Month: April 2023
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes Hossein Vafaei has “learned to be quiet” after his outspoken comments prior to last year’s World Snooker Championship. Vafaei suggested O’Sullivan should “retire” and claimed he was “not good for the game”, before O’Sullivan went on to lift a record-equalling seventh world title. O’Sullivan battled his way past Chinese debutant Pang Junxu […]
The World Snooker Tour will return to China for the first time in four years, with a minimum of three tournaments to be staged in 2023. Aside from last year’s Hong Kong Masters, which was an eight-player invitation event, these will be the first professional snooker events to be staged in China since the World Open […]
The 2023 World Snooker Championship gets under way at The Crucible on Saturday with three former champions among the star names in action. The curtain is raised on the greatest show on earth as 17 days of enthralling competition begins at the sport’s spiritual home in Sheffield. As per tournament tradition, the defending champion has […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his bid for a record eighth World Championship title with a clash against debutant Pang Junxu at The Crucible on Saturday. O’Sullivan returns to the sport’s spiritual home on a quest to make history by eclipsing the joint record of seven world titles he currently shares with Stephen Hendry. The Rocket regained […]
The draw for the 2023 World Snooker Championship has been confirmed, with reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan set to face debutant Pang Junxu. The sport’s annual show-piece features the world’s top 16 ranked players alongside a further 16 qualifiers as they battle it out for £2.4 million in prize money from April 15 to May 1. […]
Former World Champion Ken Doherty continues his quest for a Crucible return with a clash against Pang Junxu in the Third Qualifying Round on Monday. Doherty is in the midst of his 33rd consecutive World Championship campaign and is targeting a 20th Crucible appearance – where he lifted the trophy 26 years ago, while also reaching […]
Stephen Hendry admits he would “love to have another wildcard” to continue competing on the World Snooker Tour, despite losing all four of his matches this season. The seven-time World Champion saw his season end with a 10-4 defeat at the hands of James Cahill in the opening qualifying round for The Crucible on Wednesday. […]
Seven-time World Champion Stephen Hendry faces his former nephew James Cahill in the First Qualifying Round for The Crucible on Wednesday. One of the stand-out ties of the qualifying phase sees Crucible king Hendry bidding to roll back the years against a player who made his name on the sport’s greatest stage four years ago. […]
Teenage sensation Stan Moody resumes his maiden World Championship campaign when he takes on Zhang Anda in the second qualifying round. The 16-year-old is just three matches away from becoming the youngest player to ever qualify for The Crucible. Although, he faces a tricky test in three-time qualifier Zhang, who is battling for tour survival […]