{"title":"World Snooker Championships Odds \u0026 Betting","description":"Bet on the Snooker World Championship 2027 online with BetVictor. We have a huge range of snooker betting odds to choose from, alongside bonuses and more!","custom_path":"/en-gb/pages/snooker/snooker-world-championship-odds","heading":"World Snooker Championships Odds \u0026 Betting Markets ","heading_tag":"h1","nofollow":false,"noindex":false,"has_custom_schema":true,"schema_json":[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When is the next World Snooker Championship?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The 2027 World Snooker Championship is scheduled to run from Saturday 17 April to Monday 3 May 2027 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. This will be the centenary edition, marking 100 years since the championship was first held in 1927."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Who are the snooker betting favourites to win the next World Snooker Championship?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Heading into the 2027 centenary edition, defending champion Wu Yize will be among the early favourites alongside world number one Judd Trump, 2025 champion Zhao Xintong, 2024 champion Kyren Wilson, ten-time Triple Crown winner Mark Selby, and seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan if he chooses to compete. Shaun Murphy, who reached the 2026 final, and John Higgins, who fell to Murphy in the 2026 semi-finals, will also be among the leading contenders."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where is the best place to bet on the World Snooker Championship online?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The best place to bet on the World Snooker Championship online is right here at BetVictor. We have a huge range of snooker betting markets to choose from, alongside a variety of bonuses that are available to both new and existing BetVictor customers."}}]}],"has_toc":false,"alternate_languages":[],"copy_sections":[{"toc_title":"Odds \u0026 Betting Markets","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWorld Snooker Championships Odds \u0026amp; Betting Markets\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNext Edition: \u003c/strong\u003e2027 World Snooker Championship\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c/strong\u003e Saturday 17 April to Monday 3 May 2027\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c/strong\u003e The centenary edition - 100th anniversary of the World Snooker Championship (first played 1927)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain Session Times:\u003c/strong\u003e 10:00 am, 14:30 pm, 19:00 pm (UK time)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Watch: \u003c/strong\u003eTNT Sports, HBO Max and BBC (UK)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefending Champion:\u003c/strong\u003e Wu Yize\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World Snooker Championship is the most anticipated event in the sport, and the 2027 edition carries extra weight as the centenary marking 100 years since the inaugural championship was held in 1927. The tournament returns to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from 17 April to 3 May 2027, with defending champion Wu Yize aiming to follow up his dramatic 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy in the 2026 final.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow is a variety of information about the World Snooker Championship, including an overview of the event, the current snooker betting favourites to lift the trophy, the winners from previous years, and the variety of betting markets available at BetVictor.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"Popular Betting Markets","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWhat Are the Popular Snooker World Championships Betting Markets?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eSome of the most popular World Snooker Championship betting markets that can be found at BetVictor include:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutright Winner\u003c/strong\u003e - The outright winner market involves picking the overall winner of the World Snooker Championship. This bet will only be marked as a successful one if the chosen player wins the final and lifts the trophy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatch Winner \u003c/strong\u003e- In addition to betting on the outright winner of the World Snooker Championship, you can also bet on which players will win specific matches throughout the event.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Frame Winner \u003c/strong\u003e- As the name suggests, this snooker betting market allows you to wager on which player you think will win the first frame of the match.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCentury Breaks \u003c/strong\u003e- Placing this type of bet revolves around picking how many century breaks (100 or more points from a break) are scored throughout a particular match or the tournament as a whole.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame Betting\u003c/strong\u003e - This is also sometimes known as the 'Exact Score' market, allowing players to predict the final score of the match, such as 10 - 7 in a best-of-19-frame match.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighest Break \u003c/strong\u003e- With this betting market, you can predict which player will score the highest break during a match or across the duration of the tournament.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eOf course, all of the regular snooker betting options remain active, too, including handicap, quarter winner, and half winner markets, alongside many others!\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"Snooker World Championships Winners","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003ePrevious Snooker World Championship Winners\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe reigning champion of this event is Wu Yize of China, who beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a dramatic final-frame decider at the 2026 World Championship. At 22 years old, Wu became the second-youngest Crucible champion ever, behind only Stephen Hendry (who won aged 21 in 1990), and the second Chinese player to win the title following Zhao Xintong's breakthrough in 2025. All eyes will be on him at the 2027 centenary edition as he looks to defend his title.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the modern-era record with seven World Championship titles each. Steve Davis, Hendry's contemporary, has six.