Remember, this is his debut at the Crucible and he becomes the first player to reach the final four at his first Worlds for 28 years. THEY are the two greatest snooker players of all-time. Another big-name casualty at the Crucible tonight - Mark Williams loses 13-11 to Luca Brecel. - Selby century puts pressure on Brecel, 'Could the comeback be on?' Discovery company. Your IP: I feel like I've paced myself pretty well this year. Vafaei's personal digs and spicy comments about O'Sullivan in the lead-up to the game has dominated headlines, and now he has come in for more criticism for his actions at the snooker table. Ronnie is now in the ascendency with the Rocket making his first century of the match to take a 4-2 lead. Latest score: Ronnie OSullivan 10-6 (best of 25) Luca Brecel. In return, Brecel plays a poor safety leaving O'Sullivan with options and a commanding hold on the tie. He comfortably beat Kyren Wilson 18-8 to secure a sixth world title. In boxing, they say that styles make fights, and Brecel against Selby promises such a difference in styles and approach that it could make for a special match. Last year's Crucible runner-up needs a huge afternoon to overturn his deficit against the Scot. The criticism he gets for playing to his own strengths rather than OSullivans is laughable. As that chapter of his life ended, Hendry handed Amanda their 1.2million sprawling estate in Auchterarder, Perthshire, as part of their divorce settlement. (modern). Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0a9bbcc9e16baf Selbys strike-rate in all finals is now a thing of legend, but at the Crucible, over four sessions, he is virtually unbeatable. 2023 Masters - Professional Invitational, 2022 Tour Championship - Professional Ranking, 2021 Championship League - Professional Invitational, 2020 World Championship - Professional Ranking, 2017 Shanghai Masters - Professional Ranking, 2016 UK Championship - Professional Ranking, 2016 Masters - Professional Invitational, 2016 Championship League - Professional League, 2014 International Championship - Professional Ranking, 2013 European Tour - Event 1 - Professional Minor Ranking, 2012 World Championship - Professional Ranking, 2011 PTC - Event 5 - Professional Minor Ranking, 2011 Premier League - Professional League, 2011 Championship League - Professional League, 2010 Premier League - Professional League, 2010 World Championship - Professional Ranking, 2010 Masters - Professional Invitational, 2008 Shanghai Masters - Professional Ranking, 2008 World Championship - Professional Ranking, 2006 World Championship - Professional Ranking, 2005 Irish Masters - Professional Ranking, 2005 Premier League - Professional League, 2003 Premier League - Professional League, 2002 Thailand Masters - Professional Ranking, 2002 Premier League - Professional League, 2001 UK Championship - Professional Ranking, 2001 Premier League - Professional League, 2000 UK Championship - Professional Ranking, 2000 Scottish Masters - Professional Invitational, 2000 Champions Cup - Professional Invitational, 2000 Scottish Open - Professional Ranking, 2000 Premier League - Professional League, 1999 Champions Cup - Professional Invitational, 1999 Millennium Cup - Professional Invitational, 1999 Premier League - Professional League, 1998 Scottish Masters - Professional Invitational, 1998 British Open - Professional Ranking, 1998 Charity Challenge - Professional Invitational, 1998 Premier League - Professional League, 1996 British Open - Professional Ranking, 3-115(115); 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World Snooker Championship LIVE: Latest scores and results as Mark Selby takes on John Higgins. Here. I'm fresh and looking forward to it.". Allen has taken a leaf out of Selbys book this term and has been rewarded with three major titles and his most successful season ever, but he had no answers when trying to employ the same approach against the master. Click to reveal Last seasons Scottish Open hero has always been ultra-aggressive, but returning to Sheffield this year still without a single win at the Crucible, he resolved right from the very start of the tournament to take the game on and just enjoy wherever his rich talents took him. Wilson had stormed back in the morning session to win six of the eight frames and level at 8-8 but if McGill was stunned by the one-sided nature of that session he did not show it. His attacking game has been streets ahead of where Selbys appears to be at. He had never lost in a world final before and it hit him hard. Hes playing the best snooker of his career and enjoying the ride of his life. Add to that, Brecel looks much stronger a few months on. What time does the World Snooker Championship final O'Sullivan He still led 16-14 but, thanks to some unconventional shot selections, OSullivan turned it round to come through in a decider. Latest score: John Higgins 4-4 (25) Mark A break of 61 following a missed blue by OSullivan proved sufficient for Selby to restore his two-frame advantage but, after he had left a difficult red in the middle in the 15th, OSullivan compiled a run of 82 without reply to peg him back once again. He has won his last 11 ranking finals, tying Stephen Hendry's record. But there's still plenty of time in that clash Shaun Murphy's clash with Si Jiahui is the only first-round tie left now with the match finely poised at 4-5 in favour of the Chinese player. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. World Snooker Championship LIVE: Latest scores and But it was amazing how calm I felt.'. Reports and reaction from the best of the action will be available on the Eurosport website and the Eurosport app. He threw himself into the party lifestyle, falling foul of "dangerous" nights out with the Oasis singer, as he called them. And welcome to today's blog of all the live action from the Snooker World Championship. Go.Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Hossein Vafaei is live!