Snooker

World Snooker Final tips

May 6, 2012

Ali ‘the Captain’ Carter and Ronnie ‘the Rocket’ O’Sullivan are two of the biggest names in a sport that just loves to give out ridiculous ‘stage-nickname’ style monikers, and it is a source of great comfort to the fans watching their match that they won’t be introduced by the excitable MC more than once a session. A lot of noise has surrounded this final and the two men in it, but as the first session gets underway we can finally settle down and enjoy the action.   There are a lot of decent in-play markets for this sport, as you’d [...]

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World Championship Snooker Update

April 30, 2012

The first week of a tournament is famously where nothing can be won, but everything can be lost, and for a few men that proved to be true of the Crucible last week. In particular John Higgins, for so long the standard of class and excellence accepted in the snooker world (despite clearly taking a bung on video recently), who crashed out to the revived Ronnie O’Sullivan is more aware than any of that.   In fairness to Higgins the tour is much harder than it was when he started playing, and I’m sure his legal defence wasn’t cheap, and [...]

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World Snooker Championship, Week 1 tips

April 22, 2012

It’s time once again to get the boys on the baize as the best players don their cues and shoes to take to the Crucible Theatre. The World Snooker Championship 2012 is a bastion of the game, the real deal while Barry Hearn tries out new formats around the world in an attempt to increase interest, and for every player involved this remains the pinnacle of snooker achievement and the ultimate test. John Higgins is defending Champion, and he’s 8/1 with Bet365 to hold onto the pot despite an early wobble against Chinese player Liang WenBo, and the new generation [...]

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Martin Gould targets upsets

November 23, 2011

There is no keeping the Potter from Pinner down and he should be rated as a more than useful bet to cause a few shocks at the UK Championship. Martin Gould is on fire at the moment with a new top-16 ranking spot fuelling his already large tank of snooker skills. Preparation for York could not have gone better after blowing away reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in the Power Snooker. Those who bet on snooker should remember this. This year has been a monumental one for the part-time poker player and croupier. Judd Trump and Mark Selby were all brushed [...]

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Stevens sneaks into World Championship

March 18, 2011

Matthew Stevens squeaked past Fergal O’Brien to qualify for the latter stages of the World Snooker Championship. Stevens, who was runner-up at the Crucible in 2000 and 2005, beat the Irishman on the final black to set up a 10-9 success. It is the first time he has qualified for the prestigious event since 2008 – when he lost to this year’s favourite John Higgins in the first round – but he almost succumbed to defeat in the final round of qualifying at Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport. O’Brien was 59-1 up in the deciding frame and luck appeared to [...]

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World Snooker Championship qualifying complete

March 16, 2011

The draw for the first round of the World Snooker Championship will take place next Monday, March 21, after the qualifying round was completed at the weekend. The ballot will take place at 10.45am and will pit the 16 qualifiers against the 16 seeded players in the opening stage of snooker’s premier tournament. The World Snooker Championship will take place between April 16 and May 2 at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. Neil Robertson will be hoping to retain the crown he won last year and he will no doubt attract plenty of snooker bets. The conclusion of the qualifying rounds for [...]

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Today’s Snooker Betting Preview

April 30, 2008

What a week we’re having at the Crucible this week. Two 147 breaks in as many days have left us all in shock. It’s not all that common for a 147 break to be scored in the World Championships, in fact the last one was by Mark Williams in 2005. For two players to get the highest break well it’s record breaking. This is the first time that this has happened at this level. So what does it mean to the players? Well apart from the kudos, Ronnie O’Sullivan will now have to share the £147000 prize for getting the [...]

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Snooker World Championship 2008 Betting

February 29, 2008

SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING THE SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the pinnacle of snooker’s calendar and the premier snooker event in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. The sixteen top-ranked players in the world qualify automatically for the final stages. Players ranked outside the top sixteen must pre-qualify for the finals. History The first World Snooker Championship was held in 1927. Matches were held at various venues, with Joe Davis beating Tom Dennis 20-11 in the final in Birmingham. His prize money was £6.10s. The highest [...]

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