2025 World Snooker Championship Prediction Contest
by PLtheRef » 15 Apr 2025 Read
Welcome! Welcome one and all to the 2025 Halo World Snooker Championship Prediction Contest
This year marks the 18th World Championship Prediction Contest and also marks the 16th World Championship contest to have been held on Snooker Island.
Over the years, there have been 14 different World Championship Contest winners. Will 2025 see the Contest find its 15th winner? Or will we see someone double their tally? In the case of a select trio, will we see an unprecedented Third World Championship contest victory? Will we see our own World Championship Curse broken, as Andre147 bids to defend the World Prediction Contest crown.
The target for all competitors will be naturally to get more points than anyone else, but the targets for those seeking a record is 234 in the current format, achieved in 2022 - a year which saw the three highest scores in the contest's history. For those looking at a record winning margin this is 30 - achieved in 2018.
The roll of honour list is as follows:
2008 - Armchair de Critique/Smart - (606 Forum)
2009 - Casey - (Break-Off)
2010 - Alex0Paul
2011 - Jadechelsea
2012 - Wildey
2013 - Random05
2014 - SavoMilosevic
2015 - McChazzz
2016 - Wildey
2017 - SnookerFan
2018 - SavoMilosevic
2019 - SteveJJ
2020 - Alex0Paul
2021 - PLtheRef
2022 - YanFan
2023 - Happy Camper
2024 - Andre147 WC
Format
The format for the 2025 World Championship Prediction Contest will remain the same tried and tested format which has been used over the years.
1. Match Winner Predictions:
6 Points - Seed defeats qualifier
7 Points - Seed defeats Seed
7 Points - qualifier defeats qualifier
8 Points - qualifier defeats Seed
This system will run throughout the tournament.
2. Correct Score Predictions:
Round 1, Round 2 and Quarter-Finals
4 Points - Correct Scoreline
2 Points - 1 Frame out
Semi-Finals and Final
5 Points - Correct Scoreline
3 Points - 1 Frame out
1 Point - 2 Frames out
Matches which don’t take place won't be scored
To be eligible for the Correct scoreline, you must predict the correct winner of the match.
Joker Rules
- Each entrant is given 3 Jokers which can be played on Matches during the 2025 World Championship - One for a 2-session match, One for a 3-session match and One for a 4-session match.
- When predicting an outcome please state clearly if it is a match you wish to play your Joker on.
- If your prediction on a Joker wins the match then you score double points for that match (including any correct scoreline points)
- If your prediction on a Joker loses the match then you score -5 points.
- Note, you are under no obligation to play all or any of your Jokers.
3. Maximum Break Game:
- Pick any number of players to make a maximum break
12 pts - if a player you've nominated makes a maximum break
3 pts deducted - if you nominate a player who fails to get a maximum break
- If you do not predict a maximum break you receive no points
(A maximum break is defined as a 147 with 15 reds or a 155 with 15 reds + free ball red)
4. Hi Break and Centuries Game:
- Pick a player to score the 2025 Halo World Championship's highest break.
- Pick the Score of the highest break
- Pick the total number of centuries that will be scored in the 2025 Halo World Championship
(For clarity, the Highest Break maker, Highest break and number of centuries are for the Crucible stages of the World Championship)
6 Points - If your chosen player scores the highest break
6 Points Max - If your chosen highest break is correct (1 point less per point out - e.g. a predicted HB of 145 with a correct HB of 143, receives 4 points)
6 Points Max - If your chosen number of centuries is correct (1 point less per each century out - e.g. 81 centuries with a correct total of 77 centuries, receives 2 points)
5.Tournament Winner Predictions:
Each entrant may choose any 2 names for overall victory.
