LONDON, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SNOOKER legend Jimmy White delighted his army of fans when he dropped into Betfred's flagship store in Chinatown.

SHEFFIELD, England, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- John Higgins is now the 15/8 favourite with sponsors Betfred for the World Snooker Championship after knocking out Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre. The Scot, a three-time former champion, booked a last-four clash with Mark Williams - saving Betfred a GBP300,000 payout if O'Sullivan had won the tournament - and is 8/13 to reach his third final in five years. Williams is 13/10 to beat Higgins and the 3/1 third favourite for the title having ended the challenge of Mark Allen. Second favourite at 9/4 is Ding Junhui, who resisted a Mark Selby fightback to prevail 13-10 and secure a semi-final against Judd Trump, the 4/1 outsider to lift the trophy on May 2. Ding is 4/7 to win the battle of two young players aiming to reach their first World Championship final, with recent China Open hero Trump an 11/8 chance. Betfred spokesman Jon Wilde said: "A final is now assured between a Crucible

SHEFFIELD, England, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsors Betfred now have four co-favourites for the World Snooker Championship after an entertaining day of quarter-final action at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan, who are locked at 4-4 in their match, are among the quartet of 4/1 market leaders along with Mark Selby and Mark Williams. Selby trails 5-3 to Ding Junhui, while Williams is two frames away from a place in the semi-finals as he leads 11-5 against Mark Allen. Betfred spokesman Jon Wilde said: "The tournament could not be more open with six of the eight remaining players covered by only one point in the betting.

SHEFFIELD, England, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- John Higgins has been made the 4/5 favourite with the sponsors to win his mouthwatering Betfred.com World Snooker Championship quarter-final against Ronnie O'Sullivan. The tasty last-eight clash was set up when O'Sullivan resisted a fightback by Shaun Murphy to win their second-round match 13-10, and 'The Rocket' is Evens to knock out Higgins. Betfred spokesman Jon Wilde said: "Many people would say this should be the final and snooker fans will be in for a treat over the next two days.

SHEFFIELD, England, April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Judd Trump is now 9/1 from 12/1 with the sponsors for the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship after storming into an 11-5 lead over Martin Gould in their second-round match. The recent winner of the China Open, who knocked out defending champion Neil Robertson in the first round at the Crucible, needs just two more frames to reach the quarter-finals. Betfred spokesman Jon Wilde said: "Trump is increasingly looking like a real contender for the title and impressed with the way he seized control of his match against Gould.