Snooker Wuxi Classic Betting
Snooker in Asia is taking off and is about to hit epic proportions with roughly 30 million people playing the game in China alone. This is a staggering amount that chairman of World Snooker Barry Hearn could only have dreamt of when he came in and took over the role.
Snooker Wuxi Classic betting will be a big market because of this growing interest in the sport in Asia. The Wuxi is by no means the biggest tournament held in Asia which is still the China Open but it's proof of snooker's popularity.
Snooker Wuxi Classic betting also opens up a number of possibilities because some talented Asian players have the chance to compete against the best players from mainland Europe. There are thousands of potential Asian Judd Trumps in the world waiting to explode.
Format of the Snooker Wuxi Classic
The format of the snooker Wuxi Classic is exactly the same as tournaments in the United Kingdom that build up to a best of 17 frames final. Players play each other in initial knock out stages which whittle down the quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimately the final.
The format of the snooker Wuxi Classic is clever because it is sticking with the traditional form of a growing tournament. It would have been easy for organisers to make the final the best of 25 and lengthen the tournament for television and media purposes.
Current Wuxi Classic Champion
The current Wuxi Classic champion is Shaun Murphy who beat China's Ding Junhui in the 2010 final. Ding also won the first event in 2008 which was under a different tournament name and he has also featured in every single final since the tournament was started.
The current Wuxi Classic champion carries a very large profile around the Asian continent. Murphy is well known for the World Championship he won a few years back and he is now a celebrity on the global snooker scene.
Wuxi Classic Prize
This is one of the few tournaments where there is no massive prize for winning the event. With all of the money that is created through the media rights as well as the sports betting market, it is only natural to expect that the Wuxi Classic prize would be worth competing for.
This tournament is very much in place to help raise the profile of snooker as a global sport. Only the most passionate of professional players will go and play in the event because there is nothing obliging them to. Unfortunately some players will only attend if there are ranking points and big prize pots to be won.
Snooker in Asia
Snooker in Asia will explode over the next two to three years. At the moment there are only a handful of Asian players playing on the professional circuit. These players are led by the likes of Ding and Marco Fu who have been successful in various ranking events.
The reason snooker in Asia is only going to get better is due to the fact that the sport is so accessible. There are more snooker tables and clubs in China than anywhere else in the world which encourages Asian players from all backgrounds to have a go at the sport.
Snooker in Asia is also quite cheap because of this accessibility. Asian players do not have to pay anything like the same amount as players in the United Kingdom who want to hire a table for an hour. This makes tournaments such as the Wuxi Classic something to watch and become transfixed in because it is on Asia's doorstep.