12 Points - predicting the player who wins the 2025 Halo World Championship
6 Points - predicting the player who is runner-up in the 2025 Halo World Championship
6. Best performing qualifier:
Nominate a player who you think will be the best performing of the 16 qualifiers and how many of the 16 qualifiers you think will win their First Round Matches
6 Points - predicting the best performing qualifier*
6 Points Max - if your chosen number of qualifiers winning their First Round Matches (1 point less per qualifying winner out - e.g. predicting 3 qualifiers to win, with a correct total of 5, receives 4 points)
*Best performing qualifier is determined by the qualifier who reaches the furthest round, or if there is more than one, who wins the most frames e.g. if 2 qualifiers reached the QF and one lost 13-9 and the other 13-6, the qualifier losing 13-9 would receive the points as the best performing qualifier - in the event more that one qualifier reaches the furthest round and lose by the same margin, both would receive the 6 points as best performing qualifier.
7. Tie-breaking Criteria
- Most correct predicted winners
- Most correctly predicted scores
- Highest total of bonus points
The deadline for naming your bonus predictions: 147 maker; Highest break maker, score and centuries; tournament winners and best performing qualifiers is 10am Saturday 19th April.
All 31 matches will have their own deadline (start of play) with a template to be posted for all 16 First Round matches on the morning of Thursday 17th April following the draw - though feel free to post predictions once the draw has been made.
Reserve Prediction Rules
- Any matches which do not take place will not be scored. In the event a Joker is placed on a match which doesn't take place, then the Joker will be refunded and can be used on another game.
- In the event that a player nominated to make a maximum withdraws from the tournament, no points will be deducted. Should a nominated player be knocked-out of the tournament then 3 points will be deducted as normal.
- Predict your number of centuries on the basis all 31 matches take place. In the event that not all of the matches take place then the number of centuries shall calculated pro-rata to give a total based on 31 matches and scored as normal (E.g. 73 centuries in 29 matches = 2.51 centuries per match x 31 = a total of 78 centuries rounded to the nearest whole number)
- Please also predict the number of winning qualifiers based on all 16 First Round matches taking place. In the event that not all 16 of the First Round matches take place then the number of qualifiers winning shall calculated pro-rata to give a total based on 16 matches and scored as normal.
Good Luck to All Entrants! - Lets have a great World Championship
This year marks the 18th World Championship Prediction Contest and also marks the 16th World Championship contest to have been held on Snooker Island.
Over the years, there have been 14 different World Championship Contest winners. Will 2025 see the Contest find its 15th winner? Or will we see someone double their tally? In the case of a select trio, will we see an unprecedented Third World Championship contest victory? Will we see our own World Championship Curse broken, as Andre147 bids to defend the World Prediction Contest crown.
The target for all competitors will be naturally to get more points than anyone else, but the targets for those seeking a record is 234 in the current format, achieved in 2022 - a year which saw the three highest scores in the contest's history. For those looking at a record winning margin this is 30 - achieved in 2018.
The roll of honour list is as follows:
2008 - Armchair de Critique/Smart - (606 Forum)
2009 - Casey - (Break-Off)
2010 - Alex0Paul
2011 - Jadechelsea
2012 - Wildey
2013 - Random05
2014 - SavoMilosevic
2015 - McChazzz
2016 - Wildey
2017 - SnookerFan
2018 - SavoMilosevic
2019 - SteveJJ
2020 - Alex0Paul
2021 - PLtheRef
2022 - YanFan
2023 - Happy Camper
2024 - Andre147 WC
Format
The format for the 2025 World Championship Prediction Contest will remain the same tried and tested format which has been used over the years.
1. Match Winner Predictions:
6 Points - Seed defeats qualifier
7 Points - Seed defeats Seed
7 Points - qualifier defeats qualifier
8 Points - qualifier defeats Seed
This system will run throughout the tournament.
2. Correct Score Predictions:
Round 1, Round 2 and Quarter-Finals
4 Points - Correct Scoreline
2 Points - 1 Frame out
Semi-Finals and Final
5 Points - Correct Scoreline
3 Points - 1 Frame out
1 Point - 2 Frames out
Matches which don’t take place won't be scored
To be eligible for the Correct scoreline, you must predict the correct winner of the match.
