The draw has been made for the first round of the Betfred World Championship…
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FAB 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 MoreIGOR COULD DO WITH A BREAK
THERE are plenty of hard-luck stories in snooker but you do have to wonder what Igor Figuereido might have achieved if so many of the cards had not been stacked against him.
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 More30 YEARS ON: DAVIS WINS BLACK BALL THRILLER
30 YEARS AFTER losing on the last ball to Dennis Taylor, Steve Davis has won a black ball thriller in Sheffield…
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 MoreDAVIS AIMS FOR 100 CLUB
STEVE DAVIS will play his 99th match in the World Championship when he cues up against Jamie Cope in the first qualifying round in Sheffield on Friday.
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 MoreEVANS SET FOR CRUCIBLE BID
AMONG THE PLAYERS cueing up for the Betfred World Championship qualifiers is Reanne Evans, the ten times women’s world champion, whose inclusion in this year’s event has attracted plenty of pre-publicity.
Read MoreBANGING THE DRUM FOR THE AMATEURS
SOME of those amateurs involved in the Betfred World Championship qualifiers this week warmed up in the Snookerbacker Classic last weekend.
Read MoreCRUCIBLE COUNTDOWN: HENDRY v WHITE 25 YEARS ON
THIS YEAR marks the 25th anniversary of Stephen Hendry becoming the youngest ever world champion – a record his still holds…
Read MoreWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING DRAW ANNOUNCED
THE BETFRED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP starts on Wednesday and the qualifying draw and format has been released by World Snooker following the finalising of seedings after Sunday’s China Open final.
Read MoreFERGUSON GETS HIS OWN BACK
WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson played the diplomat in the always formal and extravagant award ceremony following the China Open final. Usually the representative of the governing body or World Snooker would take their place among the line of dignitaries on the arena floor.
But with the proceedings accorded such significance by the Chinese, and with face to be maintained, Ferguson realised that there were one too many people to be accommodated and gave up his place to make sure that the various sponsors were kept happy.
He got his own back, though – as staying in his seat in the front row meant that he could photo-bomb most of the pictures featuring the winner, runner-up, various trophies and assorted VIPs.
DEFOE WINNER TWISTS THE KNIFE ON WILSON
The post-final party at the China Open took place in Beijing ex-pats hangout Paddy O’Shea’s, but there was to be more misery for Gary Wilson after his 10-2 final defeat to Mark Selby.
The Geordie arrived just time for the start of Premier League Tyne-Wear derby between his beloved Newcastle and bitter rivals Sunderland.
And Wallsend’s Wilson could hardly watch as Jermain Defoe twisted the knife with a superb volleyed winner for the Mackems to inflict a fifth derby defeat in a row on the Toon.
COUNTDOWN TO THE CRUCIBLE
THE CRUCIBLE COUNTDOWN begins in earnest now the China Open is done and dusted...
Read MoreNEXT STOP SHEFFIELD FOR CHINA CHAMP SELBY
MARK SELBY returns home for his world title defence as China Open champion, which seemed unlikely at the start of the week after he developed a neck injury.
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.
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