The criticism he gets for playing to his own strengths rather than OSullivans is laughable. It's something he enjoyed so much, back in 2017 he considered dropping out of the World Championships to film a new series. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. O'Sullivan finished off with three consecutive centuries. Mark Selby - 7/2 John Higgins vs Mark Selby. Mark Allen will head into Friday's action with a 5-3 lead against Selby. Play gets underway in just under an hour's time with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Allen both kicking us off on a bumper day of snooker. In his autobiographyMe and The Table, Hendry revealed he met Lauren at a snooker event where she was selling merchandise. But it was amazing how calm I felt.'. These two exceptional champions are very different characters from markedly contrasting backgrounds. Ronnie is now in the ascendency with the Rocket making his first century of the match to take a 4-2 lead. Si Jiahui, the 20-year-old who shocked Shaun Murphy in round one, leads 7-3 against Robert Milkins. The next two matches of the day - also both in the first round - see Judd Trump look to overturn his 6-3 deficit to Anthony McGill and Mark Selby take on Matthew Selt. Graeme Souness in tears as he announces he is leaving Sky Sports after 15 years as studio pundit, Erik ten Hag hails brilliant Victor Lindelof with Man Utd in control of top four finish after Aston Villa win, Jurgen Klopp hits back at Ryan Mason and makes top four prediction after Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham, Chelsea open talks to sign Andre Onana with Inter Milan keen to sign two Blues stars as part of deal, He looks very raw Graeme Souness not convinced Ibrahima Konate is the long-term solution at Liverpool, monumental task ahead of the Belgian Bullet, Luca Brecel admits he only has one way to beat Mark Selby in World Championship final, Mark Allen gives Luca Brecel every chance against Mark Selby in Crucible final, Do not sell or share my personal information. Mark Selby vs Matthew Selt (6-3) and Shaun Murphy vs Si Jiahui (4-5) are now the ONLY two remaining first-round matches still to be completed, and will both be concluded today. And welcome back to today's live blog. John Higgins is still very much in control of his contest, leading 10-0, against Kyren Wilson and may even have a 13-0 whitewash in his sights. He still led 16-14 but, thanks to some unconventional shot selections, OSullivan turned it round to come through in a decider. And probably will not even show up for the match three and beyond. O'Sullivan and Vafaei's match will restart again today from 2.30pm with the score currently 6-2 in the former's favour. While Rocket has just as many wins at the Crucible, following last year's epic World Championship win. Luca Brecel v Mark Selby: Routes to the final LUCA BRECEL. "Not practising, and even after I beat Mark Williams [in the second round] I got home at 7am by car, and then we went out again until 5 or 6 in the morning, drunk as hell. The comments below have not been moderated. And it is the second 147 of this year's tournament after Kyren Wilson notched one against Ryan Day in the first round. The Golden Boy, as Hendry was known, took snooker by storm from a very young age. The interest is understandable, however. Kyren Wilson took control against Anthony McGill to establish a 13-11 lead. In the crowd is no other than Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who rose to his feet to applaud Selby before taking his seat again to observe the remainder of the final. THEY are the two greatest snooker players of all-time. The Soccer Teams Noppon Saengkham and Ronnie O'Sullivan played 4 - Selby century puts pressure on Brecel, 'Could the comeback be on?' Former champions Judd Trump, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams all crashed out early though Mark Selby's quest for snooker's greatest crown is still firmly on. He won seven consecutive frames in the final session of his quarter-final match against Ronnie OSullivan to snatch victory from 10-6 down. Given his excellent form and carefree approach, I expect Brecel to have his fair share of moments across the course of two days, and there might be times when it is Selby who appears to be hanging on. He does his talking on the table. THEY are the two greatest snooker players of all-time. He has won his last 11 ranking finals, tying Stephen Hendry's record. 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. And that examination wont last an hour, it will last hours and hours over the course of four sessions. Mark Allen also holds a steady lead over Stuart Bingham as their match was brought to an end with the score at 5-3. Ronnie O'Sullivan's rival Hossein Vafaei has been accused of being 'disrespectful' after a strange break-off shot during their match on Friday. Remove ranting managers from the touchline and put them in the stands 'No-one is falling for your sanitised, vanilla PR guff any more! By 16, he had turned professional, by 21 he was the youngest ever World Champion - and well on his way to making his now 12.5million fortune. Referee: Paul CollierFirst time both Crucible semifinals go to a deciding frame. As defending champion, Ronnie OSullivan is guaranteed to be the top seed and will play at 10:00 and 19:00 on the opening day of the tournament on April 15. All rights reserved. Find out what time Luca Brecel vs Mark Selby starts, how to watch the game on TV, the prize money on offer and their head-to-head record. