Snooker Betting
Our snooker betting coverage at Virgin Bet includes every missed red, punishing safety shot, and century break. You’ll find markets on the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, the Shanghai Masters, the UK Championship, and other famous tournaments.
Our betting site offers competitive odds on your favourite players, as well as emerging talents in various snooker betting markets. Use this guide to better understand action on the baize, including betting markets, promotions, and player analysis.
How to Bet on Snooker
Are you new to snooker? Before we get into snooker betting at Virgin Bet, let us tell you a little bit about how things work. Let's start with match formats. The number of frames played during a professional snooker match varies between tournaments and stages.
You’ll find that most ranking events are played in a best of 7, 9, or 11 frames. This increases to best of 17 or 19 for knockout rounds. The World Snooker Championship Final is best of 35 frames, so the first player to reach 18 frames will walk away with the famous silver cup.
For those unfamiliar, the aim of snooker is simple: score more points than your opponent by potting coloured balls. Things do get a bit more complicated, with action on the green baize including safety shots, fouls, and misses. Snooker betting online covers the World Snooker Tour (WST) and selected exhibition events.
Explaining Match Winners, Handicaps, and Frame Markets
Now that you know how things work, it’s time to look at some of the snooker betting markets we offer. The following help to keep snooker fans interested in the same way as a left-handed shot from Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan or a daring long-pot from Stephen “King of the Crucible" Hendry:
- Match Winner: Betting on the winner of an individual snooker match. We don’t ask you to predict anything other than the result.
- Frame Handicap: We introduce handicaps when there is a clear favourite and underdog. The favourite will receive a deficit and the underdog a surplus. Punters can then wager on the match result. For example, Player A to beat Player B at -2.5 frames. What does that mean? It means your pick must win by 3 frames for your bet to win.
- Total Frames: How many frames will be played during a snooker match? Over 9.5 frames is an example you’ll find when browsing markets on our site.
Snooker Betting Odds and Tournament Outrights
Our snooker betting odds cover individual matches and tournament outrights. Simply put, you can bet on almost everything in snooker. We allow punters to view prices in both fractional and decimal odds, which we calculate using statistical probability.
Look out for our “King of the Baize” markets, which include the match winner, highest break, and most century breaks. Correct score, 50+ break, and result after 4 frames are other markets that we have introduced.
That’s not all, with our “Promotions” page offering price boosts on selected matches, £5 free acca bets, and winning boosts on bet builders. These offers are just one of the reasons why snooker fans return to Virgin Bet as often as the No. 1 seed returns to the table.
The Triple Crown and Major Snooker Tournaments
What is the Triple Crown, we hear you ask? It’s an illustrious title earned only by players who win the three longest-running tournaments in the sport: the World Snooker Championship, the Masters, and the UK Championship. Only 11 players in history have completed the "career Triple Crown” by winning all three events at least once.
The events date back to 1927, 1969, and 1977, respectively, and are worth a combined £4.2 million in prize money. It’s no mean feat, with only 11 players having written their name into the record books to date.
The UK Championship is the first Triple Crown Event of the season. The action comes from York Barbican, and the winner is the player who wins 10 frames in the final.
Masters Snooker is a non-ranking event held at Alexandra Palace. You’ll find the world’s top 16-ranked players, with Ronnie O’Sullivan holding the record for the most wins (8).
The prestigious World Snooker Championships are held at the famous Crucible Theatre and are the one all players want to win, the last of the professional season. It’s seen as the ultimate prize in snooker. We’re always tuned in, and you’ll often find specials are added ahead of the first break of the tournament.
Live In-Play Snooker Betting
Our “In-Play” page is the place to be for live snooker betting. We don’t miss a single shot, and live snooker betting odds are updated in real-time based on what the two players at the table are doing. You’ll notice price adjustments after almost every pot, safety exchange, and missed shot.
You don’t need to worry about a thing, with our clean in-play platform and bet slips allowing punters to lock in selections quickly. All you need to do is follow the action and let the players do the hard work.
Key Factors to Analyse Before Placing a Snooker Bet
While we’re good, we can’t guarantee winning bets. That’s why it’s important to analyse snooker players before you hit “Place Bet”.
That’s because, no matter how long you have been following snooker betting markets, there is always something new to learn. Here are some of the factors we would advise you to look into before a crunch snooker match:
- Form & Scoring: Consider each player's form coming into the match. One may be on fire with their cue action, while the other lacks confidence. Consistency is a major asset in snooker. Constructing century breaks and keeping the opponent in their seat is almost impossible without it.
- Playing Styles: Are you looking to back an aggressive potter who will look to pot from a distance on the table? Or are you favouring a tactical master who toys with their opponent through patient play? Playing styles will often dictate match rhythm, including the size of breaks and speed of play.
- Match Format: The World Snooker Championship Final is a prime example of how players must excel both physically and mentally. Played over the best of 35 frames - each frame can be considered a mini-event with a definite result - the winner is often the player who can stay energised and composed over multiple sessions. Some players favour shorter match formats, while others love nothing more than doing battle across the morning, afternoon, and evening.
Registering and Setting Limits on Virgin Bet
Getting started with snooker betting online at Virgin Bet is almost as quick as a break-off shot. We put you first and developed a sign-up process that takes less than 5 minutes. Put down your cue for a moment and follow these steps:
- Enter our sportsbook site and select “Join”.
- Breeze through the 3-page registration form by providing your personal, account, and contact details.
- Setting a deposit limit at this stage is essential. It’s just one of the many safer gambling tools we offer.
- From there, just make a deposit and browse our snooker markets.
- Add picks to your bet slip, and away you go.
There are more features to take advantage of. Don’t miss out on our mobile app, which we’ve made available on both iOS and Android devices. Then there’s our help centre and customer service, where we strive to assist punters quickly and in a friendly manner.
