Month: April 2022
Yan Bingtao is through to the World Championship quarter-finals for the first time after a 13-10 victory over Mark Selby on Saturday. The Tiger broke new ground at the Crucible as he dethroned the defending champion to set up a showdown with three-time winner Mark Williams in the last eight. Yan also maintained his impressive […]
Mark Allen believes Ronnie O’Sullivan “will need to improve” if he is to claim a record-equalling seventh World Championship title in 2022. Allen suffered a 13-4 thrashing at the hands of a ruthless O’Sullivan in the Last 16 at The Crucible, with ‘The Rocket’ taking just 15 minutes to secure the one frame he required […]
Neil Robertson and Jack Lisowski go head to head in round two of the World Championship for the second year running in Sheffield. Two of the best left-handers and scorers in the game lock horns in what promises to be another high-quality encounter at the Crucible. Last year’s showdown did not disappoint. The two players […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits his Second Round demolition of Mark Allen at The Crucible was “a tough match emotionally.” O’Sullivan rounded off a 13-4 rout of the Northern Irishman on Saturday afternoon, needing just 15 minutes to complete the job after storming to within a frame of victory overnight. The world number one continued his quest […]
Zhao Xintong believes he can win the 2023 World Championship after exiting this year’s tournament at the hands of Stephen Maguire. The Cyclone bowed out in the second round on Saturday after going down 13-9 against the Scotsman in what was his first professional match contested over the best of 25 frames. Meanwhile two-time semi-finalist […]
Stephen Maguire felt his game plan worked to perfection after defeating Zhao Xintong to reach the World Championship quarter-finals. The Maverick is through to the last eight at the Crucible for the seventh time after wrapping up an impressive 13-9 victory over this season’s UK Championship and German Masters winner. Maguire dominated proceedings to commence […]
Mark Williams admits he “can’t play any better” than in his ruthless victory over protégé Jackson Page in the Last 16 of the World Championship. Williams stormed to an emphatic 13-3 win over his young Welsh compatriot with a session to spare at The Crucible on Friday. The 47-year-old produced six century breaks in a […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan moved to the brink of the World Championship quarter-finals after establishing a commanding 12-4 lead over Mark Allen on Friday. The Rocket dominated the opening two sessions and is just one frame away from a 20th appearance in the last eight at the Crucible. Indeed, the six-time World champion hit two centuries along […]
Judd Trump is aiming to reach his fifth successive Crucible quarter-final when he takes on Anthony McGill in the second round. The 2019 World champion is eyeing a second title in Sheffield, but faces a man who generally saves his best form for snooker’s biggest stage. Trump was far from vintage during his first-round clash […]