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Mark Selby is leading John Higgins 7-4 in the only remaining match today. Selby had to rely on charity to play snooker growing up. Selby to win 18-13, 18-14 and 18-15 appear most likely. We've had plenty of drama already this year, on and off the table, including an unusual Just Stop Oil protest that left the crowd aghast and table one covered in orange powder. 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. He doesnt always play ball but you wonder what there is left to say after 30 years of being asked the same questions. Beauty and the Beast. After confessing he was having an affair with children's entertainer Lauren Thundow, he split from his wife of 19 years, Amanda in 2013. Others will see it differently, and Im very much in that camp. 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A nerveless, match-winning break in the deciding frame against Ricky Walden set the ball rolling, and having watched Mark Williams reel him in the second round, Brecel responded with two more brilliant, attacking breaks to win 13-11. But while he wasn't the youngest, he made history as the oldest. The match is played over four sessions at 1pm and 7pm on Sunday 30 April and Monday 1 May. Well those opening four frames certainly caught the eye! The other quarter-final is much closer with Jak Jones ahead against Mark Allen 4-3. Published: 07:56 AEST, 1 May 2023 | Updated: 09:56 AEST, 1 May 2023. It looked to be a straightforward first-round win for Selby after the first few frames, but Selt put up a fight to force the match into the closing stages. Fans have got a treat in store with John Higgins taking on Kyren Wilson in the morning session. In many ways OSullivan v Selby is the most compelling snooker rivalry since Steve Davis v Alex Higgins in the 1980s. But at least one of them must before the champion is crowned on May 2nd. Championship League - Group 5 (10-11 Feb 2021) Grp: Ronnie O'Sullivan: 3-1: He would become just the fourth player in the Crucible era to win five or more world after Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davis. Hossein Vafaei bedded away the final pink to put a second frame on the board for the day's play. He has had off-table problems this season unhappy with the amount of kicks he had suffered on Wednesday, Ronnie OSullivan trails 9-7 after starting the day 5-3 up, Kyren Wilson takes 13-11 lead over Anthony McGill. A year after retiring for the first time in 2012, Hendry's personal life appeared to be crumbling underneath him too. Ronnie has recently finished filming a warts-and-all documentary about his life too. Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final as he reeled off the final three frames of an exhilarating opening day to trail Belgium's Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible. But even the great OSullivan has fallen into Selbys trap here in the past. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. His long game is better right now and confidence will not hold him back. All rights reserved. Selby has beaten OSullivan in all three so-called triple crown finals (World, UK and Masters) and represents a different kind of test to ultra-attacking players like Neil Robertson and Judd Trump. And we can expect more of the same on Sunday and Monday, certainly in terms of approach. Hes playing the best snooker of his career and enjoying the ride of his life. But the Essex potter will have to wait to break his rival's record after being dumped out of this year's event in a shock quarter final loss to Luca Brecel. But that is one of his most valuable assets and when things are going his way, I expect him to turn the screw just as he did in his four previous winning final appearances at the Crucible. 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. Selby makes history with first 147 in a Crucible final. Can he stage a comeback? Away from the baize, the pair lead different lifestyles. Selby was one of the favourites coming into the tournament and he has backed that up with wins over Matt Selt, Gary Wilson, John Higgins and Mark Allen to reach the showpiece. Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking to win a record-breaking eighth world title to take himself beyond the great Stephen Hendry. 'He's reeling him in slowly' - White and McManus react to possible Selby comeback. Last year's Crucible runner-up needs a huge afternoon to overturn his deficit against the Scot. He has had off-table problems this season but at this venue, in this format, few players pose as much of a threat to OSullivans tilt at history as the ironman from Leicester. However, in sporting terms, you could never accuse these two of being trash. The second round is already underway with Mark Williams' match against Luca Brecel while Mark Allen faces off against Stuart Bingham later tonight. The old head of snooker had the opportunity to go 7-1 Now, they are on collision course again, the top two seeds this year. