Monthly Archive: April 2010

Apr
30

World Championship to remain at the Crucible until at least 2015

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Much to the relief of many it was confirmed last year that the World Championship will remain at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield until at least 2014 but today came the news that this deal has been extended by a further year as Sheffield strengthens its claim further to be the number one city for …

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Apr
30

Dott extends Selby advantage

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Mark Selby may have been made the tournament favourite by the bookmakers when he defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan a couple of nights ago but 2006 champion Graeme Dott has shown the value of his experience again today to extend his lead to 10-6. Can Mark launch another comeback?

Apr
29

Selby stays in touch while Robertson opens up advantage

There is a long way still to go but Neil Robertson will be pleased with his day’s work as he opened up a 6-2 lead over Ali Carter after the afternoon session. Mark Selby meanwhile trails 5-3 against Graeme Dott, though it could have been worse…

Apr
28

Selby and Carter oust former champions!

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Wow what a final session we have seen tonight as Mark Selby and Ali Carter have booked their places in the semi-finals of this year’s tournament with victories over Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy respectively…

Apr
28

Dott downs Allen to secure top 16 Return

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Since his 2006 Crucible triumph Graeme Dott has endured a torrid time both on and off the table as he battled with depression and lost his top 16 place as a result, but happily the man from Scotland has now completed his revival with a very impressive 13-12 victory over Mark Allen this afternoon…

Apr
27

Davis clings on as all to play for after QF Day One

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At 12-2 down it looked as though Steve Davis would come down to earth with a bump and suffer his first defeat at the Crucible with a session to spare since a 13-3 loss to Ken Doherty back in 1997. While he did manage to take the last two frames to extend the match to …

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Apr
27

‘Rocket’ Joel Pockets £5,000!

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Young snooker ace Joel Walker got the break of his lifetime when he won the search for the new ‘Rocket’ Ronnie O’Sullivan…

Apr
26

O’Sullivan and Carter remain on course

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It might be the most open World Championship for quite some time but with Ronnie O’Sullivan in the draw there is only going to be one favourite with the bookies and it is hard to argue with that assessment following his victory over Mark Williams this afternoon. Ali Carter meanwhile recovered from losing the opening …

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