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| Welcome to Betting Kingdom. This is our page on the World Championship. Here we provide you with a brief history and list of recent winners. Click here to place a bet on the World Championship. |
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World Championship |
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April |
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| The World Championship is the finale of the snooker snooker season. It is by far the biggest event with more ranking points on offer and the largest prize fund. Matches are played over a much longer distance. The first round matches are best of 19 frames which is more than most ranking finals. |
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| The World Championship was first played in 1927. It takes place in April each year and receives live coverage on the BBC. The current champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan who landed his third World championship title beating Ali Carter 18 - 8 in the final. Both finalists had a 147 on route to the final. |
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WINNER |
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RUNNER UP |
2008 |
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R.O'Sullivan |
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A.Carter |
2007 |
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J.Higgins |
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M.Selby |
2006 |
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G.Dott |
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P.Ebdon |
2005 |
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S.Murphy |
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M.Stevens |
2004 |
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R.O'Sullivan |
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G.Dott |
2003 |
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M.Williams |
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K.Doherty |
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| Shanghai Masters | Pot Black Cup | Grand Prix | Northern Ireland Trophy | UK Championship | Masters | Welsh Open |
| China Open | World Championship | R.O'Sullivan | J.Higgins | M.Selby | N.Robertson | S.Murphy | S.Maguire | D.Junhui |
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