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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. Mark Selby turned the tables on a frustrated Ronnie OSullivan as he fought back to take a 9-7 lead in the world championship semi-finals at the Crucible in Its all too easy to accept received wisdom about their respective personalities: Selby the slightly dull introvert; OSullivan brash and full of himself. The task ahead of Brecel is just about as significant as anything in snooker, but he might not get a better chance. If his 147 is not equalled by any other player at this year's Worlds, that moment will net Wilson an extra 55,000. 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 our 6/1 pre-tournament selection is arguably the greatest Crucible player of the modern era, this being his sixth world final and one that will afford him the chance of becoming champion of the world for a fifth time. In the other quarter-final, the tournament's underdog story in Si Jiahui is leading Anthony McGill 2-1. Vafaei was slammed by Steve Davis for the 'embarrassing' shot while commentator John Virgo said it was 'disrespectful'. All four quarter-finals will get underway tomorrow, starting with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the morning session. Forty years after Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 in the tournament, four-time champion Selby polished off the 15th to add his name to Ronnie is now turning the screw and has won the last four frames to take a commanding 6-2 lead. Gary Neville reveals 'insight' on why Erik ten Hag is not picking Man Utd star, Sheikh Jassim wants 200m star as his Man Utd 'marquee signing', Jurgen Klopp hits back at Ryan Mason & makes top four prediction after Liverpool 4-3 Spurs. You could sense his elation, not just at reaching the final but in banishing the ghosts of 2014. There are likely to be other changes in the seeding, depending on what happens in the Tour Championship as a triumph for Ding, Murphy or Kyren Wilson would vault them up the rankings. I feel like I've paced myself pretty well this year. McGill might have been facing a sleepless night over the way his fortunes had fallen so dramatically, but he regathered his composure to produce his first Crucible hundred this year a superb effort of 136. The morning session is finished with Robertson pulling off an impressive fightback to level his second-round match against Jones at 4-4. The World Snooker Championships will be stopped on Sunday due to an emergency government alert. In the China Open, the two teams played a total of 1 games before, of which Mark Williams won 0, Ronnie O'Sullivan won 1 and the two teams drew 0. "A \ud835\ude33\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude3a \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude26 way to end." The Belgian Bullet produced the greatest-ever Crucible Referee: Leo ScullionThis was Selby's 19th ranking title. 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. Remove ranting managers from the touchline and put them in the stands permanently - their behaviour towards referees is ugly, embarrassing and pathetic, 'No-one is falling for your sanitised, vanilla PR guff any more! Play is already underway with Higgins looking well-placed to take the opening frame of this match. Luca Brecel holds a slender 7-6 lead over Mark Williams while Jak Jones has stormed out in front against Neil Robertson. In three tight frame, it is the Scotsman who has won every one to leave Mark Selby frustrated. From the age of 17 he has been the centre of attention, with every misstep seized upon and easy judgements made by those who have never been in his position. Another big-name casualty at the Crucible tonight - Mark Williams loses 13-11 to Luca Brecel. By 16, he had turned professional, by 21 he was the youngest ever World Champion - and well on his way to making his now 12.5million fortune. '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. I saw the huge drinking culture. Selbys strike-rate in all finals is now a thing of legend, but at the Crucible, over four sessions, he is virtually unbeatable. Throughout his career, Hendry played life with a straight bat. Brecel has also continued his strong start against Williams, taking a 9-7 lead in their best-of-25-frames match. Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Championship title with an 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy at a sold-out Crucible Theatre. Hossein Vafaei hasn't won any fans for his antics by smashing the reds open at the break. Until 2020, OSullivan had never even been back in the one-table set up but he made it through to the semi-finals in the strange behind closed doors summer championship to face Selby once again. His mental health was a continuous issue as he struggled with the pressures demanded of him. With Selby such a strong favourite, the handicaps will interest most punters, though Im not expecting anything like a bloodbath and perhaps the correct score market is worth more consideration.
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