Round 1 (Best of 19) Mark Selby 4-10 Joe Perry Mark Allen 10-5 Liam Highfield Kyren Wilson 10-3 Matthew Stevens Shaun Murphy 9-10 Jamie Jones John Higgins 10-7 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Stuart Bingham 7-10 Jack Lisowski Luca Brecel 6-10 Ricky Walden Judd Trump 10-9 Chris Wakelin Ding Junhui 10-3 Xiao Guodong[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire Book Crucible Spots
Highly-fancied duo Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire safely negotiated their final World Snooker Championship qualifying round encounters on Wednesday at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Former world champion Peter Ebdon won the first three frames of the second session with Day to restore parity in their contest but[Read More…]
Matthew Stevens Among Experienced World Championship Qualifiers
Matthew Stevens booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-2 triumph over Ken Doherty in the final round of the World Championship qualifiers in Sheffield on Wednesday. The Welshman, twice a runner-up, coasted to victory against the 1997 world champion to secure his return to the venue stages for[Read More…]
QUIZ! Players With More Than 20 Crucible Matches
It’s Judgement Day in Sheffield as the World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds come to an end at the English Institute of Sport on Wednesday. Over the last week, more than 100 competitors have attempted to fight their way through the preliminaries but only 16 will remain by the end of[Read More…]
Judgement Day Line-Up Complete
The penultimate World Championship qualifying round reached its conclusion on Monday with just 32 players now remaining in the hunt for the coveted 16 additional berths on offer for the main event at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Judgement Day, as it has become known over the last few seasons, will[Read More…]
Jimmy White Loses in World Championship Qualifiers
Jimmy White’s long wait for a return to the Crucible Theatre will have to go on for another year at least after he suffered a 10-5 defeat to Joe Perry in the penultimate World Championship qualifying round on Sunday in Sheffield. The Whirlwind, who hasn’t reached the venue stages since[Read More…]
Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire Through First Test
The opening round of the World Championship qualifiers reached its conclusion on Saturday with the likes of Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire advancing at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Indeed, every match on a busy day of action was won by a higher ranked player, following the trend[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Survives Josh Boileau Comeback
Former world champion Ken Doherty moved into the penultimate round of the World Championship qualifiers with a hard-fought 10-8 victory over Josh Boileau on Friday. The Irishman, king of the Crucible 21 years ago, looked in complete control when he led his countryman 8-4 but Boileau made a valiant effort[Read More…]
Cliff Thorburn Triumphs in Seniors Masters
Cliff Thorburn rolled back the years to claim the inaugural Seniors Masters title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Thursday. The Canadian, who memorably won the prestigious Masters three times in four years between 1983 and 1986, dramatically overcame Jonathan Bagley 2-1 in the final after potting the re-spotted[Read More…]
WATCH: Liang Wenbo Double 147 Miss
Liang Wenbo came agonisingly close to becoming the first player to make a brace of maximum breaks in the same match during his 10-2 defeat of Rod Lawler in the Betfred World Snooker Championship qualifiers on Thursday. The Chinese number two, who compiled his second career 147 earlier this season[Read More…]