Mark Selby and Stephen Maguire comfortably won their first round encounters as the World Snooker Championship got under way on Saturday in Sheffield. The pair recorded comprehensive 10-2 triumphs over Fergal O’Brien and Anthony McGill respectively. At one stage, Selby led O’Brien 8-0 and it looked as though only the[Read More…]
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It’s There! The A to Z of the Crucible
By Free Ball A is for Appearances. Steve Davis has appeared at the Crucible more than any other player. Competing 30 times, he is three up on Stephen Hendry. This year will be Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 25th showing, and it will be interesting to see if he hangs around long enough[Read More…]
QUIZ! World Championship Players at the Crucible
It’s the morning we’ve all been waiting for – Happy opening day of the World Snooker Championship! After a long, hectic campaign it’s come down to 32 players at the greatest stage of them all, the Crucible Theatre, with global glory within reach. Yesterday evening in Sheffield was a celebration[Read More…]
World Championship: Day One Schedule
Saturday, 15th April 10AM Mark Selby vs Fergal O’Brien (Session 1) Anthony McGill vs Stephen Maguire (Session 1) 2:30PM Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Gary Wilson (Session 1) Kyren Wilson vs David Grace (Session 1) 7PM Mark Selby vs Fergal O’Brien (Session 2) Anthony McGill vs Stephen Maguire (Session 2) TV Times (Scheduled)[Read More…]
Preview: 2017 World Snooker Championship
We know the 32 names and we know the first round draw – the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship is almost ready to commence. Of course, there has been plenty of drama already in the event as 16 qualifiers emerged from Ponds Forge over the last eight days to book[Read More…]
DRAW: 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship
Round 1 (Best of 19) Mark Selby 10-2 Fergal O’Brien Ryan Day 4-10 Xiao Guodong Neil Robertson 10-4 Noppon Saengkham Marco Fu 10-9 Luca Brecel Shaun Murphy 10-8 Yan Bingtao Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 Gary Wilson Liang Wenbo 10-7 Stuart Carrington Ding Junhui 10-5 Zhou Yuelong Stuart Bingham 10-5 Peter Ebdon Kyren Wilson 10-6 David Grace Mark Allen 10-8 Jimmy Robertson[Read More…]
Fergal O’Brien Battles into the World Championship
Fergal O’Brien has qualified for the World Championship for the first time in seven years after a marathon 10-9 victory over David Gilbert on Wednesday. Trailing 6-3 overnight, O’Brien won the first four frames of the second session to lead 7-6 only to lose the following three to go to[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers: Judgement Day Schedule
All matches in World Championship qualifying are the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. Matches which will be streamed in full on the Eurosport Player are in red. You can also watch a roaming stream for free with commentary from Neal Foulds and Rob Walker on Facebook Live or[Read More…]
Mark Williams Struggling to Qualify from Final Round
Mark Williams has left himself with work to do in the final qualifying round for the World Championship in Ponds Forge. The two-time former world champion trails Stuart Carrington 6-3 after the opening session on Tuesday. Williams began the encounter well, compiling a break of 112 in the first frame,[Read More…]
Free Facebook Coverage of World Championship in Americas and Indian Subcontinent
Broadcast of snooker’s biggest tournament will be available in new territories through a partnership with Facebook Live. The Betfred World Championship runs from April 15 to May 1 and the entire tournament* will be broadcast live on Facebook throughout North and South America as well as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan[Read More…]