World number one and defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is the betting favorite to win the 2023 World Snooker Championship.
The Rocket is 4/1 with Sky Bet to win a record-breaking ninth world title in the modern era when the prestigious event concludes on May
However, at the end of a very unpredictable season, which has seen several different trophy winners and big names without a ranking title, it is one of the most open championships in living memory with no obvious favourite and a list of serious contenders.
The Favorites to Win the World Snooker Championship in 2023
O’Sullivan is one of few top-ranked players who hasn’t won a ranking tournament trophy this season, having won his seventh global title here last year. However, in the first half of the season, the Englishman won two major invitational events: the Hong Kong Masters and the Champion of Champions.
It is quite difficult to retain the crown in Sheffield. O’Sullivan was one of four players to do it in 2013, the others being Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, and Mark Selby.
Despite the season’s upheaval, recognizable faces remain at the top of the betting odds; 2019 champion Judd Trump is the second favorite. The Ace of Spades
Trump reached the final here without his A game last year, and despite winning his second Masters title this season back in January, Trump has had another disappointing campaign for his extraordinarily high standards in recent times.
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Selby knows what it takes to scale the mountain at the Crucible; the four-time winner arrives in Yorkshire in good form, having won two ranking events recently, including the WST Classic. Selby seems attractive at 13/2 as the fourth favourite with Sky Bet.
Shaun Murphy, who won the Players Championship in February and the Tour Championship before the World Championships, is arguably the most in-form player in the world right now. Murphy, the 2005 Crucible champion and three-time finalist, is the sixth favourite at 9/1.
Players further down the pecking order
One of the finest players who has never won a world championship,
