
Can he really go all the way?
James Cahill is the most backed player for World Championship glory in the last 24 hours, as he miraculously beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10 frames to 8 in the first round.
The 23-year-old amateur player has received a quarter of all bets on the market, over four times as many as current 4/1 favourite Neil Robertson.
The Blackpool-born amateur has seen his odds of 1500/1 dramatically slashed and he is now as short as 50/1, whilst 70/1 is still available.
O'Sullivan was the punters' pick before a cue ball was struck, receiving 18% of bets in the week leading up to the tournament.
It was one of the most shocking results in crucible history, as Cahill defied pre-match odds of 22/1 to knock out the world number one.
Many thought it would have been an easy win for Rocket, the shortest price bookies were offering was 1/250. That implies a 99.6% chance O'Sullivan would win.
Oddschecker spokesperson, George Elek: “Cahill's win against O'Sullivan was as big a shock as you are likely to see, and it was not a shock that he suddenly popped up as one of the most popular bets on our site straight after he potted the final ball.
"Beating the greatest is one thing, but surely the young amateur can't repeat the trick?”





