Sunday, 29th April 10AM Ricky Walden vs Judd Trump (Session 1) Ding Junhui vs Anthony McGill (Session 1) 2:30PM John Higgins 8-0 Jack Lisowski (Session 2) Mark Williams 5-3 Robert Milkins (Session 2) 7PM Ricky Walden vs Judd Trump (Session 2) Ding Junhui vs Anthony McGill (Session 2) TV Times[Read More…]
Tag: World Championship
Ali Carter Head and Shoulders Above the Rocket
Ali Carter beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a ranking event for the first time in his career after a gripping 13-9 victory in the second round of the World Snooker Championship on Saturday. The “Captain”, who twice lost to O’Sullivan in finals at the Crucible in the past, resumed after Friday’s[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 8 Schedule
Saturday, 28th April 10AM Kyren Wilson 5-3 Jamie Jones (Session 2) Lyu Haotian 7-9 Barry Hawkins (Session 3) 2:30PM John Higgins vs Jack Lisowski (Session 1) Ali Carter 9-7 Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 3) 7PM Kyren Wilson 5-3 Jamie Jones (Session 3) Mark Williams vs Robert Milkins (Session 1) TV Times[Read More…]
Mark Allen Books Quarter-Final Spot
Mark Allen became the first player to reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Snooker Championship after a 13-8 victory over Joe Perry on Friday. The Northern Irishman was in front for most of the match and managed to pull away in the final session as Perry’s game abandoned him.[Read More…]
QUIZ! Players With One Crucible Appearance
Definitely one purely for the anoraks here. There have been 206 players who have competed at the Crucible Theatre since the World Snooker Championship moved to the Sheffield venue in 1977. Almost one-third of those – 67, in fact – have participated in only one edition, until now at least[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 7 Schedule
Friday, 27th April 10AM Joe Perry 3-5 Mark Allen (Session 2) Ali Carter vs Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 1) 2:30PM Kyren Wilson vs Jamie Jones (Session 1) Lyu Haotian 3-5 Barry Hawkins (Session 2) 7PM Joe Perry 3-5 Mark Allen (Session 3) Ali Carter vs Ronnie O’Sullivan (Session 2) TV Times[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 6 Schedule
Thursday, 26th April 1PM Anthony McGill 3-6 Ryan Day (Session 2) Joe Perry vs Mark Allen (Session 1 of Round 2) 7PM Judd Trump 6-3 Chris Wakelin (Session 2) Lyu Haotian vs Barry Hawkins (Session 1 of Round 2) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional programming) BBC Two LIVE: 13:00-18:00[Read More…]
Sheffield to Host Ladies Day at World Snooker Championship
Ladies Day will once again be held during this year’s Betfred World Snooker Championship on Wednesday, 2nd May, 2018 at the Sheffield Winter Garden across from the iconic Crucible Theatre. Returning for a sixth successive year, the day aims to encourage women to participate in snooker at all levels, including the[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Day 5 Schedule
Wednesday, 25th April 10AM John Higgins vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Session 1) Mark Williams 7-2 Jimmy Robertson (Session 2) 2:30PM Judd Trump vs Chris Wakelin (Session 1) Neil Robertson 3-6 Robert Milkins (Session 2) 7PM John Higgins vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Session 2) Anthony McGill vs Ryan Day (Session 1) TV Times[Read More…]
QUIZ! Nationalities in the World Snooker Championship
Snooker is becoming ever more global, with World Snooker supremo Barry Hearn and World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Chairman Jason Ferguson always trying to find new markets to explore for the game. In recent years, events have been staged in more than a dozen different countries across Europe, as[Read More…]