After an absence of five days I was back at the Crucible for the final weekend of this season’s World Championship. Here are the best of my photos from those final three days, including of Neil lifting the trophy…
Dott v Selby
Is there a better place to play snooker?
Steve Davis presents Rob Walker with an award for ‘biggest cock-up’ of the tournament!
Graeme enters the arena
Selby takes his seat
The said seat
MC Rob Walker
Dott leaves a winner
And Mark a loser
The final score
The table is hastily taken apart for a re-clothing
The People
Willie Thorne salutes the crowd
Rob Walker interviews Aussie David Jackson ahead of the final
Clive Everton gives an interview on the John Higgins saga
Leo Scullion, Brendan Moore and Colin Humphries have the best seats in the house
JP and SD
Peter Ebdon and his partner, relegated to Row F
The Statman…oh and Richard Caborn and Dickie Bird
The main man, Barry Hearn
The Final
Eirian enters the fray
Graeme on the TV
Neil smiles as Rob Walker recounts the story of him having just £500 for the 20th time
Enter the Dott
The table and the prize
All over for another year
The Presentation
Neil watched by his proud mother
Neil kisses the trophy
Before embarking on a lap of honour
Congratulated by referee Eirian Williams
Neil hugs his mum as Graeme walks to his chair
Lid above the head
And a look inside
Dotty receives his silver medal
And looks on
Neil’s head replaced by a trophy
Neil’s mum holds back the tears
Flag aloft
Miscellaneous
The famous Crucible twinkle lights
The trophies
The Trophy
On the table
And at the interval
A photo of someone taking a photo of someone taking a photo of the trophy…yeah
Turn around dear
