Snooker World Championship 2019: Rocket Ronnie to win again?

Odds and info ahead of the Crucible action

The 2019 Snooker World Championships are heading back to the Steel City this week, with Ronnie O’Sullivan and co returning to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield fighting it out for the world title.

2018 champion Mark Williams will be back to try and retain the title he won last year. There’s a cool half-a-million pounds on the line for the winner, so who’s the favourite to take home the title?

All the action will be live across the BBC and Eurosport, but before we break, we’ve got all the odds and info…

Who are the favourites?

After winning both the Coral Players Championship and Coral Tour Championship this year, it’s no surprise that Ronnie O’Sullivan is pre-tournament favourite to take the world championship from Williams.

It’s been a stellar year for one of the most naturally gifted snooker players in history, with Rocket Ronnie also managing to pass 1000 career centuries. He’s the 15/8 front runner to win in Sheffield.

O’Sullivan beat Neil Robertson in both of those finals, and the Australian is currently second in the running for the world title. He has previous in his competition too, winning back in 2010, so has the fight and pedigree to become world champion for a second time.

Robertson has been put in the top half of the draw, meaning he’ll avoid O’Sullivan and danger man Judd Trump until the latter stages. He’s made four straight finals and has a 50% win rate in them. He’s 9/2 to regain the world crown.