RONNIE O’Sullivan has won his fourth world title after beating Ali Carter 18-11 in the final at The Crucible in Sheffield. At the age of 36, O’Sullivan becomes the oldest person to win the title since a 45-year-old Ray Reardon … Continue reading
RONNIE O’Sullivan has a 10-7 lead over Ali Carter at the end of the first day’s play in the final of the Betfred.com World Championship. The match has been a surprisingly tactical and drawn-out affair so far, with O’Sullivan rarely … Continue reading
RONNIE O’Sullivan will face Ali Carter in the final of the Betfred.com World Championship after both men completed comfortable victories in their semi-final matches. Carter, 32, turned a 14-10 overnight lead into a 17-12 victory, with Stephen Maguire rarely testing … Continue reading
SEMI-FINAL SCORES AND SCHEDULE: SATURDAY 5 MAY (best of 33 frames) 1000 BST Ronnie O’Sullivan (Eng) 11-5 Matthew Stevens (Wal) 67-53, 66-31 (52), 84-8 (66), 96-10, 47-72, 31-71, 70-11, 1-81 (80), 1-75 (60), 62-63 (61, 63), 90-36 (62), 110-6 (110), … Continue reading
Betfred.com World Championship Semi-Finals: Day One Overnight Scores (best of 33 frames) Ronnie O’Sullivan (Eng) 5-3 Matthew Stevens (Wal) 67-53, 66-31 (52), 84-8 (66), 96-10, 47-72, 31-71, 70-11, 1-81 (80). * Resumes on Friday afternoon at 1430 BST. Stephen Maguire … Continue reading
RONNIE O’Sullivan produced some vintage snooker in his final session as he completed 13-10 victory over Neil Robertson to reach the semi-finals of the Betfred.com World Championship. ‘The Rocket’ began the day 5-3 behind but he dominated the afternoon session, … Continue reading
A NEW deal has been signed that will ensure that the UK Championship and London Masters will remain at their current homes for the foreseeable future. Last December, the UK Championship returned to the Barbican Centre in York for the … Continue reading
SEVEN-time world champion Stephen Hendry has announced his retirement from professional snooker after suffering a 13-2 defeat against fellow Scot and close friend Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals of the Betfred.com World Championship. Hendry, 43, who is regarded by many … Continue reading
QUARTER-FINAL DRAW (best of 25 frames) Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Stephen Maguire (Sco) Jamie Jones (Wal) v Ali Carter (Eng) Ronnie O’Sullivan (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus) Ryan Day (Wal) v Matthew Stevens (Wal) SECOND ROUND RESULTS Jamie Jones (Wal) … Continue reading
ALI Carter produced a stunning comeback to defeat last year’s runner-up Judd Trump 13-12 in the Betfred.com World Championship, but went on to launch an attack on his opponent’s behaviour in the post-match press conference. Trump came into the session … Continue reading