World Snooker Championship 2024
Reviewed By
Last Updated: Welcome to the official World Snooker Championship betting guide! Everything punters need to know about the daddy of them all, the plinth on the pantheon, the annual BBC televised World Snooker Championships.
This historic game may not have changed one jot since the first World Snooker Championship took place in 1927 but it has become unrecognisable as a betting medium since the birth of the internet and here we will give you all the information you need to know about the event and how it can be approached from a snooker betting viewpoint.
- Our Top Pick1
Established 202018+. T&C Apply - 2
Established 201218+. T&C's apply - 3
Established 202018+ New Players only. For free bet wagering requirements and minimum odds read T&C’s. www.begambleaware.org Terms Apply - 4
Established 2007IRE/NI new customers only. Min Deposit €/£10. Min stake €/£10. Min odds Evs. Free Bet applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. Free Bets expire in 7 days. 1 Free Bet offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment method restrictions. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. 18+. T&Cs apply. - 5
Established 200818+ Play Safe. New customers using Promo code BB40 only. Min €10 stake, min odds 1/2, free bets paid as 4 x €10, free bets credited after settlement of first qualifying bet, free bets will expire 7 days after the qualifying bet is placed, payment method/player/country restrictions apply. See full terms below. gamblingtherapy.org - 6
Established 200618+ | ΙΕ new customers only | Max €100 free bet | Min bet €30 | Min odds 7/10 (1.70) | Bonus Code: BET30GET100 | Free bet stake is not returned | Offer valid until 31.12.2024 | Free bet valid for 7 days | T&Cs Apply - 7
Established 202318+ T&C's Apply - 8
Established 199718+. Min deposit €10 • A qualifying bet is a ‘real money’ stake of at least €10 • Min odds 1/2 (1.50) • Free Bets credited upon qualifying bet settlement and expire after 7 days • Free Bet stakes not included in returns • Casino Bonus must be claimed within 7 days and expires after 14 days • Bonus valid on selected Casino games only • Bonus wins capped at €500, excluding Jackpot wins • You must wager Bonus amount x40 – this requirement varies by game T&Cs apply. - 9
Established 202318+. T&C's Apply. - 10
Established 201718+. T&C Apply - 11
Established 194618+ New Customers opt in, deposit and bet up to €100 at odds of 2.00 or greater within 7 days of registration, excludes deposits via PayPal & excludes cashed out bets. Matched bonus paid in free bets; 7 day expiry. Geo Restrictions. T&Cs Apply See Below. Please Gamble Responsibly. - 12
Established 201718+. New Players Only. Min £10 qualifying bets stake not returned. Free bet - one-time stake of £10, min odds 1.5, stake not returned. 1X wager the winnings. Wager from real balance first. Wager calculated on bonus bets only. Max conversion: £200. Valid for 7 Days from issue. Withdrawal requests void all active/pending bonuses. Excluded Skrill and Neteller deposits. Full Terms apply. - 13
Established 201518+. T&C Apply - 14
Established 2012Min. bet €10 to receive €20 Free Bet (placed 10 days from registration). Min. odds of 1.6. Free Bet credited at qualifying bet settlement and placed within 10 days. - 15
Established 2017Welcome Bonus Bet - Bet €10 Get €15 terms. This offer is for new sports customers only and is available once per household. Max. Bonus Bet amount €15. Minimum wagering on the sport to activate the Bonus Bet is €10 (which can be achieved from a Min deposit of €10). Offer valid only to customers wagering on sport €10 or more and make a qualifying bet in accordance with the Bonus Bet Specific Terms and Conditions below. 1st Place Prize: €1000. Prizes granted up to 48h after the tournament ends. Bonus Bet does not contribute towards the leaderboard. Click to see full T&Cs - 16
Established 202318+. T&C Apply - 17
Established 200018+ New UK+IRE Customers only. Certain deposit methods & bet types excl. Min first €5 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1/2 to get 4x €5 free bets. Free bets available to use on selected sportsbook markets only. Free bets valid for 7 days, stake not returned. Restrictions + T&Cs apply. - 18
Established 202218+. New Customers only, Min deposit €20. min odds 1.5. T &Cs apply. - 19
Established 200518+. T&C's apply. - 20
Established 2006New ROI customers only. Min Deposit: €5. Maximum Free Bet: €50. Overall odds: 1.50 (1/2) or higher. Free Bets available upon settlement of the qualifying bet. 50 Bonus Spins credited on placement of qualifying bet. 50x bonus wagering applies as do weighting requirements. Bonus Spins only available on selected games. Debit card deposits only. Offer is valid for 7 days from your new account being registered. 18+ GamblingCare.ie. - 21
Established 200118+. Available to new customers only. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. T&Cs, time limits and exclusions apply.
