So it begins, the 2013 World Championship in underway, Ronnie O’Sullivan having entered the arena this morning to a rapturous round of applause for the start of his match with Marcus Campbell.
Click below for the first part of my daily World Championship diary from the Crucible, which during the course of the 17 days will contain the latest post-match quotes, as well other other snippets of insight from what promises to be another thrilling tournament…
Just days before his Crucible début against Barry Hawkins on Saturday afternoon, I caught up with Jack Lisowski to get his thoughts ahead of the tournament, on the draw, his increased comfort in front of the television cameras and why he will be looking to treat the event like a PTC…
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, which I am pleased to say you can now read here.
Tomorrow will see the second part of my preview published, as I consider the prospects of Michael White, Matt Selt and Thailand’s Dechawat Poomjaeng.
Many thanks to Eurosport.com for the opportunity to bring PSB to the masses!
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…
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 an explanation as to how results will affect the World Championship draw as it stands…
While many eyes will be on the Masters today, last night saw the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2013 China Open, another important ranking event on the main tour. Click below for a round-up of the main stories from Sheffield…
Following on from my previous look ahead towards the next seedings revision following the UK Championship, click below for my updated analysis following the recent qualifiers for the event…
Among those to qualify for the venue stages of the UK Championship yesterday was maximum man Jack Lisowski, and today I caught up with the current world number 43 on his 147 break, his victories and what lies ahead in York… Read More