JOE Perry admits he arrived at the Crucible for this year’s Betfred World Championship with his burgeoning belief fortified further by a first ranking title.
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CARRINGTON TAKES BOW AGAINST BOGEYMAN TRUMP
STUART CARRINGTON will meet his nemesis from his junior days when he makes his Crucible debut on Wednesday night.
Read MoreGLEE FOR YEE
NG ON YEE of Hong Kong sprang a surprise by beating ten times champion Reanne Evans on her way to claiming the women’s world title at the Northern Snooker centre in Leeds on Tuesday.
Read MoreROCKET HAILS 'SPECIAL' THREE-WAY RIVALRY
RONNIE O’Sullivan believes that his 23-year, three-way rivalry with John Higgins and Mark Williams has spurred all of them on to greater achievements.
Read MoreMCGILL UPSTAGES SENIOR SCOT HIGGINS
JOHN Higgins says he still has the desire needed to win a fifth Betfred World Championship title - but compatriot Anthony McGill also made waves on Sunday
Read MoreRELIEVED SELBY: I WAS PREPARING 'CURSE' EXIT SPEECH
MARK Selby breathed a huge sigh of relief on Saturday night - after edging a Betfred World Championship classic against Kurt Maflin.
Read MoreCRUCIBLE DRAW MADE
The draw has been made for the first round of the Betfred World Championship…
Read MoreFAB FOUR HEADING FOR CRUCIBLE
THERE WILL BE four Crucible debutants in this year’s Betfred World Championship after Kurt Maflin earned a last gasp victory over Fergal O’Brien to secure the final qualifying place.
Read MoreJONES MISSING HIS MATE AT THE CRUCIBLE
IT WAS A GOOD day for Wales in Sheffield on Wednesday but their newest star of the green baize won’t be at the Crucible this year.
Read MoreSTEADMAN HITS DIZZY HEIGHTS
CRAIG STEADMAN is Crucible bound after qualifying for the final stages of the Betfred World Championship for the first time in his career on Wednesday.
Read MoreFIRED UP SELT ROARS BACK TO BEAT WHIRLWIND
JIMMY White is no stranger to heartbreak when it comes to the Betfred World Championship and there was more agony for him in Monday night’s penultimate qualifier against Matt Selt.
Read MoreDOTT CLOSING IN - BUT WHITE GONE
GRAEME Dott stands just one win away from getting back to the Crucible after reaching the final round of Betfred World Championship qualifying on Sunday night.
Read MoreDOHERTY REPELS EVANS CHALLENGE
KEN DOHERTY survived a night of high drama to deny Reanne Evans further progress towards becoming the first woman to qualify for the final stages of the Betfred World Championship.
Read MoreWHITE SURVIVES QUALIFYING SCARE
MICHAEL WHITE survived a major scare to keep his Crucible hopes on track in the Betfred World Championship qualifiers on Wednesday.
Read MoreSELBY WARMS UP FOR CRUCIBLE WITH CHINA TITLE
MARK Selby warmed up for his world title defence in the grand manner on Sunday night by claiming a first China Open title.
Read MorePRIDE OF WALLSEND: 'MY GREATEST DAY'
GARY Wilson admitted that reaching a first major final with a thrilling China Open win over home favourite Ding Junhui was “by far the best moment of my career”.
Read MoreSELBY NECK SCARE AHEAD OF CRUCIBLE DEFENCE
MARK Selby suffered a worrying recurrence of neck problems at the China Open ahead of his Betfred World Championship title defence later this month.
Read MoreCHINA TITLE OR BUST FOR DOTT
GRAEME Dott recognised on Tuesday that he must win a second China Open title to snatch the final automatic place at the Betfred World Championships.
Read MoreDING HOPING FOR BEIJING BOOST
THE CHINA OPEN, which starts on Monday, is Ding Junhui’s last opportunity for a confidence boost ahead of the Betfred World Championship in three weeks time.
Read MoreLIFE BEGINS AT 40 FOR JOE PERRY
JOE PERRY’s capture of the Players Championship title in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday was a hard earned reward for his many years of service to the game.
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