John Higgins became the fourth seed to be eliminated in the opening round of the World Championship after being dumped 10-7 by fellow Scotsman Alan McManus this morning. Resuming 6-3 ahead after the first session, McManus showed few signs on nerves as he raced to a 9-4 advantage at the[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Thursday is Ladies Day
Ladies Day will take place at the Dafabet World Championship this Thursday, April 24th, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. World Snooker and WPBSA introduced the initiative last year with the intention to get more women involved in snooker, as players, fans and officials. The day will also aim to[Read More…]
Decidedly Dramatic Opening in Sheffield
The first three days of the World Championship have come and gone amid a host of dramatic contests at the Crucible. The standard of play hasn’t always been at the highest but the start of the 2014 edition in Sheffield must go down as one of the best ever. There[Read More…]
Ronnie Safely into Second Round
Ronnie O’Sullivan has reached the second round of the World Championship after a 10-4 victory over Robin Hull on the opening day at the Crucible. The two-time defending champion was made to work harder than the scoreline would suggest, though, as Hull fought well but ultimately was left to rue a[Read More…]
2014 World Championship: The Big Preview
The draw for the first round of the 2014 World Championship was made on Thursday and as ever it threw up some interesting ties. The qualification stage is complete and all that is left is the small matter of the 17 days required for one of the 32 competitors[Read More…]
2014 World Championship Draw
The draw for the 2014 World Championship has just been made live on YouTube. As ever, the draw has provided us with some exciting matches to look forward to as the conclusion of a busy campaign comes to a frantic end. I’ll write more about each of these encounters later[Read More…]
Thrilling Climax to World Qualifiers
The World Championship qualifiers have ended after a dramatic final day of action at the Ponds Forge International Centre in Sheffield. Several of the opening eight matches in the final round had ended under routine circumstances on Tuesday. But Wednesday’s action was typical edge of your seat stuff as an[Read More…]
2014 World Championship TV Coverage
A lot is always made about the amount of television coverage that is provided by both BBC and Eurosport at every tournament throughout the season. This is often both good and bad, but ultimately the pair of them do provide a good service with plenty of live snooker across the[Read More…]
Doherty Returns to the Crucible
Ken Doherty has qualified for the World Championship for the first time in two years after beating Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-5 in the final qualifying round in Sheffield. The Irishman put the disappointment of failing to reach the Crucible last season, as well as what has transpired to be a disastrous[Read More…]
YouTube Channel to Stream World Championship Draw
The draw for the final stages of the Dafabet World Championship will be shown live and exclusive on World Snooker’s YouTube channel on Thursday. The random draw will pitch the top 16 seeds against the 16 qualifiers to create the first round line-up for the sport’s biggest tournament. The draw[Read More…]