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's a look at the World Snooker Championship winners from the past 11 years, alongside the player they defeated in the final and the final score:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"raw-html-embed\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"slot-table\"\u003e\r\n  \u003cthead\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eYear\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eWinner\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eRunner Up\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eScore\u003c/th\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\r\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2026\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWu Yize\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eShaun Murphy\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-17\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2025\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eZhao Xintong\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Williams\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-12\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2024\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eKyren Wilson\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJak Jones\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-14\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2023\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eLuca Brecel\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Selby\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-15\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2022\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRonnie O'Sullivan\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJudd Trump\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-13\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2021\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Selby\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eShaun Murphy\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-15\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2020\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRonnie O'Sullivan\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eKyren Wilson\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-8\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2019\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJudd Trump\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJohn Higgins\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-9\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2018\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Williams\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJohn Higgins\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-16\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2017\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Selby\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJohn Higgins\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-15\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2016\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMark Selby\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eDing Junhui\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-14\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2015\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eStuart Bingham\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eShaun Murphy\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e18-15\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWorld Snooker Championship Records and Milestones\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World Snooker Championship has produced some of the most remarkable individual achievements in cue sports history:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Hendry\u003c/strong\u003e holds the modern-era record with seven World Championship titles, achieved between 1990 and 1999\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonnie O'Sullivan\u003c/strong\u003e matched that record with his seventh title in 2022, with both legends sharing the modern-era benchmark\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Davis\u003c/strong\u003e won 15 consecutive World Championships from 1927 to 1946, though the tournament's format and field were very different in that era\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Hendry\u003c/strong\u003e is also the youngest Crucible champion, having won in 1990 aged 21\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWu Yize\u003c/strong\u003e became the second-youngest Crucible champion when he claimed the 2026 title aged 22\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Reardon\u003c/strong\u003e is the oldest first-time champion, winning his maiden world title in 1970 aged 38\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crucible Curse\u003c/strong\u003e is one of snooker's most famous storylines: no first-time champion has ever successfully defended the title at the Crucible since the tournament moved there in 1977\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhao Xintong (2025)\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWu Yize (2026)\u003c/strong\u003e are the only two Chinese players to have won the World Championship, with both wins coming in consecutive years to signal the changing landscape at the top of professional snooker\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e"},{"toc_title":"Snooker World Championship","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWhat is the Snooker World Championship?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe World Snooker Championship stands as the most prestigious cue sports event in professional snooker. Top players from around the globe compete in this elite tournament, which has been running since 1927, with the 2027 edition marking its historic 100-year anniversary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers battle for the iconic World Snooker Championship trophy and a record £3 million prize fund (for the 2027 centenary edition) over 17 days of intense competition. The championship features 32 competitors split between the world's top 16 (who qualify automatically) and 16 players who battle through qualifying rounds. The winner takes home £625,000 along with the famous trophy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis major snooker tournament tests skill, focus, and mental resilience like no other competition. Matches in the early rounds use a best-of-19-frames format, with the second round best of 25, quarter-finals best of 25, semi-finals best of 33, and the final extending to a gruelling best-of-35 frames played across four sessions over two days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnooker fans will gather at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England for the World Snooker Championship - this famous venue has hosted the championship every year since 1977, and a deal struck in 2026 extends the Crucible's hosting rights until at least 2045, ending years of speculation about a potential move from snooker's spiritual home.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"Snooker Betting ","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eBet on the 2027 World Snooker Championship Online\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eIf you are looking to bet on the 2027 World Snooker Championship online, look no further than BetVictor. We have a comprehensive range of \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/sports/22884\"\u003esnooker odds\u003c/a\u003e and betting markets to choose from, including full coverage of the 2027 World Snooker Championship. As soon as each match throughout the tournament gets underway, you can find it on our \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/live/overview\"\u003ein-play betting\u003c/a\u003e page, with statistics and betting odds being updated in real time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eYou can also check out the BetVictor \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/offer\"\u003eoffers\u003c/a\u003e page for a variety of bonuses, many of which can be used across all \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/sports\"\u003esports betting\u003c/a\u003e markets, including on snooker odds. Furthermore, we have options for both new and existing customers, with our bonuses being updated on a regular basis to keep things fresh for players!\u003c/p\u003e"}]}