Month: April 2022
Hossein Vafaei has revealed his pride after his historic Crucible debut ended at the hands of Judd Trump in the opening round. The Prince of Persia became the first Iranian to appear at the spiritual home of snooker, having beaten Simon Lichtenberg and Lei Peifan during the qualifiers earlier this month. But despite breaks of […]
Neil Robertson is confident he can break Stephen Hendry’s long-standing century record with a strong run at the Crucible this year. The Thunder is a red-hot favourite to go all the way in Sheffield following a magnificent season, in which he has captured four titles. Champion here in 2010, Robertson made a strong start to […]
Jackson Page thinks Mark Williams will take some stopping at the Crucible this year after a comprehensive defeat against his mentor. The three-time World champion dished out a devastating lesson to his protégé, who he described as a “fourth son” in the build-up to their eagerly anticipated second-round clash. Williams completely outclassed the 20-year-old as […]
Yan Bingtao will look to continue his 100 per cent record against Mark Selby when they collide in the World Championship second round. The Jester and Tiger go head to head at the Crucible on Friday in what promises to be a hard fought encounter between two of snooker’s toughest competitors. Yan has enjoyed the […]
Mark Selby believes Yan Bingtao has the all-round package and a great future as they prepare to face off in the second round at the Crucible. Two of the toughest competitors on the tour go head to head in what promises to be a hard-fought encounter in Sheffield. Yan is aiming to dethrone the reigning […]
Judd Trump is confident “something is going to click” after making a winning start to his World Championship title bid. The 2019 Crucible king booked his place in the second round after completing a 10-4 victory over debutant Hossein Vafaei on Thursday. Having established a 6-3 overnight lead, Trump won four of the five frames […]
Mark Allen has vowed to get under a “beatable” Ronnie O’Sullivan’s skin when the pair face off in the Second Round of the 2022 World Snooker Championship at The Crucible. Allen and O’Sullivan meet for the first time since their fiery Quarter-Final encounter at the 2020 Tour Championship which saw the pair locked in confrontation […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan steps up his pursuit of a record-equalling seventh World Championship title with a Last 16 show-down against Mark Allen at The Crucible. O’Sullivan, an ever-present at The Crucible since 1993, made light work of a tricky opening tie against David Gilbert last weekend, defeating the 2019 semi-finalist 10-5 with three century breaks along […]
Jack Lisowski has slammed the WST after they refused him the opportunity to wear the Ukraine flag on his waistcoat in support of the war-torn nation. The world number 14 has Ukrainian heritage, with his grandfather hailing from the Eastern European country. Since the invasion by Russia in February, Lisowski subsequently wore a Ukraine badge […]