Snooker is becoming ever more global, with World Snooker supremo Barry Hearn and World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Chairman Jason Ferguson always trying to find new markets to explore for the game. In recent years, events have been staged in more than a dozen different countries across Europe, as[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
World Snooker Championship Day 4 Schedule
Tuesday, 24th April 10AM Stuart Bingham vs Jack Lisowski (Session 1) Ding Junhui 6-3 Xiao Guodong (Session 2) 2:30PM Luca Brecel 3-6 Ricky Walden (Session 2) Mark Williams vs Jimmy Robertson (Session 1) 7PM Stuart Bingham vs Jack Lisowski (Session 2) Neil Robertson vs Robert Milkins (Session 1) TV Times[Read More…]
Birthday Boy Barry Hawkins Through Turgid Test
Barry Hawkins is through to the second round of the World Snooker Championship after a hard-fought 10-7 victory over Stuart Carrington on Monday. With the match finishing just short of passing midnight, Hawkins was able to celebrate the final moments of his 39th birthday – well, by answering questions in[Read More…]
How Far Can Mark Allen Go?
Mark Allen is into the second round of the World Snooker Championship after completing a 10-5 triumph against Liam Highfield on Monday in Sheffield. The Northern Irishman produced a strong all-round performance to see off the debutant and advance to the last 16, where he’ll meet Mark Selby’s conqueror Joe[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 3 Schedule
Monday, 23rd April 10AM Mark Allen 6-3 Liam Highfield (Session 2) Barry Hawkins vs Stuart Carrington (Session 1) 2:30PM Shaun Murphy 5-4 Jamie Jones (Session 2) Ding Junhui vs Xiao Guodong (Session 1) 7PM Barry Hawkins vs Stuart Carrington (Session 2) Luca Brecel vs Ricky Walden (Session 1) TV Times[Read More…]
Lyu Haotian Beginning to Prove Pedigree
China’s Lyu Haotian produced a terrific performance to beat Marco Fu 10-5 on his World Snooker Championship debut at the weekend in Sheffield. Lyu benefited from an opponent who was clearly rusty after only just making his return from a lengthy spell on the sidelines following eye surgery earlier this[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Fights Back For Victory
Ronnie O’Sullivan is still in the hunt for a sixth World Snooker Championship crown after a 10-7 triumph over Stephen Maguire on Sunday morning in Sheffield. The “Rocket” trailed the Scot 6-3 overnight but was in a focused and determined mood as he reeled in his opponent in the second[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defeat Opens Up Top Half
Joe Perry inflicted a shock 10-4 drubbing on reigning champion Mark Selby on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship on Saturday in Sheffield. Selby had been one of the title favourites after a two-year winning run at the Crucible Theatre and a recent triumph in the lucrative China[Read More…]
QUIZ! World Championship Players at the Crucible
It’s the day before the World Snooker Championship gets under way and there’s just enough time to revisit this testing quiz. Four debutants in the 2018 draw bring the total number of players at the Crucible Theatre to 206. More than a quarter of them, some 58, only graced the[Read More…]
Preview: 2018 World Snooker Championship
We’ve waited in expectation and the time has finally arrived – the start of the 2018 World Snooker Championship is less than 48 hours away and we now know how the draw is shaped this year at the Crucible Theatre. There has already been plenty of drama in Sheffield over[Read More…]