Wednesday 25 November 2020
“I think 6-2 is too far for Kyren to come back from,” said Stephen Hendry.
The Englishman will play Mark Selby or Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final after beating Anthony McGill.
The Rocket wins frames 23 and 24 of his best-of-33 semi-final at the Crucible.
The three-time world champion saw off Neil Robertson in today’s quarter-final.
The 2005 winner suffered a 10-4 defeat to Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham today.
‘Live sport can be a massive inspiration for the public and can boost morale.’
WST chairman Barry Hearn said they are currently exploring the potential to stage tournaments behind closed doors.
The Englishman defeated John Higgins to claim his maiden world title in Sheffield this evening.
Meanwhile, four-time champion John Higgins saw off Neil Robertson in tonight’s other quarter-final.
Mark Williams later revealed doctors are confident his health scare is not related to his heart.
A stunning victory for James Cahill is being labelled the biggest upset in the history of the World Championship.
The 1997 winner was beaten by Matthew Stevens in the final qualifying round today.
Mark Selby hit the ‘mother of all doubles’ in tonight’s semi-final with Ding Junhui at the Crucible.
Ding on the brink of World Championship semis after opening up 10-6 lead.
Higgins, Selby and Hawkins all lead after the opening quarter-final sessions.
The world number two suffered a surprise defeat to 46-year-old qualifier Rory McLeod at the World Snooker Championship.
The five-time world champion has launched a scathing attack on Barry Hearn over his treatment.
It was always going to be extremely difficult against the reigning champion Mark Selby.
The Rocket is taking on debutant Gary Wilson in Sheffield.
Elsewhere, Mark Allen will take on Jimmy Robertson and Ronnie O’Sullivan begins his campaign against Gary Wilson.
Kyren Wilson has made a big impression at The Crucible.
What an escape that is.
Doherty resumes this evening with a 5-4 lead over Ryan Day.
Stuart Bingham showed the world he is no bottler in a nail-biting final against Shaun Murphy.
Ronnie O’Sullivan lost to Stuart Bingham, while Shaun Murphy and Judd Trump also booked their last-four places.
The Leicester native held his nerve to clinch the Best of 33 frames encounter.
It will be the Rocket versus either Mark Selby or Neil Robertson in this year’s World Championship final.
The veteran star has established a 6-2 lead over Barry Hawkins in the first session of their semi-final.
Underdog Barry Hawkins mounted a comeback late in the piece but O’Sullivan held his nerve to claim victory.
There are no words…
The defending world champion eased into the semi-finals at the Crucible but insists it’s his last major event.
The Rocket kicks off his bid for a fifth World Championship in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre this morning.
The Dubliner, who won the World Snooker Championship in 1997, was beaten in the final qualifying round by Matthew Selt.
Meanwhile, Mark Williams also advanced to the second round, thanks to a victory over Liu Chuang.
The Dubliner staged a brief comeback but was soundly beaten in the first round encounter at Sheffield.
WATCH: Graeme Dott blows his opportunity to claim the tournament’s first maximum before bowing out to 21-year-old Judd Trump.
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