2024 World Snooker Championship Monday predictions and snooker betting tips: Milkman can deliver

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Where to watch the World Snooker Championship

Live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer & Eurosport, from Monday 10am 

Best bets for day three of the World Snooker Championship

Stuart Bingham highest breakmaker vs Gary Wilson
1pt 11-10 Hills

Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui under 2.5 match centuries  
1pt 13-10 Coral, Ladbrokes

Robert Milkins to beat Pang Junxu
1pt 11-10 bet365 

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World Snooker Championship predictions

There are three cracking first-round World Championship matches starting on Monday and in-form Gary Wilson will be looking to continue his recent strong results against 2015 Crucible king Stuart Bingham.

Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham predictions

Wilson has claimed the Scottish Open and Welsh Open crowns this season, with the latest of those successes coming in Llandudno in February and the Tyneside cueman is fresh from beating Mark Selby and Zhang Anda on his way to the semi-finals of the Tour Championship. 

Bingham’s level is tougher to weigh up, given Ballrun hasn’t qualified for the last six ranking events. However, the Basildon potter returns to Sheffield for the 14th consecutive season, the 2015 world champion beat Stuart Carrington and Louis Heathcote to qualify for the Crucible showdown and Bingham reached the World Championship semi-finals in 2021 and the quarter-finals in 2022. 

Some aspects of Bingham’s game appear to have dropped from their peak, but he remains a high-level break-builder. The 47-year-old has made 17 tons this season, including a 135 and 126 in his final qualification contest against Heathcote, from 260 frames played this season and that’s comparable to Wilson's 28 in 430 racks. 

However, Bingham has mostly been confined to early-round matches in low-key events this term, while Wilson has been winning titles, and there is more scope for Bingham’s numbers to improve in the heat of a Crucible battle. Taking the 2015 world champion to make the highest break of the match at 11-10 looks a fair punt. 

Mark Williams v Si Jiahui predictions

Mark Williams produced some fantastic snooker when winning the Tour Championship earlier this month and the three-time Crucible champ takes on Si Jiahui in round one. The Welshman is a serious title contender in Sheffield, but the Cwm cueman’s chances won’t rest on century breaks. 

The Welsh Potting Machine recorded only six century breaks across 63 frames when winning the Tour Championship in Manchester and the 48-year-old hit only two tons in 39 frames at last year’s World Championship. 

Si enjoyed a shock run to the last four in the Sheffield showpiece last term and the Chinese cueman is a talented performer. However, it’s just 16 ton breaks in 291 frames for the 21-year-old this season, and in a contest which Williams should dominate, going under 2.5 match centuries rates a bet. 

Robert Milkins v Pang Junxu predictions

Robert Milkins is the seeded player in his first-round tie with Pang Junxu, but the Gloucester potter is rated second-best in the betting. Milkins doesn’t arrive at the Crucible in blistering form, but the Milkman delivered the Welsh Open trophy last season and he also made the semi-finals of last term’s German Masters. 

This season hasn’t produced as much success, but there hasn’t been a huge drop-off in his performances and it’s hard to see why Pang is the jolly. 

The Chinese cueman made the final of the low-key WST Classic last term, but he has made a string of early exits from ranking events this season and the 24-year-old’s final qualifying contest victory over Cao Yupeng was a scrappy success. 

Breaks of 66, 57, 56 and 50 were the best Pang could offer in 18 frames against Yupeng and far more will be required against a potter of Milkins’ ability. 

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