European Masters Snooker 2024 – Odds & Betting Tips

Fan Zhengyi vs Michael Judge

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Sean O’Sullivan

Judd Trump vs Noppon SaengKham

Mark Selby vs Yuan Sijun

Sometimes in sports betting, it does not pay to ignore the obvious, and in snooker ranking tournaments, that means the Rocket. Ronnie O’Sullivan is the current champion after his seventh title in the ‘Holy Grail’ of the sport at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in May.

Arguably the GOAT (Greatest of all Time), he has won 39 ranking titles in total from 61 finals. Interestingly, O’Sullivan has lost seven of the last 10 finals, including in the 2021/22 European Masters, when he lost 10-9 to Zhengyi and, in this event, to Judd Trump in 2016.

Your banker O’Sullivan bet can be complemented by identifying some betting value in an outsider. That could be Shaun Murphy. The current world number 9 should be about 33/1, and the place terms for snooker tournaments are generally one-half the win odds for two places.

Murphy won the event in 2007 at the Malta Cup. He defended his title a year later, but it was not a ranking tournament. The winner of the World Championship in 2005 won the last of his nine ranking tournaments in the 2020 Welsh Open, and was beaten by Mark Selby in the 2021 world final.

There is value in backing Murphy each way, but we can’t get away from O’Sullivan as the winner. At the top of his game, he is currently the best player in the sport.

128 entries, including established players, veterans and new talent

1st round to quarter-finals are played over 9 frames, so there is potential for outsiders to win matches

Numerous live betting opportunities on 127 matches in total

Final played best of 17 frames which favours the better players

Many opportunities for event and player specials

Competitive betting market for the highest break and the player who achieves it

Winner The objective is to predict the winner of the tournament. Leading contenders in betting have a good record in ranking tournaments because of the nature of the format. However, you could have backed Fan Zhengyi at over 100/1 to win this event last season.

To Make the Final Bookmakers issue odds on any player to make the final. In effect, it is an each-way bet with two elements: win the event or be the losing finalist.

Highest Break With 127 matches involving the top-ranked players, the snooker will be of the highest quality. The highest break last season was 144, but if Ronnie O’Sullivan and others get in a groove, that figure could be beaten this time.

Player To Make the Highest Break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh recorded the highest break in the tournament last season, in the qualifying stages. However, it’s probably wise to stick to the usual suspects (O’Sullivan, Trump and Selby) if you have a bet in this market.

Match Winner You can bet on the winner of the 127 matches from the first round to the final. This is a two-way market, and there is almost always a definite outcome. There have been rare occasions when a player does not complete a match, and each bookmaker has rules to cover this eventuality.

Correct Frame Score Picking the correct score is a more speculative option, but that is reflected in the odds. There is a relationship between the match winner and the correct score. In a 9-frame match, there are 10 potential outcomes: 5-0, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3 and 5-4 for the favourite and underdog.

Frame Handicap Frame handicap betting is designed to attract two-way money when there is a big favourite and underdog in a match. In the early rounds, over 9 frames, the outsider could get a head start of 4.5, 3.5, 2.5 or 1.5 frames. The result is adjusted for the handicap in half frames, so there is no tie.

Will There Be a Maximum Break? This market has just two possible outcomes: Yes and No. Statistically, it’s odds-on that nobody will achieve the ultimate in a frame at the European Masters Snooker in 2022. If there is more than one maximum break, the bet is settled as ‘Yes’.

Accumulators You will have the option to place accumulator bets on the winners of four or more matches, in addition to singles, doubles and trebles.

British Open: Marshall Arena in Milton Keyes from 26 September to 2 October 2022

Northern Ireland Open: Waterfront Hall in Belfast from 16 October to 23 October 2022

UK Championship: York from 12 November to 20 November 2022

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“>Scottish Open: Meadowbank in Edinburgh from 28 November to 4 December 2022

Welsh Open: Venue Cymru in Llandudno from 13 February to 19 February 2023

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“>World Championship: Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from 15 April to 1 May 2023