Tag: World Snooker Championship
Mark Davis produced a remarkable comeback from 7-2 down to become one of eight players to seal their spot in the 2021 World Snooker Championship on Tuesday. The first half of Fourth Round fixtures produced drama and quality in abundance at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, with a mixture of youth and experience […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson held their nerve in extraordinary deciding frame shoot-outs to defeat Mark Selby and Anthony McGill 17-16 respectively and reach the 2020 World Championship final. An astonishing climax to both Semi-Finals saw each go down to the wire as Wilson held off McGill in an historic hour-long exchange before O’Sullivan completed […]
The UK government has given the green light for fans to return to The Crucible for all sessions of the World Snooker Championship final this weekend. The government has announced that the programme of pilot events, which were paused at the end of July, can resume as of Saturday August 15. The entire World Championship […]
Two snooker stalwarts go head-to-head in a mouth-watering World Championship Quarter-Final as Ronnie O’Sullivan takes on Mark Williams. With eight world titles and 58 ranking titles between them, the decorated duo have achieved everything the sport has to offer since turning professional as part of snooker’s infamous ‘Class of 92’. They are living proof that […]
The Second Round action continues at the 2020 World Snooker Championship on Friday as more titans of the baize collide at The Crucible. Kurt Maflin became the first player to secure a Quarter-Final spot on Thursday when he sensationally knocked out 147 hero John Higgins 13-11. The Norwegian has blown his quarter of the draw […]
Round One draws to a close at the 2020 World Snooker Championship on Wednesday as the Last 16 commences at The Crucible. The sport’s show-piece event, held behind closed doors for the first time, has produced drama and quality in abundance, with four seeded stars bowing out so far. Just two places remain in the […]
The final three First Round matches get underway at the World Snooker Championship on Tuesday, while two former champions aim to avoid potential banana skins. Jack Lisowski became only the second seeded player to bow out at the first hurdle of this year’s show-piece on Monday, joining David Gilbert through the Crucible exit door. Shaun […]
Three former World Champions grace the green baize at the 2020 World Snooker Championship on Monday as the First Round action continues at The Crucible. Day Three saw David Gilbert become the first, and so far only, seed to crash out at the first hurdle in Sheffield, going down 10-8 to Norway’s Kurt Maflin in […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his quest for an elusive sixth world title with a mouth-watering clash against Thai star Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Round One at The Crucible. The two fastest players on the professional circuit lock horns in arguably the pick of the First Round ties as Un-Nooh looks to send shockwaves through the field. Un-Nooh […]