2007 World Snooker Championship - Round One Recap

Several week ago, we gave you a rundown on Bodog’s odds for the first round of the upcoming 2007 World Snooker Championship. Well, the tournament started on April 21st, and the first round has already come and gone. In fact, they are well on their way to completing the second round. Before we get too far behind, we thought we should probably give you an update on what’s taken place to this point.

The World Snooker Championship will run from April 21st until May 7th at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. In the first round of heads-up play, competitors will battle in a best of 19 frames series. In the second round, it’s the best of 25 frames (which is also the same for the quarterfinals). The semifinals are the best of 33 frames, and the finals will be decided over a best of 35 series.

Here’s a quick rundown of the money to be paid out (all money is in Euros):

Winner - 220,000

Runner-Up - 110,000

Losing Semifinalists - 42,000

Losing quarterfinalists - 22,000

Last 16 - 14,000

Last 32 - 10,600

Last 48 - 7,400

Last 64 - 4,500

High Break - 10,000

Maximum Break - 147,000

Now let’s take a look at the winners and losers so far. If Bodog offered a betting line on the match, I have made sure to include that as well. Winners are in bold.

ROUND 1 MATCHES

Graeme Dott (Defending champion -250) vs. Ian McCulloch (+175)

Peter Ebdon (-400) vs. Nigel Bond (+260)

Anthony Hamilton (+120) vs. Marco Fu (-165)

Matthew Stevens (-450) vs. Joe Delaney (+275)

Steve Davis (-250) vs. John Parrott (+175)

Barry Hawkins (-175) vs. Fergal O’Brien (+125)

Ronnie O’Sullivan (-200) vs. Ding Junhui (+150)

Shaun Murphy (-280) vs. Judd Trump (+200)

Ken Doherty (-250) vs. Mark Allen (+175)

Stephen Maguire (-225) vs. Joe Perry (+165)

Mark Williams (-165) vs. Joe Swail (+120)

Stephen Hendry (-700) vs. Dave Gilbert (+425)

Stephen Lee (+115) vs. Mark Selby (-160)

Neil Robertson (-150) vs. Ryan Day (+110)

John Higgins (-400) vs. Michael Holt (+260)

Ali Carter (-200) vs. Andy Hicks (+150)

Here’s a list of the Round 2 matches. Keep in mind that many of these are still underway. For odds on these and later rounds, be sure and check out Bodog.

ROUND TWO MATCHES

Ian McCulloch vs. Anthony Hamilton

Stephen Maguire vs. Joe Swail

John Higgins vs. Fergal O’Brien

Neil Robertson vs. Ronnie O’Sullivan

Mark Allen vs. Matthew Stevens

John Parrott vs. Shaun Murphy

Peter Ebdon vs. Mark Selby

Ali Carter vs. Stephen Hendry

Be sure and check back later for more updates from the 2007 World Snooker Championship.

2007 World Snooker Championship - Round One Recap