Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan

World Championship Second Round Preview

With a dramatic first round in the 2014 World Championship coming to its conclusion, it’s time to turn our attention to the last 16 in Sheffield. The second round gets under way on Thursday with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan looking to continue his unbeaten streak at the Crucible to a[Read More…]

Champion of Champions Back in Coventry

Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that snooker’s Champion of Champions will return to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, November 3-9, live on ITV4, with tickets on sale on April 25. Ronnie O’Sullivan will be among the names invited to compete in this year’s event, having won the inaugural tournament[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…]

Fin’s Fables: Who’s the Greatest?

By Fin Ruane On the morning of the greatest snooker show on earth and the question remains as to whether Ronnie O’Sullivan can win a third world title in a row and become world champion for a sixth time. However, the bigger question that has been posed all season will[Read More…]

Ding and Robertson Finally

The China Open final will be contested between the world’s top two players, Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson. Mark Selby might currently hold the official world no.2 ranking position but both the Australian and Chinese shooters are strides ahead of the rest in the provisional money rankings list which will[Read More…]

World Snooker Announces Crucible Format

The playing schedule for the 2014 Dafabet World Championship has been announced, with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan to play in the opening session. O’Sullivan will start his bid for a third consecutive title – and sixth in all – at 10am on Saturday April 19 in the first session of[Read More…]

Hawk Eyeing More Glory After PC Success

Barry Hawkins emerged from the Players Championship Grand Final with his second ranking event title after a dominant display over Gerard Greene in Preston. The Englishman overpowered surprise package Greene 4-0 in the final to land a deserved piece of silverware. Greene had done excellently all week to reach his[Read More…]