Snooker World Cup Betting 2011

The snooker World Cup has been brought back to life with a lot of energy and enthusiasm which should see the tournament take a high place in importance in the minds of players and fans alike.

There are few tournaments in the sport which can hold the interest of hundreds of millions of people in such a special and unique way and this is one of the events that has the potential to do just this.

The recent World Championship final between John Higgins and Judd Trump proved that snooker is far from dead. With new forms of the game been brought forward everywhere and high quality tournaments every single month, snooker World Cup betting 2011 could explode.

Snooker World Cup 2011 Format

The snooker World Cup 2011 format is very simple and designed in such a way that even newbies to the sport can understand what they are being told. Up to 20 teams are going to compete in Bangkok through the middle of July.

These teams are allowed to submit two men to represent their country. These players can be professional players gracing the current world rankings or gifted amateurs who have pride at the front of their minds above anything else.

The snooker World Cup 2011 format should be popular because it plays on keeping matches short and retaining the interest of anyone watching. There have been no indications of making the matches longer than the best of 11 frames which is the same length as the last tournament in 2001.

Snooker World Cup 2011 Favourites

The snooker World Cup 2011 favourites could be a very interesting mix. The traditionally strong countries such as England, Scotland and Wales are all going to be in the running to take the title.

Each of these countries has some very talented players to call upon to play for their country. The majority of World Champions in the recent past have all come from these countries which proves their strength when looking at this event.

Snooker World Cup 2011 Contenders

There are going to be two main snooker World Cup 2011 contenders; China and Australia. China will stand a good chance of doing well because they can call on the likes of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo who both have very good experience at a professional level.

Australia is also developing as a snooker nation in many ways that the majority of fans will not appreciate. Neil Robertson won the world title in 2010 and he will be one of the certainties to fill one of the two places on the team.

Snooker World Cup 2011 Betting Strategy

Snooker World Cup 2011 betting strategy is a tricky area to look at. It is best to wait and see who is confirmed to play for each country. There will obviously be a high number of professionals who decide not to play in the World Cup because it offers them no incentive in terms of finance and ranking points.

It is also good snooker World Cup 2011 betting strategy to wait for the draw which is yet to be released. This will make it easier to see where the easy wins are going to be and who is going to be in contention to reach the last eight, last four and then the final.