We know the 32 names and we know the first round draw – the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship is almost ready to commence. Of course, there has been plenty of drama already in the event as 16 qualifiers emerged from Ponds Forge over the last eight days to book[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
DRAW: 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship
Round 1 (Best of 19) Mark Selby 10-2 Fergal O’Brien Ryan Day 4-10 Xiao Guodong Neil Robertson 10-4 Noppon Saengkham Marco Fu 10-9 Luca Brecel Shaun Murphy 10-8 Yan Bingtao Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 Gary Wilson Liang Wenbo 10-7 Stuart Carrington Ding Junhui 10-5 Zhou Yuelong Stuart Bingham 10-5 Peter Ebdon Kyren Wilson 10-6 David Grace Mark Allen 10-8 Jimmy Robertson[Read More…]
Fergal O’Brien Battles into the World Championship
Fergal O’Brien has qualified for the World Championship for the first time in seven years after a marathon 10-9 victory over David Gilbert on Wednesday. Trailing 6-3 overnight, O’Brien won the first four frames of the second session to lead 7-6 only to lose the following three to go to[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers: Judgement Day Schedule
All matches in World Championship qualifying are the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. Matches which will be streamed in full on the Eurosport Player are in red. You can also watch a roaming stream for free with commentary from Neal Foulds and Rob Walker on Facebook Live or[Read More…]
Mark Williams Struggling to Qualify from Final Round
Mark Williams has left himself with work to do in the final qualifying round for the World Championship in Ponds Forge. The two-time former world champion trails Stuart Carrington 6-3 after the opening session on Tuesday. Williams began the encounter well, compiling a break of 112 in the first frame,[Read More…]
Free Facebook Coverage of World Championship in Americas and Indian Subcontinent
Broadcast of snooker’s biggest tournament will be available in new territories through a partnership with Facebook Live. The Betfred World Championship runs from April 15 to May 1 and the entire tournament* will be broadcast live on Facebook throughout North and South America as well as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan[Read More…]
WATCH: World Championship Qualifiers – Final Round
Today and tomorrow marks the final round of qualifiers for the 2017 World Championship in Sheffield. The ever-exciting Judgement Day – played over Tuesday and Wednesday – will determine which 16 players enter Thursday’s last 32 draw. On Eurosport Player there’s the option of watching two streamed matches from each[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers: Day Seven Schedule
All matches in World Championship qualifying are the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. Selected matches (red) will be streamed on the Eurosport Player and Facebook Live. 11am Round 3 out of 3 Mark King vs Xiao Guodong Akani Songsermsawad vs David Grace Luca Brecel vs Dominic Dale[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Falls off Tour with World Championship Defeat
Ken Doherty has dropped off the Main Tour after a 10-4 defeat to Ben Woollaston at the penultimate stage of World Championship qualifying on Monday. The Irishman, for whom this year marks the 20th anniversary of his world title glory in 1997, couldn’t find the form to avoid dropping outside[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers: Day Six Schedule
All matches in World Championship qualifying are the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. Streamed matches on the Eurosport Player and betting websites are highlighted in red. 10am and 7pm Round 2 out of 3 Mark Williams vs Liam Highfield Matthew Selt vs Hossein Vafaei Noppon Saengkham vs[Read More…]