By Free Ball Come on now. Who was crazy enough to sacrifice live snooker – and what snooker – to watch “40 Golden Years” on BBC Two on Second Sunday evening? Yes, no doubt it’s a beautifully put together piece, reflecting on moments both joyous and torturous at the Crucible[Read More…]
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World Championship: Day Ten Schedule
Monday, 24th April 1PM Mark Selby 10-6 Xiao Guodong (Session 3) Barry Hawkins 10-6 Graeme Dott (Session 3) 7PM Neil Robertson 8-8 Marco Fu (Session 3) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional programming) BBC Two LIVE: 13:00-18:00; 19:00-20:00 BBC Red Button LIVE: 13:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00 Connected TV and Online LIVE: Tables[Read More…]
Stephen Maguire Thrashes Rory McLeod
Stephen Maguire hammered Rory McLeod 13-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship with a session to spare on Sunday. An unusual schedule made it appear as though there’d be no match conclusions on the second Sunday in Sheffield, but Maguire raced away to record a convincing victory over[Read More…]
2017/18 Provisional Snooker Calendar
Something which went a little over everybody’s head in the last couple of months was the release of the provisional calendar for the 2017/18 campaign. World Snooker provided an initial overview in February but an updated revision was uploaded onto its website in recent weeks. The calendar has 19 ranking[Read More…]
World Championship: Day Nine Schedule
Sunday, 23rd April 10AM Neil Robertson vs Marco Fu (Session 1) Barry Hawkins vs Graeme Dott (Session 1) 2:30PM Mark Selby 6-2 Xiao Guodong (Session 2) Stephen Maguire 6-2 Rory McLeod (Session 2) 7PM Neil Robertson vs Marco Fu (Session 2) Barry Hawkins vs Graeme Dott (Session 2) TV Times (Scheduled)[Read More…]
John Higgins Denies Mark Allen in Brilliant Battle
John Higgins has become the fourth player into the World Championship quarter-finals after a fantastic 13-9 victory over Mark Allen on Saturday. The four-time Crucible champion was in supreme form as he overcame Allen in a high-quality encounter full of big breaks. Allen compiled four centuries and seven additional breaks[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Wins Thriller to Face Ronnie O’Sullivan
Ding Junhui emerged triumphant from a classic all-Chinese World Championship encounter with Liang Wenbo that went the distance on Saturday. The 2016 runner-up led 9-7 going into the final session of their second round clash at the Crucible, but his countryman appeared the more assertive in the early exchanges. Liang[Read More…]
It’s There! Free Ball’s Crucible Curse
By Free Ball On Friday morning I woke up feeling suitably groggy after another day’s heady mix of snooker and refreshments. Like a bear with a sore head, I went to put the morning porridge on only to find the cooker wasn’t working. I tried to turn the TV on,[Read More…]
World Championship: Day Eight Schedule
Saturday, 22nd April 10AM Shaun Murphy 6-10 Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 3) Mark Allen 5-3 John Higgins (Session 2) 2:30PM Liang Wenbo 7-9 Ding Junhui (Session 3) Stephen Maguire vs Rory McLeod (Session 1) 7PM Mark Selby vs Xiao Guodong (Session 1) Mark Allen 5-3 John Higgins (Session 3) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson is First Quarter-Finalist
Kyren Wilson became the first player to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship after a hard-fought 13-10 victory over Stuart Bingham on Friday. Wilson was never behind in the contest, numerously holding off Bingham’s attempts at a comeback before finally completing the job to book a second successive last[Read More…]