THE OPENING day of the 2013/14 snooker season saw a huge surprise as world number one Mark Selby crashed out of the Wuxi Classic in the first round to Andrew Pagett. Today was a historic day for the sport with the start of the new flat structure era which sees the world’s best players have…
WORLD number one Mark Selby was named World Snooker’s player of the year at a glitzy end-of-season awards ceremony. The Leicester star was awarded the honour at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Thursday (May 9) after enjoying a superb season winning the UK Championship and The Masters this season as well as two PTC titles in…
RONNIE O’Sullivan was crowned World Snooker Champion for a fifth time after beating Barry Hawkins 18-12. The Essex man became only the third player in Crucible history to defend his crown after his victory over Ali Carter on this very day last year. O’Sullivan, who as well as winning the sport’s prestigious trophy landed himself a cash…
RONNIE O’Sullivan stands just three frames away from winning his fifth World Championship title after widening his advantage this afternoon against Barry Hawkins. O’Sullivan will resume 15-10 ahead at 7pm after he increased his overnight three frame advantage to a what seems a significant five frame lead against the world number 14. Leading 10-7 overnight,…
RONNIE O’Sullivan is on course to win his fifth World Championship title after taking a 10-7 overnight lead over Barry Hawkins. Despite Hawkins’ best efforts of keeping the Rocket on his toes, the defending champion showed his world-class ability to win the final three frames of the evening session and take control of this year’s…
RONNIE O’Sullivan dominated an exciting opening session to this year’s World Championship final – but things did not go all his own way as Barry Hawkins put on a fight. Many inside the game had O’Sullivan to win this year’s final by a landslide with odds available he would claim victory with a session to…
RONNIE O’Sullivan booked his place in the World Championship final after clinching victory over Judd Trump. The Rocket, who came out a 17-11 winner against the world number three, is now one win away from his fifth world title and becoming the first player to defend the World Championship crown since 1996 when Stephen Hendry…
TRIUMPHANT Barry Hawkins has said he is living the dream after reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time. Hawkins, who is enjoying his best season yet on the main tour after winning his first ranking title in Australia, made it into the last four after beating China’s Ding Junhui 13-7 on…
JUDD TRUMP has said he is on a mission to win his first World Championship title following his dramatic win over Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals. The Bristol star reached the last four stage in thrilling fashion beating Murphy in a final frame decider to set up a semi-final clash against Ronnie O’Sullivan. The match…
RONNIE O’Sullivan has hinted this year’s World Championship could be the last event of his career despite reaching the semi-finals in style. The Rocket, who returned to snooker for this year’s Crucible showdown after almost a year’s break, knocked out Stuart Bingham with a brushing 13-4 victory to set up a mouth-watering last four tie…
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