Snooker Premier League Betting Guide 2011

Premier League Snooker Tournament Preview

Premier League Snooker is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament. It has been running since 1987. The tournament is played in a round-robin format over a number of weeks, normally from mid-September to early-December, around the other World Snooker events in various locations.

All matches are shown live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and this coverage is syndicated to other networks around the world. The reigning champion is Ronnie O`Sullivan.

Prize pool:

1st place	£ 30,000
2nd	£15,000
3rd	£5,000
4th	£5,000

There is also a bonus fund of £1,000 per frame won and £1,000 per century break during the league phase section making a total of £252,000 available. The £1,000 frame and £1,000 century bonus does not apply during the semi-finals or final.

Tournament Infomation

Country: United Kingdom
Established: 1987
Organisation: Matchroom Sport
Format: Non-ranking event
Total prize fund: £200,000
Current champion: Ronnie O`Sullivan

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History of race

The event started in 1987 as the Matchroom League. The inaugural event was won by Steve Davis, who won the first 4 years. The matches were of eight frames and all frames were played out. Three points was awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The winner of the tournament was the player, who finished top of the league. In 1991 there was also a tournament in Europe, called Matchroom International League.
In 1992 a play-off system was added. The top four players after the leagues phase played semi-finals and finals to determine the winner. In 1993 the event was renamed the European League and in 1998 the Premier League Snooker.
In 2005 Betfred took over the sponsorship of the tournament and introduced a 25 second shot clock and the matches in the leagues phase were shortened to six frames. In addition they offered £1000 for every century and frame won in the leagues phase. In the 2005/2006 season the event was moved form the second half of the calendar in the first half, thus there were two events in 2005.
It has been dominated by Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O`Sullivan, who between them have taken 19 of the 24 titles in the competition`s history. O`Sullivan has won the most titles, having won 9 in total and 5 in row between 2005 and 2008.
 

Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Score
2010	Ronnie O`Sullivan	Shaun Murphy	7-1
2009	Shaun Murphy	Ronnie O`Sullivan	7-3
2008	Ronnie O`Sullivan	Mark Selby	7-2
2007	Ronnie O`Sullivan	John Higgins	7-4
2006	Ronnie O`Sullivan	Jimmy White	7-0
2005	Ronnie O`Sullivan	Stephen Hendry	6-0

TOURNAMENT TIPS & PREDICTIONS

This year bookmakers favorite is Ronnie O`Sullivan..

2011 Favorites

Player	ODDS	BOOKIE	TIPS
Ronnie O`Sullivan	4.00	Stanjames	5 times winner in the last 6 tournaments, clearly the favorite to win this year`s tournament too. If he can keep his concentration up, he will be the winner
Mark Williams	6.50	Stanjames	The current number 1 rank in the world could pose problems to Ronnie. He must play at his best to defeat the Champion
John Higgins	6.50	Stanjames	He won the World Snooker Championship this year and he`s ranked second in the world. If he can play like he did in the World Championship he could win the Premier League
Shaun Murphy	8.50	Stanjames	Ranked 7`th in the world, he needs a lot of luck to qualify in the upper phases of the tournament.
Judd Trump	9	Paddy Power	Finalist at the World Championship, he played great snooker at that tournament. He needs the same play to get into the semi-finals or the final.

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