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…]
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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…]
World Championship: Day Seven Schedule
Friday, 21st April 10AM Liang Wenbo vs Ding Junhui (Session 1) Stuart Bingham 3-5 Kyren Wilson (Session 2) 2:30PM Shaun Murphy 2-6 Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 2) Mark Allen vs John Higgins (Session 1) 7PM Liang Wenbo vs Ding Junhui (Session 2) Stuart Bingham vs Kyren Wilson (Session 3) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Commands First Session with Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan leads Shaun Murphy 6-2 after the first session of their eagerly anticipated second round World Championship clash. The Crucible was abuzz with excitement ahead of the grudge match between the pair, but the opening exchanges proved to be rather one sided as O’Sullivan dominated the 2005 world champion[Read More…]
World Championship: Second Round Preview
The World Championship is almost a week old and the first round is coming to its conclusion at the Crucible. There are still two encounters from the last 32 to be completed on Thursday but the second round also simultaneously gets under way on the sixth day of action in[Read More…]
