competition with as much chance as anyone else, although the bookies don't think so.
And on the tenth and final betting line we have the GSFT blogger extraordinaire Sophie, she is making her debut in the Yoda Cup competition and has been installed as the rank outsider for the opening event of the season, it's up to her to now prove the bookmakers wrong.
The odds for the season long Yoda Cup Guru race in 2012 are very similar to the opening odds for the Australian Open in Melbourne with last season's accumlated points being used as a guide by bookmakers.
Tono has been installed the early favourite to win the Yoda Cup Guru title followed by Don and then Aiur, Dragan and Backhandpass share the fourth line of betting with Arvis slotting in next.
CrossCourt comes in on the sixth line of betting followed by Charles and then the young debutant The Lost Scot.
Wolmas and Adrian have been inserted in at ninth and tenth respectively on the betting line to win the inaugural Yoda Guru title and the position of rank outsider goes to Sophie who sits in the eleventh and final spot in the pecking order of betting, according to the bookmakers.
All odds will be revised, updated and released again at the completion of Week 1 of the tournament, updated odds will then remain in place until the end of the tournament, bets can be made and will be taken right up to the start of the first Quarterfinal match, good luck everybody and remember to invest wisely!
Note: All Yoda Crew members have a maximum of $100 to invest on the player or players of their choice!
The person with the best return on investment at the end of the Australian Open tournament will be awarded the title of “Yoda Vegas”!!
The Opening Odds for the respective competitions are as follows :
Australian Open Yoda Cup "2012"
Aiur $4.00 Tono $4.00
Don $6.00
Dragan $8.00 Crosscourt $8.00
Backhandpass $10.00
The Lost Scot $12.00
Arvis $14.00
Charles $16.00
Wolmas $18.00
Adrian $20.00
Sophie $25.00
Yoda Cup Guru Race “2012”
Tono $4.00
Don $6.00
Aiur $8.00
Dragan $10.00 Backhandpass $10.00
Arvis $12.00
CrossCourt $14.00
Charles $16.00
The Lost Scot $18.00
Wolmas $20.00
Adrian $25.00
Sophie $30.00
Last edited by Tono (Feb. 10, 2012 3:28am)
