Tag: World Snooker Championship
Judd Trump and Hossein Vafaei face off at the World Championship for the second time in three years at the Crucible on Saturday. One of the standout ties in the opening round of this year’s tournament, the pair also collided at this stage in Sheffield in 2022, with Trump prevailing a 10-4 winner over the […]
Luca Brecel launches his World Championship title defence with a tricky opening match against David Gilbert at the Crucible on Saturday. As is traditional, the reigning champion will break off at 10am BST on Saturday in Sheffield, where he is looking to become the first player to avoid the notorious “Crucible Curse”. Indeed, none of […]
Snooker’s top stars return to The Crucible for the 2024 World Snooker Championship, and a live stream is available for all matches. The sport’s annual showpiece 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 20 to May 6. […]
Tom Ford heads to the Crucible for the first time as a seed after what he regards as the “best season” of his 22-year professional career. The 40-year-old is set to make his first appearance in the final stages of the World Championship since 2020, having climbed to a career high 14th in the world […]
The draw for the 2024 World Snooker Championship has been confirmed, with reigning champion Luca Brecel to face David Gilbert in Round One. 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 20 to May […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he would have no issue with the World Snooker Championship moving from Sheffield to Saudi Arabia. O’Sullivan, who has signed a three-year ambassadorial deal with the WST and Riyadh Season, says he would find the tournament more ‘convenient’ as a player if it was to be moved away from The Crucible. The Crucible […]
Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final, but trails Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible. The Jester created history in the Sheffield showpiece on Sunday as he coolly compiled a brilliant 147 in the penultimate frame of the second session. Hitting the fifth maximum of his career, four-time […]
Mark Selby and Luca Brecel will battle it out for the right to be crowned 2023 World Snooker Champion in an unmissable final at The Crucible. A two-day date with destiny sees a stalwart of snooker’s greatest stage and a ferocious raw talent collide for the £500,000 top prize and the sport’s most sacred silverware. […]
Mark Selby will play Luca Brecel in the World Championship final after battling past Mark Allen 17-15 in a late-night Crucible thriller. Selby withstood a brave fightback from Allen, who recovered from 16-10 down to trail by a single frame in a hard-fought encounter, to eventually advance to his sixth Sheffield showpiece, where he will […]