World Snooker Championship title holder, John Higgins begins his defence of his title against Barry Hawkins on the 18th of April, the second day of the 2010 World Snooker Championship. The format for the first round of the World Snooker Championship is best of 19 frames to the first player to chalk up 10 frames on the scoreboard will be the winner. Barry Hawkins is currently ranked 17th in the world snooker rankings and will be playing in his fifth consecutive World Championship. A solid and consistent player, Higgins will have to make a good start to his 2010 campaign to progress into the second round.

There were more exciting draws than Higgins Vs Hawkins in the World Snooker Championship first round but the match will be a good opportunity to see what kind of form Higgins is in. Having won the Welsh Open in January expectations will be high as he enters the Crucible on the 18th April.

Higgins Vs Hawkins Odds

The odds for Higgins vs Hawkins are very much in favour of Higgins winning the match. It’s always interesting looking at the snooker odds because they’re about as reliable a prediction on the outcome you can get. Below of the odds for John Higgins and odds for Barry Hawkins from a variety of snooker betting sites.

Higgins Odds

With odds currently ranging from 1/8 to 1/5 for Higgins to win, punters won’t be falling over themselves to bet on the match. However, taking 1/5 is stil much better value than one to seven. Below are some online snooker betting websites and the Higgins odds currently offered.

• Bet365 odds – 1/7
• SkyBet odds- 1/6
• BetFred odds – 1/7
• Victor Chandler odds- 1/7
• Paddy Power odds – 1/6
• Ladbrokes odds – 1/8

The best odds for Higgins to win are at 1/5 are from Boylesport, 888sport and BlueSQ. Of course, instead of backing Higgins at such short odds you could lay Hawkins on Betfair instead.

Hawkins Odds

Hawkins will have a mountain to climb to beat the World Championship title holder and is very much the underdog, especially on the back of another victory in the 2010 Welsh Open just a few months ago. If you think Hawkins might be able to cause an upset at the 2010 World Snooker Championship below are some of the odds being offered on him winning at the moment.

• Bet365 odds- 4/1
• SkyBet odds – 7/2
• BetFred odds- 9/2
• Victor Chandler odds- 7/1
• Paddy Power odds -7/2
• Ladbrokes odds- N/A

The best odds for Hawkins to win are at 9/2 and they are being offered by BetFred.