So the Crucible curse continues. Everybody must surely already be aware of the reality that defending champion Mark Selby’s reign ended on Friday at the hands of newcomer Anthony McGill. The debutant played superbly well to dethrone Selby and continue his own aspirations of joining the exclusive winners club in[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Seeds Dominate First Round as Trump and Murphy Advance
The first round of the World Championship concluded on Thursday as English duo Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy completed the last 16 line-up in Sheffield. Both of these players’ names have been frequently bandied around as potential champions given the strong seasons that both have produced. Trump has won two[Read More…]
World Championship: Round Two Preview
The conclusion of the first round runs alongside the opening exchanges in the last 16 today. 14 out of the 16 last 32 ties have been decided with Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy looking set to join that group in round two later today. Coinciding with the end of their[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Stevens Surge into Second Round
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Matthew Stevens set up an intriguing second round clash after easily coming through their first World Championship tests on Wednesday. The pair last met at the Crucible in 2012, when O’Sullivan beat the Welshman in the last four en route to his fourth world crown. On that[Read More…]
Dreaming Ding Through Despite 147 Error
Ding Junhui escaped the challenge of Mark Davis to reach the last 16 of the World Championship in Sheffield on Tuesday. Much has been said about the 28 year-old’s substandard record at the Crucible and few have tipped him for glory after a muted campaign with few highlights. It looked[Read More…]
Robertson Romps to Victory on Day Three
2010 world champion Neil Robertson stormed into the second round of this year’s event in Sheffield after a convincing 10-2 victory over Jamie Jones on Monday. The Australian, who compiled a tournament-high 143 in the opening session to lead 7-2, opened the second session with an excellent 133 and duly[Read More…]
Debutant McGill Denies Maguire Comeback
Anthony McGill caused the biggest upset of the 2015 World Championship so far after knocking out countryman Stephen Maguire in a decider on Sunday. In this fiercely contested battle of the Scots, the debutant withstood a spirited fight back by his more experienced opponent and impressively claimed his maiden victory[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins Talbot Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the seventh and final Irish ranking event of the season after beating top ranked Rodney Goggins 4-3 to claim the Talbot Classic. It was the third time during this campaign that the pair met each other in the final showdown and, somewhat incredibly, all three ties have[Read More…]
Selby Scrapes Through on Opening Day
Mark Selby’s journey to break the ‘Curse of the Crucible’ continued on Saturday, but only just as he narrowly edged past Kurt Maflin in a classic last 32 encounter in the World Championship. It had all appeared so comfortable for the world no.1 as he led 6-3 after the opening[Read More…]
Centuries for Charity
World Championship title sponsor Betfred will donate £200 to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice for every century break made during the 17 days of this year’s tournament. And if the century tally reaches 70, the donation will be rounded up to £25,000. The Betfred World Championship runs from April 18 to[Read More…]