\ud83d\udcfa @BBCSport | @discoveryplusUK | #CazooWorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/Jci8Dmmdl2. All four quarter-finals will get underway tomorrow, starting with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the morning session. Mark Selby - 7/2 John Higgins vs Mark Selby. Not so many people were talking about Brecel, who had never won a single match at the Crucible before, but has now claimed the scalps of Ricky Walden, Mark Williams, Ronnie OSullivan and Si Jiahui. Selby had to rely on charity to play snooker growing up. Selby, who had managed to cling to OSullivans coat-tails at 5-3 down by winning the final frame of a difficult first session on Wednesday, took the first four on Thursday afternoon before holding his nerve to win the second and last after the interval for a 6-2 return. If you combined their characters into a single player, they would never lose. The Welshman had led 6-4 but falls to defeat in his second-round match, while Neil Robertson is on the ropes against Jak Jones, trailing 10-6. This year, Ronnie OSullivan left the pre-tournament controversy to someone else. He needed to win every frame to avoid defeat but lost the first one of the day as Allen sealed his spot in the next round. It's something he enjoyed so much, back in 2017 he considered dropping out of the World Championships to film a new series. WebWorld Championship qarter-finals resume at the Crucible Theatre. Selby responded to this setback by winning his fourth world crown last year. MARK SELBY and Luca Brecel will face off in the World Snooker Championship final. ': Simon Jordan tells Man United fans to 'GET OVER' the fact their unwanted owners are set to stay at the club, just a day after Red Devils fans demanded a full scale sale, Carlo Ancelotti insists Real Madrid 'are not thinking about' signing immediate replacement for 35-year-old Karim Benzema as their attack is 'working well', with the striker on 29 goals this season, KATHRYN BATTE: Manchester United have had their best season in the WSL so far, but must secure Alessia Russo and Ona Batlle to remain contenders while Arsenal have no plans to remove white shorts from their women's kits, Leeds considering SACKING Javi Gracia - 10 weeks after he replaced Jesse Marsch - after run of five games without a win with Lee Bowyer one name who could emerge as an option. He led Selby 10-5 on the first day with two frames to play. Playing character Rubbish, he sang Kaiser Chiefs hit Ruby in a rubbish bin costume. The Golden Boy, as Hendry was known, took snooker by storm from a very young age. Selby's maximum made it 9-7 and he stuck his tongue out after potting the final pink, before punching the air as he sunk the black, then hugging Brecel and referee Brendan Moore, officiating in his last ever match. All rights reserved. Ronnie O'Sullivan was looking to win a record-breaking eighth world title to take himself beyond the great Stephen Hendry but crashed out in the quarter-finals. Away from the baize, the pair lead different lifestyles. These two exceptional champions are very different characters from markedly contrasting backgrounds. But when it gets ugly and it will can his game and his mind stand up to the forensic examination Selby is sure to provide? McGill was brilliant and largely shut-out Lisowski to take a 7-1 lead. Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Championship title with an 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy at a sold-out Crucible Theatre. But having also fallen 9-5 behind in the evening, he clawed his way back. Round 2. If his 147 is not equalled by any other player at this year's Worlds, that moment will net Wilson an extra 55,000. THINGS WITH LEARNED from the Premier League, TRANSFER CONFIDENTIAL COLUMN: Chelsea eye Liverpool target Youssouf Fofana - and a clear-out - as Man United look for a keeper to add to THREE superstars on their list Plus latest on Newcastle, Jack Nowell hails 'UNBELIEVABLE' La Rochelle ahead of his expected move to the French giants this summer - and explains leaving Exeter is one of the 'hardest positions he's ever been in', Max Verstappen's anti-sprint race WARPATH continues in a heated clash with George Russell, Saturday's shootout debut fails to inspire, and Sergio Perez is a serious title contender - TEN THINGS WE LEARNED at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, 'Get realistic - accept that the Glazers are here in some form! It was far from easy, but Mark Selby is through to the quarter-finals where he will face John Higgins. - Selby wins 35-minute frame. 'I hated it' - O'Sullivan on why he did not enjoy winning seventh world title, The top 16 for the Snooker World Championship has been confirmed following. O'Sullivan's love life was just as turbulent. OSullivan is a generous spirit, more reserved than many would imagine and not given to boastfulness even though he can play the showman. The next day, I had to drive back up again so its a totally different preparation, and its working.. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? However, in sporting terms, you could never accuse these two of being trash. Facebook,TwitterandInstagram. 'Best of enemies' - Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby is The World Snooker Championships will be stopped on Sunday due to an emergency government alert. It is a monumental task ahead of the Belgian Bullet, but having reeled off seven frames on the spin to beat OSullivan, and 11 on the bounce on his way to downing Si, he will believe that anything is possible. Yet this is a rivalry with several chapters still to be written. In the other quarter-final tie, Jak Jones is currently leading Mark Allen 2-1. Following the nature of the Selby defeat he started to talk about the championship as a slog which seemed like an unclimbable mountain, even though he had successfully climbed it five times.
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