The 2019 ManBetX Champion Of Champions Has Officially Launched
The 2019 ManBetX Champion Of Champions snooker tournament kicked off today (November 4) at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.
The snooker event is a gigantic championship which sees 16 snooker players fight for the title championship as well as a prize of £150,000. The runner-up will receive £60,000 in cash while losing semi-finalists receive £30,000, group runner-ups receive £17,500 and first-round losers receive £12,500.
The current champion is Ronnie O’Sullivan who won last year’s Champion Of Champions tournament after beating Kyren Wilson in the 2018 finals.
Other players in the 2019 championship include Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, Matthew Selt, Martin Gould, Stuart Bingham, John Higgins, Stephen Maguire, Yan Bingtao, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Reanne Evans, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, and Jimmy White.
The event will take place between November 4th and 10th, and begins with two matches between Neil Robertson and Martin Gould and Shaun Murphy and Reanne Evans, the Women’s World Champion who is making her debut in the tournament.
A full schedule of the event is as follows:
Monday, November 4th:
- 1 PM – Group 4 Semi-Finals (Best of 7)
Neil Robertson vs Martin Gould
Shaun Murphy vs Reanne Evans - 7 PM – Group Final (Best of 11)
Neil Robertson vs Martin Gould
Shaun Murphy vs Reanne Evans
Tuesday, November 5th:
- 1 PM – Group 3 Semi-Finals (Best of 7)
Mark Selby vs Yan Bingtao
Mark Allen vs Matthew Selt - 7 PM – Group Final (Best of 11)
Mark Selby vs Yan Bingtao
Mark Allen vs Matthew Selt
Wednesday, November 6th:
- 1 PM – Group 2 Semi-Finals (Best of 7)
Judd Trump vs Stephen Maguire
Kyren Wilson vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh - 7 PM – Group Final (Best of 11)
Judd Trump vs Stephen Maguire
Kyren Wilson vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Thursday, November 7th:
- 1 PM – Group 1 Semi-Finals (Best of 7)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jimmy White
John Higgins vs Stuart Bingham - 7 PM – Group Final (Best of 11)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jimmy White
John Higgins vs Stuart Bingham
Friday, November 8th:
- 7 PM – Semi-Final (Best of 11)
Winner Group 1 vs Winner Group 4
Saturday, November 9th:
- 7 PM – Semi-Final (Best of 11)
Winner Group 2 vs Winner Group 3
Sunday, November 10th:
- 1 PM & 7 PM – Final (Best of 19)
Semi-Final Winner 1 vs Semi-Final Winner 2
Currently, Ronnie O’Sullivan is favourite to win at odds of 9/4 according to Betfair. However, Judd Trump isn’t far behind at 11/4 and Neil Robertson just behind him at odds of 6/1. Meanwhile, first-timer Reanne Evans is currently at the lowest odds to win at 5000/1.
ManBetX – The Champion Of Champions Sponsor
The 2019 Champion Of Champions tournament is currently sponsored by ManBetX, an online bookmaker that was founded back in 2007 and is based in Malta. The online bookmaker currently possesses a UK Gambling Commission license but has attracted must controversy and bad press.
ManBetX first appeared back in 2017 when football club Crystal Palace announced a shirt sponsorship deal with the firm. The news led several websites to investigate the then-unknown betting site, and found that ManBetX’s YouTube channel which included videos of models performing exercises.
Unfortunately, ManBetX has received numerous complaints from both critics and punters, many of which have gone on to criticise the bookmaker’s amateurish website design and for not offering any horse racing betting opportunities.
Many players have also criticised the site for not offering a welcome bonus nor any other promotions, sparking concern that the site does not take its role as an online betting site seriously. We’ve seen numerous reviewers disappointed with the mediocre level of service provided by ManBetX, particularly when compared to established online bookmakers such as Paddy Power, Betfair or William Hill.
So despite being the official sponsor of the 2019 Champion Of Champions event, we suggest users take their money elsewhere and visit acclaimed betting sites Bet365, Betway Sports, BetVictor, MansionBet, MoPlay or William Hill. All of these sites offer a selection of sports games to wager on including horse racing as well as numerous promotions.