Ding Junhui is on course for a telling victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan after the Chinese number one established a 10-6 quarter-final lead on Tuesday in Sheffield. The 30 year-old was in superb form as he dominated the second session to pull away after the opening session between the pair was[Read More…]
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World Championship: Day 11 Schedule
Tuesday, 25th April 10AM Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ding Junhui (Session 1) Kyren Wilson vs John Higgins (Session 1) 2:30PM Mark Selby vs Marco Fu (Session 1) Barry Hawkins vs Stephen Maguire (Session 1) 7PM Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ding Junhui (Session 2) Kyren Wilson vs John Higgins (Session 2) TV Times (Scheduled) BBC (subject to regional[Read More…]
Preview: World Championship Quarter-Finals
144 have become just eight as the World Championship embarks on the quarter-final stage at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Four former champions remain in contention to win the sport’s blue riband event, and with it the whopping £375,000 champion’s cheque. Arguably the tie of the round is the eagerly anticipated clash[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins Ease into Quarters
Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins made light work of their final second round sessions on Monday to join the almost complete last eight World Championship line-up in Sheffield. The pair of Englishmen both resumed 10-6 ahead but required just around an hour to clinch the three frames necessary for a[Read More…]
It’s There! Vegan Power?
By Free Ball Come on now. Who was crazy enough to sacrifice live snooker – and what snooker – to watch “40 Golden Years” on BBC Two on Second Sunday evening? Yes, no doubt it’s a beautifully put together piece, reflecting on moments both joyous and torturous at the Crucible[Read More…]
Stephen Maguire Thrashes Rory McLeod
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…]
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…]