Paul the psychic octopus, destroys The Magical Tipster, as Spain wins the World Cup 2010 in fine style.

Paul the psychic pupol lived up to his billing as the star of the World Cup 2010 when his prediction came true and Spain won the World Cup.  This gave him a monster seven straight winning results and included the massive result when Slovakia beat Germany – its country of residence and a massive outsider of a result.

Paul the octopus outdone the famed statistical geek The Magical Tipster in a one sided affair. The Magical Tipster did give Japan being a surprise qualifier and also that Holland would have a good run. But when it came to overall performance, the magnificent mollusca proved unstoppable.

This is big news because The Magical Tipster has had some big wins such as France not wining 2002 World Cup and Greece winning the 2004 European Cup, which they did at amazing prices! Spain did not win its first game, but defied a 100% record to win the World Cup. No team has ever won the World Cup without winning its first game!

They defied the stats that no European team has won outside Europe. They also defied the stat that said most winners had won a previous World Cup. The fact that Spain were the best footballing side is beside the point according to The Magical Tipster, defying massive statistical facts is unprecedented.

Is this the changing of the guard for the tipsters of big events? Surely getting beaten by a half starved cephalopod is beyond the pale? It is going to be the mother of all recovery to get the mantle back as the greatest tipster the world has ever seen.

The Magical Tipster has a steep uphill to climb because this pupol is so far ahead of the game Paul can safely be retired and will always be the creature that won the World Cup 2010 with its predictions.

Some have said that Germany lost the psychological battle when its own creature put the hex on Germany by choosing Spain over Germany. Some have even said that the person who put the mussel in the boxes, put the juiciest mussel in the box the handler wanted to win. The Magical tipster is certainly using the last one as an excuse.

While the debate continues, here is The Who singing about a momentous changing of the guard with an unlikely new champion dethroning a old but lengthy champion – Pinball Wizard.

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Antoine Saout

The big event on Saturday is set to start 12 noon (Pacific Time) and I have been given a surprise tip by Magical Tipser – it is Antoine Saout.

He is the 25 year old Frenchman who is the surprise package in this years final and subsequently he is a big price (18/1 on Betfair). As the rank outsider he is expected to be one of the first to be knocked out, however, do not be surprised if he stays in a lot longer than most people think.

Apparently he has been practicing very hard by playing in all sorts of tournaments and seems to have a lot of stamina which is needed for such competition.

James Akenhead – come into the calculations as another big price (15/1) but he is also short stacked and he too will need a miracle, but sometimes miracles do happen.