Ronnie O’Sullivan leads Mark Selby 10-7 after the opening day of the World Championship final in Sheffield. There was great expectation prior to the showpiece event between two of snooker’s fiercest rivals but, in truth, most of Sunday’s offering was a drab affair. Two-time defending champion O’Sullivan raced into a[Read More…]
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O’Sullivan vs Selby: World Championship Final Preview
So we have finally reached the climax of the 2014 World Championship and the season itself. After a grueling campaign that lasted more than 11 months, its conclusion is upon us as two of the sport’s heaviest hitters go blow for blow with the glory of being crowned world champion awaiting[Read More…]
Selby Through to Face the Rocket
Mark Selby came through a monstrous battle with Neil Robertson 17-15 to reach the 2014 World Championship final, where he will face long-term rival Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible. The last four clash was in complete contrast to O’Sullivan’s affair that didn’t even reach the fourth session. Selby and Robertson[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Storms into World Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan stormed into his third successive World Championship final after a dominating 17-7 victory over Barry Hawkins at the Crucible. Not only did the ‘Rocket’ overcome the same man who he beat to capture his fifth crown 12 months ago, but he did so in style by romping to[Read More…]
Semis Signalling O’Sullivan the Sixth?
The semi-finals have reached the midway point with contrasting conclusions set for both at the Crucible in Sheffield. The two matches may boast similar enough scorelines but their outcomes are likely to be polarised opposites. The tie between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Barry Hawkins looks set for an early climax but[Read More…]
ITV Commit to Snooker
Barry Hearn’s second press conference of this year’s World Championship revealed a new five-year deal with broadcaster ITV. The channel had already come back to snooker in recent years by first showing the World Open last season before a very successful production of the Champion of Champions during this campaign.[Read More…]
World Championship Semi-Final Preview
So after a dozen days at the Crucible, we have finally reached the one-table set-up at the 2014 World Championship. As Shaun Murphy eluded earlier in the tournament, everything up until the semi-finals is just the aperitif to the main course that is the business end of proceedings when you[Read More…]
Robertson Compiles Century of Centuries
Neil Robertson has become the first player to compile 100 century breaks in a single season. The world no.1 has been riding a wave on intense break building ability for the entire campaign – obliterating the previous record in the process. When Judd Trump made 61 tons during the 2012/13[Read More…]
Hawkins Survives Dale Comeback
Barry Hawkins just about managed to squeeze his way into the semi-finals of the World Championship for a second successive season after emerging from a thrilling contest with Dominic Dale 13-12. The pair resumed for their third and final session this afternoon with the 2013 runner-up seemingly on his way[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Selby Surge into Semis
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby have booked their places in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Championship after dominating victories in their respective quarter-final ties at the Crucible. Having come through a tough test with Joe Perry 13-11 in the last 16, O’Sullivan was expected to be handed an equally[Read More…]