Snooker fans are currently being treated to a smorgasbord of action in the sport, with the Champion of Champions tournament recently concluded and action starting up in the UK Championship already.
The next eight days will see 16 qualifiers come head to head with the world’s Top 16 snooker players, vying for the title of Cazoo UK Champion 2022 and winner of the first Triple Crown event for the 2022-23 snooker season. This should be a tightly contested tournament, with China’s Zhao Xintong looking to defend his title against the in-form Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump.
We analyze the smartest bets to make ahead of this event with odds from the best live betting websites.
| Tournament: | WST 2022-23, Cazoo UK Championship 2022 |
| Venue: | The York Barbican, York, England |
| Date: | Saturday 12 November to Sunday 20 November |
For those eager to do some betting on snooker this weekend, the World Snooker Tour 2022 odds have several favorites ahead of the first break on November 12:
Three men are tied for first place at the bookmakers ahead of the UK Championship 2022, with Neil Robertson, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Judd Trump joint favorites. A reasonable jump down in the outright odds then occurs, with Mark Selby behind by 4.00 betting points, followed by Mark Allen and John Higgens, who are a further 5.00 off the pace.
Many sportsIn-play modeLive streaming25+ sportsSuperb bonusesEasy to useVIP programLive gamesMany bonusesMany bonuses24/7 supportMobile appsGreat supportMobile appsLive bettingThis will be the 46th edition of the UK Championship, with the first tournament held in 1977. Notably, it is the first Triple Crown event of the season and the fifth-ranking opportunity.
The UK Championship will see 32 players compete in best-of-11 frame matches in a straight knockout format. The final will be played as a best of 19 frames.
Here’s how this tournament has historically played out:
Ronnie O’Sullivan holds the record for the most UK Championship Titles, having first won the tournament in 1993 and claiming seven wins here.
Looking ahead to the week’s play, there are plenty of excellent ways to bet on the Cazoo UK Snooker Championship. Here are our top two bets to take this week from the best betting sites in the UK:
This is an excellent bet to take for those who want to take a conservative angle.
Four of the top seven favorites to win the UK Championship are English, including two of the three joint favorites. Betting on the tournament winner to be English means your bet could be realized in multiple ways. With Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump currently dominating the snooker circuit, this is a smart spread. The main threats to this bet are world No.2 Neil Robertson and defending champion Zhao Xintong, who also have a chance to win this week.
Englishmen Mark Selby and Kyren Wilson also shot at the title, so with odds of 1.80 (4/5), this still feels like a very reasonable punt to make.
England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan has been excelling in snooker for the better part of 30 years. However, few times has he been playing as well as he has been in recent months.
O’Sullivan is looking in great shape to win the UK Championship, and with snooker’s other form player Judd Trump sitting on the opposite side of the draw this week, there’s an excellent chance of the Englishman making the final. The 46-year-old has won two of the last three tournaments he’s played in, including the most recent Champion of Champions last week. Currently, he sits atop the world snooker rankings, well clear of second-placed Neil Robertson.
Despite O’Sullivan’s form, the return for this bet is healthy at 3.60 (13/5), which is a logical wager to place.
If neither of the above bets resonate, then perhaps a slightly higher return bet is what you’re after. Here’s our most lucrative pick to take a gamble on this week:
It happened last week at the Champion of Champions (and we picked it), and there’s a strong likelihood it will happen again at the UK Championship 2022. These are currently the two form players in world snooker and are again placed on opposite sides of the draw on a collision course for each other in the final.
O’Sullivan will have to navigate a potential semifinal against Neil Robertson, while Judd Trump has Zhao Xintong and Mark Selby on his side of the draw. These opponents will be no easy beats, but with odds of 13.00 (12/1) for the two form players in snooker to meet each other again, we say it’s worth a bet.
Snooker fans will again be treated to a week full of actions this week, as the UK Championship 2022 sees the world’s best 32 players go toe to toe to determine a winner. While there are plenty of ways this tournament could go, it’s looking like an Englishman will again get the glory, and Ronnie O’Sullivan could potentially score a record-extending eighth win this week in York. Tune in on November 12 to find out how our betting tips make you reacher.
