Month: April 2024
Shaun Murphy and Stephen Maguire go head to head at the Crucible for a place in the World Championship quarter-finals. The pair lock horns in Sheffield for the second time in three years, with Maguire prevailing 10-8 in their 2022 first-round meeting – and what was the most recent encounter between the players. The Scotsman […]
Judd Trump is looking to reach his 10th World Championship quarter-final when he locks horns with Tom Ford at the Crucible. The world number two and the world number 14 face off in what is, at the time of writing, the only second-round clash between two seeded players at this year’s tournament. It will be […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan soared into the World Championship second round, while John Higgins completed the last-16 line-up on Thursday. The multiple Crucible kings – boasting 11 titles between them – were the final two players to avoid the carnage of the opening round in Sheffield, where a record-equalling eight seeds have already fallen. Seven-time champion O’Sullivan […]
Barry Hearn warns World Snooker Championship will leave The Crucible and addresses Saudi speculation
Barry Hearn has issued an ultimatum to Sheffield City Council – find a bigger venue or the World Snooker Championship will be taken elsewhere. Hearn, president of Matchroom Sport, says he wants the World Championship to remain in Sheffield, but only on the basis that a bigger venue can be provided. The city has hosted […]
Jack Lisowski clinched a thrilling 10-9 win over Ding Junhui to book his place in the Second Round of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday. Lisowski held his nerve in a tense climax to subject Ding to a fourth consecutive First Round exit at The Crucible and reach Round Two himself for the fourth successive […]
Si Jiahui continued his Crucible love affair by defeating three-time champion Mark Williams in a deciding frame to reach the Last 16 on Tuesday. The Chinese sensation, who enjoyed a dream debut run to the semi-finals last year, held his nerve in another nail-biting decider to deny the sixth seed. Williams came into the second […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan begins his bid for an historic eighth World Championship title with a First Round tie against Jackson Page at The Crucible. O’Sullivan is embarking on a record 32nd consecutive Crucible campaign and is vying to become the outright most successful player in the modern history of the competition. Having already secured the UK […]
Joe O’Connor pulled off a memorable debut victory over his snooker idol Mark Selby in Round One of the World Championship on Monday. After seven failed attempts at qualifying, O’Connor grasped his chance on his first Crucible outing as he completed a 10-6 win over the four-time champion at The Crucible. The world number 30 […]
Alan McManus has urged Hossein Vafaei to “go out and win some tournaments” if he is to have the right to criticise The Crucible. Vafaei unleashed a remarkable rant following his First Round defeat to Judd Trump at the World Championship on Sunday, insisting The Crucible “smells really bad” and calling for the tournament to […]