All eyes in snooker turn to the Telford International Centre in England next week as the best 16 players in the world fight it out for glory at the 2025 Players Championship. This one’s all about form, with just those who top the rankings invited to compete over the course of a week. Who will prevail? Read on for our Players Championship 2025 snooker predictions.
This will be the 15th edition of the Players Championship, and it has been a hotly contested tournament the past decade and a half, with 10 different winners. Mark Allen arrives as the defending champion and is one of few men to lift the trophy more than once already. Can he back up his winning run in 2024? Or will Judd Trump continue his form this season and claim a record-breaking third title?
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025 Players Championship, World Snooker Tour 2024-25 (Ranking event) |
| 🎱 Venue: | Telford International Centre, Telford, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Monday, March 17 to Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
Before we dive into our 2025 Snooker Players Championship predictions, let’s get a handle on the practical side of this event. Players qualify via being in the top 16 of a one-year rankings board as past of the Players Series format. It’s a straight knockout format with seeding ensuring that the top eight don’t meet in the opening round and the best four can all make it through to the semifinals. £150,000 is on the line for the winner, with a total pot of £500,000.
It’s no wonder the 2025 Players Championship snooker odds are tight this year, with a different champion each year since Ronnie O’Sullivan’s double in 2018-2019. Can Allen pull off the same feat this year?
2025 snooker betting apps have released their World Snooker Tour 2024-25 odds for this event, and it’s a neck-and-neck race between a good handful of players next week:
Trump sits ahead of the rest of the field courtesy of his strong form the last 12 months and impressive track record here. Those looking to bet on the Players Championship Snooker 2025 shouldn’t underestimate what this kind of confidence will do for the Englishman coming into Telford.
Mark Selby will be after a big result here as the 41-year-old has never made the final of this event. He’s been in great form this year, winning the Welsh Open and putting himself in contention for our Players Championship 2025 snooker predictions.
Betting sites that accept the use of Neteller put Neil Robertson on the third line of betting heading into the Players Championship, given the Aussie’s strong record at this tournament. He made the final in 2012, 2013, and 2019, lifted the trophy in 2022, and could well contend again this year.
Scot John Higgins is another former champ who is on the radar of bookmakers this year. He prevailed at this event in 2021 and brings great form to Telford off the back of winning the World Open earlier this month.
Round out the top five favorites we’re considering for our 2025 snooker Players Championship predictions, Kyren Wilson sits fifth at most bookies. The 33-year-old hasn’t made a deep run in this tournament yet but did win the German Masters last month.
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There’s a reason Trump is the bookies’ favorite heading into the 2025 Players Championship. The Englishman has been the man to beat the last 12 months on the World Snooker Tour, and he’s simply the sensible bet here.
He brings form (World Grand Prix semi-finals last week), credibility (world number one), and a strong track record (titles at this event in 2017 and 2020), making him very hard to look past. Trump is our bet to lift the trophy on March 23.
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We expect Trump will face an Australian in the final, namely Neil Robertson. In fact, Robertson could well be Trump’s biggest rival for the title, and putting a bet each way wouldn’t be the worst idea. Here’s the case for Robertson: he simply loves it here and is coming into Telford hot off the back of a title.
The Aussie has made the final not once, not twice, not even three times, but FOUR times at the Players Championship. Add in how emphatic he was with a 10-0 sweep of Stuart Bingham to win the World Grand Prix on the weekend, and we feel about as confident as possible that he’ll be in the final match in Telford.
You’ve seen our tips, and now it’s your turn to bet on the Players Championship Snooker 2025. Can Trump make it three titles here? Will Robertson roll on his strong form for another final? Can we see an upset in the Jiahui vs Selby matchup next week? Get your bets in quick before the odds shift.
