RICKY Walden held off a fightback from Crucible debutant Kyren Wilson to secure his place in the last 16 of the World Championship. Walden, who made the semi-finals last year, battled through a tough period of form to creep over the winning line at a time when Wilson threatened a comeback from 8-4 down. Leading…
JUDD Trump and Marco Fu built themselves into a solid position to reach the last 16 after enjoying dominant displays in their first round games. Trump, who reached the final of the World Championship three years ago, accelerated away from Tom Ford to lead 6-2 going into the final session. And this season’s Australian Open winner Fu…
FOUR-TIMES world champion John Higgins believes his glory days are not over just yet despite suffering a first round exit in this year’s World Championship. Higgins, who won the world title in 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011, crashed out of this year’s event today losing 10-7 to fellow Scot Alan McManus. The defeat brought the…
CRUCIBLE debutant Michael Wasley produced one of the biggest shocks in Crucible history as he won a dramatic deciding frame to beat world number two and major contender Ding Junhui. World number 73 Wasley, playing his first match at the famous Sheffield venue, benefited from a huge fluke on the final red at a crucial…
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