Neil Robertson Masters win sparks ‘absolute freak’ scenario with 220,000/1 odds with players shocked
The 2026 Masters snooker tournament has produced a statistical marvel that defies comprehension, with bookmakers calculating the probability at an astonishing 220,000/1.
Every single first-round encounter at this year’s prestigious Triple Crown event concluded with an identical 6-2 scoreline.
Eight matches, eight victors, and precisely the same result each time.
Wu Yize, Xiao Guodong, Mark Allen, Zhao Xintong, Kyren Wilson, John Higgins, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson all progressed to the quarter-finals having dispatched their opponents by that exact margin.
Neil Robertson defeated Chris Wakelin 6-2, the same scoreline for every other result
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The odds of predicting both the scorelines and correctly identifying all eight winners stood at a staggering 20,000,000/1.
Neil Robertson sealed the extraordinary sequence during Wednesday evening’s session, defeating Chris Wakelin, who had stepped in as a late replacement for Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The two-time Masters champion found the situation rather amusing.
“I wasn’t even thinking about winning the match – I was thinking just win it 6-2,” Robertson joked afterwards.
The Australian expressed hope that some fortunate punter might have capitalised on the remarkable pattern.
Neil Robertson says he hopes he made someone a millionaire
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“I didn’t know if someone in the audience had maybe had a pound on all the matches being the same scoreline or something. It is amazing. I hope I have made someone a multi-millionaire. I have never seen anything like that before,” he said.
Judd Trump, who had earlier dispatched Ding Junhui to record the seventh consecutive 6-2 result, offered his analysis of the phenomenon.
“It’s an absolute freak,” he declared.
The world number one attributed the pattern to the playing conditions at Alexandra Palace.
“It’s the way the tables are playing. The table is very quick. If you’re not in and you’re not confident, then it’s very easy for your opponent to score heavily,” he explained.
Trump noted how the swift surface enabled players to build unstoppable momentum.
“We’re seeing it’s very easy to rattle off a few frames in a row and get a bit of rhythm,” he added.
Judd Trump admitted the results were an ‘absolute freak’
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Stephen Hendry described the sequence as “phenomenal,” expressing particular surprise given the tournament’s typically tight contests.
“You would normally at least three 6-5 scores because of the nature of the tournament. It has been incredible,” the seven-time world champion observed.
Ken Doherty echoed the sense of disbelief shared by his fellow professionals.
“I have never seen anything like this in snooker,” he remarked.
Trump himself acknowledged the improbability would surely end soon.
“It’s incredible, really. The players are so closely matched. To have every game go that way is really surprising. It has to stop sooner rather than later,” he concluded.
