BETTING ON SNOOKER
Snooker is a cue sport which is popular all over the world, but especially in the English speaking countries. With a long tradition, snooker has managed to reach a respectable place in the world of sports and gain millions of fans through excellent competitions and players with amazing skills. Here are some facts about snooker and the betting markets available for it.
First played in the 19th century, probably by the British Army officers stationed in India, the game of snooker evolved especially until 1927 - when the first World Snooker Championship was organized and won by Joe Davis, after beating Tom Dennis. Starting from the 60s, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association was founded and snooker increased its popularity through many ranking circuit events, such as: World Open, Shanghai Masters, UK Championship, Welsh Open, World Snooker Championship and China Open.
The modern game of snooker is represented by amazing players like Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ray Reardon, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and many other great players, who increased the popularity of this sport in the betting offer of most online bookmakers. Nowadays, you can register online, deposit, grab welcome bonuses and bet online on any favorite professional snooker competition and snooker player from all over the world.
For snooker, a wide range of online bookmakers delivers a very big variety of betting markets that you can enjoy. Here are some examples of betting markets offered by Bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power and Unibet:
o Match betting;
o To win 1st frame;
o Handicap betting, alternative handicap;
o Frame betting, total frames, player 1/players 2 total frames won;
o Highest break in match;
o Frames outright;
o Frames correct score;
o Winning margin;
o Match to go to a deciding frame;
o Total frames odd/even;
o Race to a specific number of frames (e.g. race to three frames);
o Break of 50 or more 1st frame;
o To pot the 1st ball 1st frame;
o 1st player to foul;
o Highest break;
o Total number of points;
o Either player to win 3 successive frames;
o 147 break in match.
As you can see, snooker is a sport that enjoys a great attention from most online bookmakers - therefore you can place many types of bets for a wide range of betting markets, watch live video transmissions of the most important snooker events and receive exclusive promotions.
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