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- Ronnie O'Sullivan is the outright favourite to win his 8th World Snooker Championship
- We look at the full draw for the World Snooker Championship
- When does the 2023 World Snooker Championship take place?
Ronnie O'Sullivan is the outright favourite to win his 8th World Snooker Championship
The 2023 World Snooker Championship gets underway this weekend and it's Ronnie O'Sullivan who is the outright favourite with UK Betting Sites to win a record 8th title.
O'Sullivan beat Judd Trump in last year's final to equal the record in the modern era of 7 titles set by Stephen Hendry and he'll be looking to do one better this year.
Betfred make O'Sullivan the 4/1 favourite with bookmakers to win the title just ahead of Mark Selby who is the 11/2 second favourite in the betting market.
2023 Tour Championship winner Shaun Murphy goes into the World Championship in good form and is 9/1 to win the title this year.
| 2023 World Snooker Championship Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4/1 | 20% |
| Mark Selby | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Judd Trump | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Neil Robertson | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Shaun Murphy | 9/1 | 10% |
We look at the full draw for the World Snooker Championship
The draw for the first round of the World Snooker Championship has taken place with 16 qualifiers facing the top 16 seeds.
The full draw for Round 1 is as follows:
Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Pang Junxu
Ding Junhui (16) v Hossein Vafaei
Luca Brecel (9) v Ricky Walden
Mark Williams (8) v Jimmy Robertson
Judd Trump (5) v Anthony McGill
Jack Lisowski (12) v Noppon Saengkham
Robert Milkins (13) v Joe Perry
Shaun Murphy (4) v Si Jiahui
Mark Allen (3) v Fan Zhengyi
Stuart Bingham (14) v David Gilbert
Ali Carter (11) v Jak Jones
Neil Robertson (6) v Wu Yize
Kyren Wilson (7) v Ryan Day
John Higgins (10) v David Grace
Gary Wilson (15) v Elliot Slessor
Mark Selby (2) v Matthew Selt
When does the 2023 World Snooker Championship take place?
The 2023 World Snooker Championship is set to get underway this weekend.
It takes place at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from 15 April to 1 May and is live on the BBC.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 7th World Title last year, matching Stephen Hendry's record and he'll be looking to win it again next year.
