World Championship Snooker Betting 2007
April 21st is the start of the all important World Championships at the famous Crucible Centre, Sheffield.
This is when you see the cream of the Snooker world battling it out for that prestigious Silver Trophy and prize winnings of £220.000. It's a very enduring contest with the final being the best of thirty five frames.
The snooker players to bet on
Stephen Hendry who dominated the sport back in the nigh ties looks like he's back playing at the top of his game and could be a favourite to win it. He was the youngest player in 1990 to win the championship at the age of just twenty one and held the world ranking spot for a consecutive eight years; he last won the snooker championships in 1999.
Graeme Dott won the world championship last year after a very brave battle against Peter Ebdon in which it became an epic final with the twenty seventh frame lasting seventy four minutes alone. Peter Ebdon played well but Graeme hung on in there and won it eventually at 1am in the morning. This was his first major championship win.
Shaun Murphy broke all records when he won the World Championships in 2005, he was the lowest ranked player (ranked 48 in the world) ever to win it and the second youngest player to win after Stephen Hendry did back in 1990.
John Higgins has played with more success this last season and will hope to repeat his win of 1998 when he defeated Ken Doherty and held onto the number one spot for two years.
Ronnie O'Sullivan always brings plenty of entertainment to the spectators. He often switches between left and right handed cueing and doesn't hang about with his shots.
He has won the title twice in the last ten years, 2004 being the last time.
John Parrot played a good game against David Gray after being three frames down so now qualifies for the World Snooker Championships. He has qualified more times than anyone else on the circuit.
Previous Winners
1997 Ken Doherty
1998 John Higgins
1999 Stephen Hendry
2000 Mark J. Williams
2001 Ronnie O?Sullivan
2002 Peter Ebdon
2003 Mark J. Williams
2004 Ronnie O?Sullivan
2005 Shaun Murphy
2006 Graeme Dott
Snooker World Championship Betting
If you are thinking of placing a bet on the Snooker, there are many options available. We have several online bookmakers offering many free bets including Blue Square offering special odds on Ronnie O?Sullivan and with Betfair you can bet on the winners of each frame if you so wish.
Click here to return to our list of bookmakers who offer a snooker free bet.