15-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Fantasy football GW29 strategy with snooker's Neil Robertson, fresh from Hong Kong triumph
Snooker player Neil Robertson is the Post's Fantasy Premier League pundit for Gameweek 29, days after claiming the World Grand Prix trophy at Hong Kong's new Kai Tak Arena.
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The former world champion triumphed after coming back from the brink of defeat in his semi-final, later joking: 'I was starting to think about the FPL deadline.'
Having won the final against Stuart Bingham by a scarcely believable 10-0, can he hold his form, both on the snooker table – where he is heading back towards the world's top 10 – and in fantasy football, in which he is an increasingly committed player?
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah will not be available to fantasy managers this week. Photo: AP
'Certainly you're in a good place and want to keep it going,' the Chelsea fan told the Post, reflecting on a memorable trip to Hong Kong and previewing the coming week's Players Championship in Telford. As fate would have it, he has been drawn against Bingham.
'The law of averages says [after winning] 10 frames in a row … at some point that has to end.'
Blank Gameweek 29 strategy
On to fantasy business, and Blank Gameweek 29 – so called because four teams are out of action, League Cup finalists Liverpool and Newcastle among them.
