Bet of the Day - 02.12.2025

The snooker goat, Ronnie O'Sullivan, holds the record with eight UK Championship triumphs. Ronnie, who will turn 50 on Friday, will face Zhou Yuelong on Tuesday afternoon with the second round match against Mark Selby looming.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has been drawn to play Zhou Yuelong in the UK Championship on Tuesday at 1pm.
The pair have met previously at the UK Championship back in 2023 when Ronnie defeated his opponent in a decider and went on to win his 8th UK title. pic.twitter.com/z8v4rRzRe5
— Ronnie O'Sullivan Tracker (@RonnieTracker) November 27, 2025

While the Rocket can still beat anyone on any given day, he has always been a mood player. We don't know how he'll feel on Tuesday, but what we do know is that he is not dedicated to the game like he once was. He's now losing the matches where he played decent snooker.

Zhou, 22 years younger than his opponent, played just one qualifying match, as he celebrated a 6-2 victory over Jamie Clarke, making two centuries in the process. He has had a decent season, with the English Open final and reaching the semifinal stage at the Northern Ireland Open.

What's even more important, he doesn't skip one tournament after another. While the Chinese player has never beaten Ronnie before, losing all seven previous matches, his better days are still well ahead. We expect a hard-fought contest here, and there might even be value in betting Zhou at 3.40. However, we'll go with a safer option of Zhou +2.5 frames at 1.72.