Amongst all of the rankings discussion for top 16 places, the world number one spot and so on, one aspect of it that had not dawned on me until Ali Carter mentioned it earlier on today is the fact that some players will be battling it out for places at this summer’s revived World Cup…
Day six from Sheffield saw the conclusion of the first round as well as the start of two of the last 16 matches, both of which could not have panned out more differently…
Following today we have now seen each of this year’s lucky 32 players in action at the Crucible and day five proved to be the best yet as Martin Gould, Graeme Dott, Rory McLeod and dramatically Mark Allen all sealed their places in the last 16. Click below to read my take on the day’s events…
Shaun Murphy is all set for an appetising second-round clash with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Betfred.com World Championship title trail this Saturday, April 23…
Day four from the Crucible and today saw Ronnie O’Sullivan progress safely into the second round while Peter Ebdon (pictured), became the third seed to crash out of the tournament so far…
That’s why they call him ‘King of the Crucible’ – Stephen Hendry came through against Joe Perry today in another deciding frame finish to keep his hopes of staying inside the top 16 alive. Barry Hawkins meanwhile also edged a decider against Stephen Maguire to finally win his first match here…
Day Two from the Crucible might have lacked the drama of yesterday but there were nevertheless a few talking points and of course, moves in the rankings with four matches coming to a conclusion today. Read on for my thoughts…