Joker Rules
- Each entrant is given 3 Jokers which can be played on Matches during the 2025 World Championship - One for a 2-session match, One for a 3-session match and One for a 4-session match.
- When predicting an outcome please state clearly if it is a match you wish to play your Joker on.
- If your prediction on a Joker wins the match then you score double points for that match (including any correct scoreline points)
- If your prediction on a Joker loses the match then you score -5 points.
- Note, you are under no obligation to play all or any of your Jokers.
3. Maximum Break Game:
- Pick any number of players to make a maximum break
12 pts - if a player you've nominated makes a maximum break
3 pts deducted - if you nominate a player who fails to get a maximum break
- If you do not predict a maximum break you receive no points
(A maximum break is defined as a 147 with 15 reds or a 155 with 15 reds + free ball red)
4. Hi Break and Centuries Game:
- Pick a player to score the 2025 Halo World Championship's highest break.
- Pick the Score of the highest break
- Pick the total number of centuries that will be scored in the 2025 Halo World Championship
(For clarity, the Highest Break maker, Highest break and number of centuries are for the Crucible stages of the World Championship)
6 Points - If your chosen player scores the highest break
6 Points Max - If your chosen highest break is correct (1 point less per point out - e.g. a predicted HB of 145 with a correct HB of 143, receives 4 points)
6 Points Max - If your chosen number of centuries is correct (1 point less per each century out - e.g. 81 centuries with a correct total of 77 centuries, receives 2 points)
5.Tournament Winner Predictions:
Each entrant may choose any 2 names for overall victory.
12 Points - predicting the player who wins the 2025 Halo World Championship
6 Points - predicting the player who is runner-up in the 2025 Halo World Championship
6. Best performing qualifier:
Nominate a player who you think will be the best performing of the 16 qualifiers and how many of the 16 qualifiers you think will win their First Round Matches
6 Points - predicting the best performing qualifier*
6 Points Max - if your chosen number of qualifiers winning their First Round Matches (1 point less per qualifying winner out - e.g. predicting 3 qualifiers to win, with a correct total of 5, receives 4 points)
*Best performing qualifier is determined by the qualifier who reaches the furthest round, or if there is more than one, who wins the most frames e.g. if 2 qualifiers reached the QF and one lost 13-9 and the other 13-6, the qualifier losing 13-9 would receive the points as the best performing qualifier - in the event more that one qualifier reaches the furthest round and lose by the same margin, both would receive the 6 points as best performing qualifier.
7. Tie-breaking Criteria
- Most correct predicted winners
- Most correctly predicted scores
- Highest total of bonus points
The deadline for naming your bonus predictions: 147 maker; Highest break maker, score and centuries; tournament winners and best performing qualifiers is 10am Saturday 19th April.
All 31 matches will have their own deadline (start of play) with a template to be posted for all 16 First Round matches on the morning of Thursday 17th April following the draw - though feel free to post predictions once the draw has been made.
Reserve Prediction Rules
- Any matches which do not take place will not be scored. In the event a Joker is placed on a match which doesn't take place, then the Joker will be refunded and can be used on another game.
- In the event that a player nominated to make a maximum withdraws from the tournament, no points will be deducted. Should a nominated player be knocked-out of the tournament then 3 points will be deducted as normal.
- Predict your number of centuries on the basis all 31 matches take place. In the event that not all of the matches take place then the number of centuries shall calculated pro-rata to give a total based on 31 matches and scored as normal (E.g. 73 centuries in 29 matches = 2.51 centuries per match x 31 = a total of 78 centuries rounded to the nearest whole number)
- Please also predict the number of winning qualifiers based on all 16 First Round matches taking place. In the event that not all 16 of the First Round matches take place then the number of qualifiers winning shall calculated pro-rata to give a total based on 16 matches and scored as normal.
Good Luck to All Entrants! - Lets have a great World Championship
- PLtheRef
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