"They've certainly struck some form again coming into the back-end of the year," Gidley said.

The last couple of years we have faltered at the back-end of the year.

"Visibility is really poor for the back-end of the year," said Timothy Koogle, the departing C.E.O. of Yahoo, last month.

The cash-rich Barclays Singapore Open, HSBC Champions and UBS Hong Kong Open, which offer a combined 12.5 million US dollars, once again bolster the back-end of the year.