World Snooker Championship 2023 Odds: Here are the 10 players the bookies think have the best chance of lifting the trophy - including Ronnie O'Sullivan
This year’s World Snooker Championship will kick off on April 15 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, with the final set for May 1.
It’s the 15th and final competition of the 2022-23 snooker season, with the winner walking off with a hefty cheque for £500,000.
A total of 32 players will take part – the world top 16 being joined by another 16 players who win through the qualification tournament currently taking place at the English Institute of Sport.
Here are the players the bookies think have the best chance of cueing their way to victory.
A total of 32 players will take part – the world top 16 being joined by another 16 players who win through the qualification tournament currently taking place at the English Institute of Sport.
5. Shaun Murphy
Currently ranked 11th in the world, Shaun Murphy is 9/1 to win the 2023 World Championship. He has one previous victory in the tournament - in 2005 he became only the third qualifier to win the World Championship after Alex Higgins in 1972 and Terry Griffiths in 1979. Photo: Dan Istitene
6. Mark Allen
He may not have advanced past the semi-finals in previous years, but the bookies make world number nine Mark Allen joint sixth favourite for the title. He is priced at 14/1. Photo: Dan Istitene
7. Kyren Wilson
Also priced at 14/1 for the title is Kyren Wilson. The Englishman was a losing finallist in the 2020 tournament, losing out 18-8 to a rampant Ronnie O'Sullivan. Photo: Justin Setterfield
8. John Higgins
Scottish hopes lie with John Higgins. The Wizard of Wishaw is 16/1 to add a fifth title to the ones he won in 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Photo: Alex Pantling