Snooker Players Tour Championship Betting 2011/2012
Snooker has traditionally been seen as a slight waste of space, a poorly spent youth or an excuse to get down the snooker hall and have a couple of beers to escape from the realities of life.
Well the profile of snooker is on the move and it's improving and growing in such a way that is going to make the Players Tour Championship extremely significant over the next one or two seasons.
Snooker Players Tour Championship betting 2011/2012 should be dominated by many of the stronger professionals but the outstanding beauty of this series is that a massive outsider can come through the field and win big.
Snooker Players Tour Championship Betting Favourite
The snooker Players Tour Championship betting favourite has to be Shaun Murphy who will be defending his crown over the next season. Murphy is one of the most committed individuals in the game which means he will attend all of the events which should guarantee him a place at finals day.
Another snooker Players Tour Championship betting favourite to keep an eye on is John Higgins. Few may expect Higgins to play at all of the PTC events but the recent passing of his father and his World Championship win against Judd Trump seems to have given him a new lease of life in the sport.
Trump himself will also be one of the favourites to win. Higgins said Trump is currently playing a brand of snooker that hasn’t been seen since the days when Alex Higgins was wandering around the table and causing chaos in more ways than one.
Snooker Players Tour Championship Betting Contenders
There are going to be a lot of snooker Players Tour Championship betting contenders because a lot of professional players take this 12 match series very seriously. There is space in the series for players on the fringes of the top sixteen such as Mark King to get their teeth into tournaments and produce victories. King is experienced enough now that a win on finals day is not out of the question.
Players such as Mark Selby and Mark Williams are also going to be snooker Players Tour Championship betting contenders because they have a chance to stay at the top of the sport. Both of these players have recently made successful and big impressions, despite their experience, and this series gives them a chance to capitalise on this.
Snooker Players Tour Championship Betting Strategy
There are always going to be players who would prefer to relax and unwind for three days as opposed to going over to Germany for three of the 12 events or the other three locations in mainland Europe. This makes it easier to tackle snooker Players Tour Championship betting strategy.
The more temperamental players such as Ronnie O'Sullivan and China's Ding Junhui are traditional betting favourites but they may miss out on finals day because they don't take the series seriously enough. Snooker Players Tour Championship betting strategy is important because it stops a lot of wasted time and money.
The Snooker Amateurs
The snooker amateurs are where the best value in snooker Players Tour Championship betting is going to be. The series is not high profile enough yet to warrant free bets from bookmakers which means punters have to invest their money carefully and sensibly.
The snooker amateurs form a large number of the players that play in these series. It's worth keeping an eye on any of the young players emerging from China or Australia. These are countries where snooker is growing and any Aussie based in Europe will be determined because they must have made a huge commitment just to play.