Bet365 latest World Snooker prices: Ronnie O'Sullivan 6/5, Stephen Hendry
9/2, John Higgins 8/1, Mark Williams 10/1, Stephen Maguire 14/1. Snooker World Championship starts Saturday Apr 16 and will be aired live on BBC
Online betting on snooker: World Championship 2005
The first round of snoker's World Championship 2005 gets under way on Saturday and it's very hard to get away from the chances of title-holder Ronnie O'Sullivan, despite a tricky looking 1st round draw against Scottish star Stephen Maguire. It will be the fourth time the pair have met this season with the record standing 2-1 in Maguire's favour. Despite this, we still make the world number one 2/7 to win his match. O'Sullivan has already won four major trophies this season, and has already proved that on his day, he's a class above anyone else. If he does get beat, then the betting could really open up, with the most likely beneficiary being Stephen Hendry in the top half of the draw, although he was recently beaten by Chinese sensation Ding Junhui (not qualified this week!) in the China Open final. Perhaps the best policy is to lump on O'Sullivan and have a small saver on Maguire. With the event covered by the BBC's interactive service, don't forget to check out our Next Frame Live In-Play betting including: Frame Winner; Winning Margin and Total Points.bet365 latest World Snooker prices: Ronnie O'Sullivan 6/5, Stephen Hendry 9/2, John Higgins 8/1, Mark Williams 10/1, Stephen Maguire 14/1.
Snooker World Championship starts Saturday Apr 16 and will be aired live on BBC.
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