While two of this year’s six Crucible débutantes were able to make it through to the last 16 stage at this year’s World Championship, the fact remains that since the turn of the century, just ten first-timers have been able to win their opening matches here. But why is that? Click below for more, together …
Tag Archive: Jack Lisowski
Apr 17
Crucible Debutants – My Thoughts at Eurosport
Starting on Saturday (as if you didn’t know), the 2013 World Championship will see six players make their Crucible débuts, the highest number since the eight of 1999. With that in mind, the people at Eurosport.com have very kindly asked me to offer a little insight into the likes of Jack Lisowski and Ben Woollaston, …
Apr 14
World Championship Qualifiers 2013: Lisowski Leads Debut Four
The penultimate day of the 2013 World Championship qualifiers today saw six of the 16 qualifiers confirmed, as four players successfully qualified for the Crucible for the first time, including Jack Lisowski pictured above. Click below for my round up of the day’s action, as well as a look ahead to tomorrow…
Mar 26
China Open 2013: Higgins and Trump Fall
Following a relatively quiet opening day yesterday as six of the tournament’s seven wildcard matches were played, today saw some of the big hitters hit the baize in Beijing and for John Higgins and Judd Trump in particular, all would not go to plan. Click below for a round-up of the day’s action, together with …













