Tag: World Snooker Championship
Luca Brecel is looking to break new ground at the Crucible as he targets a first victory in five appearances. It is now a decade since a 17-year-old Brecel became the youngest player ever to appear at snooker’s spiritual home; breaking Stephen Hendry’s record during his clash with Stephen Maguire. Fast forward 10 years and […]
John Higgins insists the World Championship should remain at the Crucible, amid speculation that snooker’s blue-riband event will move away from its spiritual home. The four-time World champion booked his place in the second round on Wednesday after coming from behind to beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-7. World number six Higgins trailed 6-5 against the Thai […]
Judd Trump begins his quest for a second World Championship title with a show-down against history-maker Hossein Vafaei at The Crucible. Trump fulfilled his snooker destiny in Sheffield three years ago by lifting the trophy and is now looking to join the elite group of multiple World Champions. The world number four heads into the […]
Kyren Wilson has been the form player at the Crucible in recent years, and is looking to convert that into a maiden title in 2022. The Warrior was defeated 10-7 by Ricky Walden in the opening round of his debut in 2014, but has not looked back since. Indeed, Wilson has reached six successive World […]
John Higgins has work to do, while Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson launch their Crucible campaigns on day five in Sheffield. There are two previous champions and two former finalists in action as the last of the first-round matches get underway on Wednesday. And four-time winner Higgins is aiming to avoid falling at the opening […]
Kyren Wilson and Ding Junhui go head to head in a mouth-watering World Championship first-round clash at the Crucible on Wednesday. Arguably the pick of the ties in the opening round, the two former finalists do battle for one of the five last-16 spots still up for grabs. Wilson, who was runner-up to Ronnie O’Sullivan […]
World Championship favourite Neil Robertson made a winning start to his Crucible charge as he completed a 10-5 victory over debutant Ashley Hugill on Tuesday. Robertson was joined in the second round at the Crucible by Stuart Bingham and Yan Bingtao, who overcame Lyu Haotian and Chris Wakelin respectively. The 2010 World champion is a […]
Jack Lisowski is aiming to reach the World Championship quarter-finals for the first time in his sixth appearance at the Crucible. Indeed, Jackpot does not boast the strongest record on snooker’s biggest stage, winning just two of out of seven matches since making his debut in 2013. And the six-time ranking event finalist faces another […]
John Higgins has now been coming to the Crucible for almost three decades, but the feeling remains as special as ever. The four-time World champion descends on snooker’s biggest stage for a 28th successive year – a streak only bettered by Ronnie O’Sullivan. And the Wizard arrives in fine fettle, having reached six finals this […]