2026 World Snooker Championship: April 18 - May 04

[BeiberLvr]

It's that time of the year!

Qualifiers going on now, and the main even starts next Saturday.

Like last year, you can watch on WST Play if you're in America.

- World Snooker Tour

www.wst.tv

My bets

 

[Rubik's Cube]

I, too, have backed Wu Yize. Just £20 at odds of 19 to 1.

Unfortunately he has rather a tough draw and has since drifted to 21 to 1 over here in England.

 

[Rubik's Cube]

It's that time of the year!

Qualifiers going on now, and the main even starts next Saturday.

Like last year, you can watch on WST Play if you're in America.

- World Snooker Tour

www.wst.tv

My bets

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It’s shocking how mean the odds you were offered, sir.

Right now over here in England those same players are…

Xintong at 2.5 to 1

O Sullivan at 8.6 to 1

Yize at 21 to 1

Guodong at 89 to 1

 

[CanadianGuy]

Yize is a great bet at those odds

take Zhaou as a second bet and you're golden

 

[CanadianGuy]

i will wait until final brackets and then likely place a series of tickets to test out chat gpt betting advice, it seems pretty confident it can provide a return of at least 25% above total monies bet

 

[skogstokig]

i will wait until final brackets

same. i have only watched 3 or 4 events this year (because pool) so i'm not confident. but surely at some point there will be a reigning first time champ that wins.. could be zhao. he's definitely special

 

[spartan]

It's that time of the year!

Qualifiers going on now, and the main even starts next Saturday.

Like last year, you can watch on WST Play if you're in America.

- World Snooker Tour

www.wst.tv

My bets

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Zhao and Ronnie are solid bets . Though I think Zhao may fall to Crucible Curse I think Ronnie will win it this year and retire but he is in very tough top half of draw.
If not Ronnie, I think either Mark Selby (in form this year) or Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_World_Snooker_Championship#Main_draw

 

[JAM]

Fingers crossed Ronnie doesn't bow out at the last minute. I'm rooting for him!

 

[uk_9_ball_convert]

I have really mixed feelings about the fact they've announced the tournament is staying at the Crucible as the local council and government have promised to spend a fortune upgrading the Crucible. Been down to Sheffield a few times to watch matches. It's a really great city and love the fact the tournament is staying where so much history has been made. But the fact the government is spending money on this which will allow Matchroom to make bigger profits sits badly with me. Especially has Hearne has pretty much coerced them into it by threatening to take the tournament to the middle east.

 

[skogstokig]

kowalski through qualifiers. first pole ever to reach the world championship and only the third from continental europe.

 

[BeiberLvr]

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[George the Greek]

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The hype is too much for me. Let the kid be a kid not the parent's pipe dream

 

[uk_9_ball_convert]

kowalski through qualifiers. first pole ever to reach the world championship and only the third from continental europe.

Luca Brecel sprung to mind as one, but can't think of the other one?

 

[GideonF]

Luca Brecel sprung to mind as one, but can't think of the other one?

Tony Drago? If you consider Malta continental Europe.

 

[Rubik's Cube]

I think I recall Robin Hull from Finland playing at the Crucible but could be mistaken.

And maybe Alex Ursenbacher?

 

[uk_9_ball_convert]

Tony Drago? If you consider Malta continental Europe.

Think continental Europe excludes islands so Malta wouldn't be considered continental Europe, though can't believe I never thought of Tony Drago when I was trying to think of non British European snooker players earlier.

 

[uk_9_ball_convert]

I think I recall Robin Hull from Finland playing at the Crucible but could be mistaken.

And maybe Alex Ursenbacher?

Impressed by your snooker knowledge as I don't recall either of those players, but according to wikipedia Robin Hull has played in 3 world championships (knocked out in the first round every time). And Alex Ursenbacher has played in one(also being knocked out in the first round). Seems Robin Hull doesn't count as Finland is considered Northern Europe rather than continental Europe so I've learned three things today

 

[skogstokig]

yes, ursenbacher. we in scandinavia don't consider us continental europe. i think also both maflin and robin hull are english originally

 

[OverTheNut]

Judd Trump to win it. He's had a great season and this will put the shine on it.

Plus, please anyone but Mark Selby or John Higgins. Hopefully they both get knocked out 1st round. I want to enjoy watching the tournament.

 

[GideonF]

Impressed by your snooker knowledge as I don't recall either of those players, but according to wikipedia Robin Hull has played in 3 world championships (knocked out in the first round every time). And Alex Ursenbacher has played in one(also being knocked out in the first round). Seems Robin Hull doesn't count as Finland is considered Northern Europe rather than continental Europe so I've learned three things today

I was very surprised to hear that Scandinavia wasn’t considered part of continental Europe. So I went to Wikipedia and found this interesting explanation:

The Scandinavian Peninsula is sometimes also excluded even though it is a part of "mainland Europe", as the de facto connections to the rest of the continent were historically across the Baltic Sea or North Sea (rather than via the lengthy land route that involves travelling to the north of the peninsula where it meets Finland, and then south through northeast Europe)