Month: April 2021
Ronnie O’Sullivan steps up his quest for a record-equalling seventh World Championship title with a Second Round clash against Anthony McGill at The Crucible. O’Sullivan is bidding to equal Stephen Hendry’s record tally world titles by successfully defending the crown for the second time, having done so in 2012/2013. The Rocket cruised through his opening […]
Mark Williams has defended his unorthodox break-off method during his First Round victory over Sam Craigie at the World Snooker Championship. The three-time World champion advanced to the Last 16 at The Crucible after easing to a 10-4 win over Crucible debutant Craigie. Despite a tight opening session from which he prevailed with a narrow […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby are all in World Snooker Championship action on a mouth-watering Day Six at The Crucible. The first Thursday of snooker’s blue-riband event has quickly rolled around in Sheffield, where the last 16 gets underway while the opening round draws to a conclusion. Reigning champion O’Sullivan kicks off with […]
Barry Hawkins is through to the World Championship second round for an 11th successive year after sealing a comprehensive 10-3 victory over Matthew Selt at the Crucible. Leading 6-3 overnight, 2013 finalist Hawkins wasted no time in securing his place in the last 16, where he will play another former Crucible runner-up in Kyren Wilson. […]
Stuart Bingham and Jack Lisowski each secured deciding frame wins at the World Snooker Championship on Tuesday, as Mark Allen thrashed Lyu Haotian. Bingham, the 2015 World Champion who came into this year’s event as a qualifier, held his nerve to edge out ninth seed Ding Junhui in a nail-biting Crucible clash. Ding led 5-4 […]
In-form Barry Hawkins is hopeful that a consistent season on the tour will culminate in him creating even more magical memories at the World Championship. World number 11 Hawkins arrives at the Crucible in fine fettle following an impressive 2020-21 campaign that has put him in seventh place on the one-year list. The Hawk reached […]
Judd Trump headlines the action on day four of the 2021 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The runaway world number one launches his quest for a second Crucible title against fellow left-hander Liam Highfield on Tuesday. Champion here in 2019, Trump is eyeing a sixth ranking title – which would equal his own record – […]
Kyren Wilson produced a tenacious fightback to overcome Gary Wilson 10-8 in the opening round of the World Championship on Monday. Last year’s beaten finalist, the Warrior’s quest to go the extra step at the Crucible this time around appeared in jeopardy as he fell 5-1 behind against his namesake. But the four-time ranking event […]
Kyren Wilson launches his quest to go one step better at the World Snooker Championship on day three at the Crucible Theatre. Six more players enter the fray on Monday, while two more matches play to a conclusion and by the close of play, eight of the second-round participants will be confirmed. World number six […]