The group stage from the 2018 Dell Technologies Match Play Championship is in the history and now it's time for the real fun - the knockout rounds. Some of the favorites had troubles and failed to escape from their group. The world number one Dustin Johnson finished last in his group after he lost all 3 matches in group 1. Rory McIlroy, John Ram, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Phil Mickelson also failed to advance to the next round.
Round of 16 and Round of 8 will be played today and here are my betting tips for the incoming matches.
1. Kiradech Aphibarnrat vs Charles Howell III
Winner:
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, odds: 1.80
Aphibarnrat won all 3 matches in his group and showed some good form so far in Austin. The young Thai player enjoys the match play format and he has pretty good match play record: 10-5-2 compared to Charles Howell III 9-10-0. Kiradech has already tasted the success of a match play tournament by winning the 2015 Paul Lawrie Match Play Championship.