Northern Ireland Open Betting Predictions: Trump Is Favored Again
Posted: November 18, 2020
Updated: November 18, 2020
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Northern Ireland Open takes place this week, 16-22 November
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It is held this year in Milton Keynes, England instead of Belfast
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Judd Trump is the defending champion and biggest favorite again
The 2020 Northern Ireland Open takes place this week, between the 16th and 22nd of November in Milton Keynes, England. In the 4th ranking event of the new season all top players are taking part to win the Alex Higgins trophy. Judd Trump is the defending champion and the biggest favorite in the Northern Ireland Open betting predictions. But surely Ronnie O’Sullivan will try to finally defeat him in the event.
The 5th edition of the Northern Ireland Open is held at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes instead of Belfast due to restrictions in Northern Ireland. It is still a ranking event and part of the Home Nations Series though where all major snooker players compete. 128 players started the event on Monday, competing for a place in the final on Sunday and their share of the £405,000 total prize fund. In the last two years Judd Trump won the open defeating Ronnie O’Sullivan on both occasions. But now the current world champion has the chance to take revenge.
Northern Ireland Open betting predictions favor last year’s finalists again
Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan already have a long past, meeting each other on several important occasions. They also met twice in the final of the Northern Ireland Open in the last two years, where world No1 Trump could get the victory both times. The 2019 world champion has started the new, 2020-21 season brilliantly. After winning the English Open and also featuring in the Championship League final. Now he has the odds of 4.33 to win his third consecutive Northern Ireland title and become the first player to do so since 1996.
4.50 to beat his rival there according to the Northern Ireland Open betting predictions.
Robertson and Selby can also get the victory
Australian Neil Robertson is currently 3rd in the world ranking. He is also mentioned in the favorites by bet365.
While the winner of the 2020 European Masters, Mark Selby has the odds of 8.00 to win the open. He won his 18th ranking title with his victory in September. And now he is t sixth with Robertson and Trump on the list of most world ranking titles. Certainly it’s led by O’Sullivan who has a magnificent 37 titles so far. His best result in the Northern Ireland Open is getting to the semi-final in 2018. But he has another chance to improve on this record.
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