World Snooker Championships Betting Tips and Form
More and more people are betting on Snooker meaning more and more people are generating betting columns and providing interesting viewpoints. Amongst these several former pros are throwing their thoughts into the forum and now write betting columns for the blogs of major bookmaking brands.
But if you trust your own judgment and want your bets to be based on informed decision making using form and facts, Snooker is the game for you. Few other sports offer so much historical data and it can all be found within a few simple clicks around the numerous dedicated authority and data-base websites which are online.
Simplified form – head-to-head records and recent games/results – can be found amongst the stats area of most of the best betting sites.
Bookmakers Who Offer The Most Variety Of Sports
The number of different sports you can bet on
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can you create your own personalised bets?
The number of different sports you can bet on
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can you create your own personalised bets?
The number of different sports you can bet on
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can you create your own personalised bets?
World Snooker Championship Betting Odds
As major/ranking snooker tournaments take place for nine months a year you will find snooker is a permanent fixture amongst the menu of sports online bookmakers offer markets and take bets.
During the run-up to the World Snooker Championship and during the event itself you will doubtlessly catch a glimpse of snooker promotion or snooker free bet offer on your preferred online sportsbook’s home page.
Best Mobile Betting Sites
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
Ante Post on the World Snooker Championship?
You can most definitely ante-post bet on the World Snooker Championship. In the 2019/2020 season, there will be 17 ranking tournaments and all building-up to No. 18, the season-ending, career-defining, World Championships.
Through those it is easy to identify which players are playing poorly, well, improving and preferably rapidly improving. These tournaments and the form signals they throw out are punters best hope in identifying the main World Championship protagonists but they are also a reference book for bookmakers odds compilers.
The ante-post market on the World Snooker Championship remains open as the competition progresses. Betting exchange markets never close until the final ball of the final frame has been potted and some firms do update their outright competition markets whilst games are in progress – as part of their ‘in-play’ betting markets.
Best Online Snooker Ante Post Betting Sites
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can you cash out of bets before an event has finished?
Can I Bet In-Running/In-Play on the World Snooker Championship?
On individual games you can use the in-play betting features on the match-winner, the game-winner in handicap markets, the player to win the next frame, the player to win the next frame in a handicap scenario, the total number of match frames, the highest break of the next frame and even the colour of the first coloured ball (non-red) potted in the frame.
Betting exchanges feature plenty of liquidity amongst their in-play match markets and the ability to ‘cash out’ pre-match win and handicap bets with conventional bookmakers does constitute and in-play trade.
Best Online Snooker In-Play Betting Sites
The number of sports with in-play betting available
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
The number of sports with in-play betting available
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
The number of sports with in-play betting available
Is there live streaming of sporting events?
World Snooker Championship Betting Markets
An outright winner is not the only type of wager you can place on the World Snooker Championship as a competition. You can also back a player to simply make the final, place a wager on the identity of both finalists, make predictions on which section of the draw the winner will come from and if the competition will see a 147 break.
On individual matches there are plenty of options open to punters way beyond simple match winners. Correct fame score betting is very popular as is the number of individual and match centuries (100+ breaks) and total match centuries. In a similar theme, you can back the player to record the highest beak of the match and to record a 147. The total number of frames and if/will they total frames be an odd or even number are other markets available to punters.
Best Online Betting Sign Up Offers
Previous World Snooker Championship Winners
| Year | Winner | Beaten Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Kyren Wilson | 18-8 |
| 2019 | Judd Trump | John Higgins | 18-9 |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | John Higgins | 18-16 |
| 2017 | Mark Selby | John Higgins | 18-15 |
| 2016 | Mark Selby | Ding Junhui | 18-14 |
| 2015 | Stuart Bingham | Shaun Murphy | 18-15 |
| 2014 | Mark Selby | Ronnie O’Sullivan | 18-14 |
| 2013 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | Barry Hawkins | 18-12 |
| 2012 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | Ali Carter | 18-11 |
| 2011 | John Higgins | Judd Trump | 18-15 |
| 2010 | Neil Robertson | Graeme Dott | 18-13 |
| 2009 | John Higgins | Shaun Murphy | 18-9 |
| 2008 | Ronnie O’Sullivan | Ali Carter | 18-8 |
Updated by
Last Updated:
