Month: April 2021
Stuart Bingham faces his toughest test yet in his bid to become the third qualifier to be crowned World Champion when he meets Mark Selby in the Semi-Finals. The 2015 World Champion is back in the last four of the sport’s blue-riband event for the first time since lifting the trophy six years ago. Should […]
Kyren Wilson established a commanding 6-2 lead over Shaun Murphy during the opening session of their World Championship Semi-Final at The Crucible. The Warrior was in clinical form in Sheffield on Thursday; hitting three centuries and a further two breaks over 50 to move four frames clear overnight. Appearing in his third Crucible semi-final in […]
Shaun Murphy is through to the World Championship semi-finals for the first time in six years after withstanding a stubborn Judd Trump fightback to prevail a 13-11 winner at the Crucible. The Magician, who last appeared in the last four on the way to reaching his third Sheffield final in 2015, booked his place in […]
Kyren Wilson aims to book his place in a second successive World Championship final at the expense of former champion Shaun Murphy. Wilson has continued his superb spell of consistency at The Crucible by progressing to a third Semi-Final in his last four appearances. The Kettering ace, who fell short to Ronnie O’Sullivan in last […]
Mark Selby opened up a commanding 6-2 lead over Mark Williams following the first session of their World Championship Quarter-Final at The Crucible. In the battle of the three-time World Champions, it was Selby who stamped his authority in the early stages thanks to a vintage display of break-building. The Leicester ace left his opponent […]
An elite eight players remain as the World Snooker Championship Quarter-Finals commence on Day 11 at The Crucible. The mouth-watering line-up includes a record six former champions, with all four ties getting underway on Tuesday. Among them is a battle of the Marks, as three-time winners Selby and Williams resume their quests for a fourth […]
Neil Robertson aims to remain on course for a second World Championship title when he faces 2020 runner-up Kyren Wilson in the Quarter-Finals at The Crucible. One of four mouth-watering Quarter-Finals in Sheffield sees two of the sport’s most consistent all-round performers collide in what has the makings of a close-run classic. Robertson came into […]
Shaun Murphy believes he has a “free crack” at Judd Trump after setting up a mouth-watering World Championship Quarter-Final at The Crucible. The Magician overcame Masters champion Yan Bingtao 13-7 on Monday to book his place in the last eight for the first time since reaching his third World final in 2015. Champion in 2005, […]
It was a case of business as usual as John Parrott got set for his second-round showdown with Tony Knowles at the 1991 World Snooker Championship. After all, this was the world number three’s eighth appearance at the Crucible, and the eighth time he had successfully reached the last 16 of the competition. Parrott had […]