The frenetic pace of the 2024–25 snooker season rolls on, with the 2024 Champion of Champions kicking off only hours after Ding Junhui lifted the International Championship trophy in Nanjing—just as we had predicted. Who are we backing for success in our 2024 Snooker Champion of Champions predictions? Stay with us for another BetZillion snooker exclusive.
The Champion of Champions begins on Monday, with Bolton’s Toughsheet Community Stadium hosting a roster packed with the world’s best cuestars. The stage is set for a thrilling showdown as last year’s tournament champions, led by defending champion Mark Allen, gather for this glamorous non-ranking event. Can Allen repeat his victory over Judd Trump and claim the title once more?
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2024 Champion of Champions, World Snooker Tour 2024-25 (Non-ranking event) |
| 🎱 Venue: | Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Monday, 11 November to Sunday, 17 November, 2024 |
The Champion of Champions has a hybrid format. While the final stages follow a knockout format, the initial rounds are played in a group stage, with two matches scheduled in the afternoon session.
The group winners will battle for a place in the semis during the evening session. The tournament format includes best-of-seven group games, best-of-11 group finals and semis, and a best-of-19 final.
A mix of eight seeded players, top-ranked players, and recent title holders will compete for the coveted title.
The best snooker 2024 odds for the 2024 Champion of Champions have gone live shortly after the curtain fell on the 2024 International Championship. Here are the top contenders for the title in Bolton as per the latest World Snooker Tour 2024-25 odds:
Judd Trump leads the title-chasing pack in the English North West. ‘The Ace in the Pack’ fell in the round of 16 in his latest outing. He won the Saudi Arabia and Shanghai Masters earlier this season and also made two runner-up finishes. Trump was also the silver medallist in this tournament last year, so the 2024 Champion of Champions snooker odds favor him strongly.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is not in the form right now, but online bookies in the UK still have strong faith in his title credentials. The seven time world champion is yet to take any trophies home this season, but can he break his duck in front of the Toughsheet Community Stadium crowd?
Mark Allen comes to the tournament as the defending champion. If he can mount another successful title charge in Bolton, he will have three Champion of Champions trophies to display on his cabinet. Therefore, the Northern Irish player will be a common pick in Champion of Champions 2024 snooker predictions.
Kyren Wilson bowed out of the 2024 International Championship in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion Ding Junhui. However, the current world champion’s strong track record this year earns him a place in the 2024 snooker Champion of Champions betting preview.
Mark Selby finally managed to snap his last of 32 slump in Nanjing, but he couldn’t go much further. ‘Mark the Shark’ could not get past Gary Wilson in the quarter-finals, but he could still be a valuable asset to bet on the snooker Champion of Champions 2024.
Having discussed the basics, we are now ready to roll out our 2024 Snooker Champion of Champions predictions:
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Gary Wilson’s quarter-final run in China hinted at a return to form. Even in defeat, he clawed back from 5-3 down, cutting the score to 6-5 against Xu Si. Though the loss was tough, Wilson can draw confidence from his superb win over Mark Selby in the previous round, a performance he’ll want to build on back in England.
Notably, Wilson earned his spot in our consideration by winning not one but two tournaments last season—claiming back-to-back titles at the Scottish Open and then cruising to victory at the Welsh Open after Christmas. We believe his recent showing in Nanjing has set the stage for something bigger, so we will begin our 2024 Snooker Champion of Champions predictions by forecasting a win for ‘The Tyneside Terror.’
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The duo met earlier this year in the World Open final in China, and Trump cruised to a dominant win then. Junhui, however, will be in much higher spirits this time after putting his five-year title drought to bed.
These two players are certainly no strangers to each other, having shared the baize no less than 19 times. The last time Trump and Junhui fought in a best-of-seven setting, however, was way back in 2013, which did drag on to the final frame. We are expecting a close battle again, so this should go over 6.5 rounds.
We feel quite confident about witnessing Gary Wilson conquering the Toughsheet Community Stadium this week. Also, we are anticipating an end-to-end affair between Judd Trump and Ding Junhui.
