The 2024 Tour Championship is the first of the two ranking events to round out the 2023-24 snooker season. The top 12 players in the global rankings will feature in this week-long affair in Manchester from April 1 to April 7, competing for the £150,000 winner’s prize money in the half-a-million-pound event. Before the action unfolds at Manchester Central, take a look at our 2024 Tour Championship predictions and as we break down the latest odds from bookmaker Pinnacle.
Snooker Tour Championship Predictions
We are not going to be taking the usual route and predicting the outright winner of this competition. Our Tour Championship predictions will instead focus on two match ups this week.
Gary Wilson to Beat Mark Selby at 3.31
Gary Wilson and Mark Selby will go head-to-head in their first Tour Championship challenge. Selby is the favourite in the tie, according to the latest Tour Championship odds. That said, the Tyneside Terror getting the better of the Jester from Leicester is not one of the most outrageous Tour Championship predictions to make.
Recent form makes us back Wilson in this particular match. Wilson is currently ranked 12th, trailing Selby in the ladder by a significant seven steps. But, Wilson comes as the sixth seed in the competition, while Selby is the 11th seed player.
Wilson comes into the fray after successfully conquering the Welsh Open and the Scottish Open earlier this year. He is also one of the three players to have won multiple ranking events this season. Therefore, we expect Gary Wilson to defy the odds and punch his fist in the air following a tremendous win against Selby.
John Higgins to Beat Mark Allen @ 2.10
John Higgins vs. Mark Allen is expected to be a more closely contested battle. Neither of these players comes as the obvious favourite, but we will once again root for the marginal outsider. Higgins is not the bookies’ pick for this tie, but he gets our blessing to go through.
What makes us confident about the Scotsman is his incredible record against Allen. The Northern Irish player has struggled against Higgins of late. The duo met twice in February, and on both occasions, Higgins went home with the bragging rights.
Snooker Tour Championship Odds
Let’s have a look at the 2024 Tour Championship odds, brought to us by bookmaker Pinnacle. Odds for Gary Wilson vs. Mark Selby and John Higgins vs. Mark Allen are currently available on their website.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 31st, 11:30 A.M. (GMT)
Gary Wilson comes in as the underdog against Selby at 3.31. The odds for a Selby win are at 1.34, which makes him the ultimate favourite in this tie. Allen slightly edges out Higgins at 1.746. Higgins is at 2.10 to leave the arena with a victory and proceed to the quarterfinals.
We believe that both Wilson and Higgins will prove too hot to handle for the bookie’s favourites. Their form speaks in favour of them, so you can expect to get some handsome returns by going for the dark horses here.
