The 2023 European Masters Snooker Tournament takes place at Kia Metropol Arena in Nuremburg, Germany this week.
Kyren Wilson hopes to repeat as champion. But Wilson won’t chalk up his cue the favorite. The chalk is Ronnie O’Sullivan at +550 followed by two time winner Judd Trump at +650.
Which snooker players should be on your radar to get it done?
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2023 European Masters | 34th edition of the European Masters snooker Tournament
Tuesday, August 22nd – Sunday, August 27th, 2023
Kia Metropol Arena, Nuremburg, Germany
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The European Masters offers a prize pool of about $543,000. Of the $543,000, around $100,000, depending on currency rates, goes to the winner.
Last year, Kyren Wilson won the tournament. He’s in decent form, but oddsmakers, and so far snooker handicappers, have sided with Ronnie O’Sullivan, the world’s number one ranked player.
2023 European Masters Snooker Tournament Picks
Top Pick: Shaun Murphy +1200
Murphy has been on fire this year. It started earlier in 2023 when Shaun took down Ali Cater 10-4 at the Players Championship.
The top pick followed up the win with a victory over the 2022 European Masters Champion, Kyren Wilson, at the Tour Championship via a 10-7 score.
Although Murphy had massive success at the Players Championship and Tour Championship, he continued his dream 2023 season when beating Mark Williams 3-0 at the Champions League.
Murphy is as hot as can be. Shaun could end up with a bad draw after his qualifying match on August 22. But so could O’Sullivan, Wilson, and Trump. At the odds, the hottest snooker player of the year is worth a look.
European Masters Top Pick: Shaun Murphy +120 | Bet Shaun Murphy to Win
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Second Pick: Ronnie O’Sullivan +550
The favorite played well at the 2021 European Masters, finishing runner up to 500-to-1 longshot Fan Zhengyi. Because of the pandemic, the 2021 European Masters happened last February in 2022. So it’s been a year and six months since O’Sullivan finished second to Zhengyi.
Last year, O’Sullivan finished second to Judd Trump at the World Championships. O’Sullivan beat Trump at the Champions of Champions in 2022.
For sure, the best snooker player on the planet can win this. But the odds make the chalk unplayable for the top spot.
European Masters Second Pick: Ronnie O’Sullivan +550 | Bet Ronnie O’Sullivan to Win
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Third Pick: Kyren Wilson +1200
The defending champion took apart Barry Hawkins 9-3 in the finals at the 2022 European Masters. The second Euro Masters last year happened in August, just like this year.
Wilson has a chance to win this. But we must question his form. At the Champions League, Kyren could do no better than the second round. Because Wilson’s odds are on level with Murphy’s, we’re going with the snooker player in form over the defending champ.
European Masters Third Pick: Kyren Wilson +1200 | Bet Kyren Wilson to Win
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Top Underdog Play: Barry Hawkins +2200
Last year’s runner up to Wilson was also the runner up to Neil Robertson at The Masters in 2022. Hawkins hasn’t shown the form Murphy has shown this season.
But that doesn’t mean he can’t turn it on in this. Barry might be hitting his career stride. If things work out, Hawkins, who faces tough James Cahill in the first round, could go a long way.
At the odds, Hawkins rates a serious look. Give the top underdog play a better shot than his current odds to upset the favorites.
European Masters Top Underdog Pick: Barry Hawkins +2200 | Bet Barry Hawkins to Win
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European Masters 2023 Schedule | Fixtures and Match Time Table
The snooker tournament will be played in best of nine frames including the quarterfinals. The semifinals will be best of 11 frames and the final best of 17.
| Date | Sessions | Match Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 22 August | 3 | Eight held-over round one matches and 13 last-64 matches |
| Wednesday 23 August | 3 | 9 last-64 matches, two last-32 matches |
| Thursday 24 August | 3 | 14 last-32 matches, eight last-16 matches |
| Friday 25 August | 3 | Eight last-16 matches in opening two sessions; four quarter-finals in evening session |
| Saturday 26 August | 2 | Semi-final 1 in afternoon session, semi-final 2 in evening session |
| Sunday 27 August | 2 | Final held across two sessions in afternoon and evening |
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Updated 2023 European Masters Odds to Win
| EPL Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Ronnie O’Sullivan | +550 |
| Judd Trump | +650 |
| Mark Selby | +800 |
| Neil Robinson | +900 |
| Kyren Wilson | +1200 |
| Shaun Murphy | +1200 |
| Mark Allen | +1400 |
| Justin Higgens | +1400 |
| Mark Williams | +1600 |
| Luca Brecel | +1600 |
| Jack Lisowski | +2200 |
| Barry Hawkins | +2200 |
| Hossein Vafaei | +2800 |
| Allison Carter | +2800 |
| David Gilbert | +2800 |
| Si Jiahui | +3300 |
| Stuart Bingham | +3300 |
| Pan Junxu | +5000 |
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