Players Championship 2023 snooker live - Kyren Wilson faces Shaun Murphy for spot in the final

25.02.2023 - 16:35 eurosport.com

Welcome Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the Players Championship semi-final between Shaun Murphy and Kyren Wilson.

Ad 'Biggest ever!' — O'Sullivan set to take trip down memory lane at 6 Red World Championship Players ChampionshipCarter fights back to beat O'Connor and book place in Players Championship final14 HOURS AGO World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to enjoy a potting blast from the past when he travels to Pathum Thani in Thailand for the 6 Red World Championship next month.

The snooker GOAT is among the favourites alongside Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen and Mark Williams for the prestigious King's trophy and £100,000 first prize in the 32-man invitational event (6-11 March) staged for the first time since the global pandemic struck in 2020.

O'Sullivan has been drawn in Group H alongside Jimmy Robertson, World Snooker Federation junior champion Stan Moody and local Thai favourite James Wattana at the 3,600-seat Convention Centre of Thammasat University's Rangsit campus. «It will be the biggest ever snooker tournament to have been held in Thailand,» said Suntorn Jarumon, Billiard Sports Association of Thailand president.

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Thepchaiya Un-Nooh rallied from 5-2 and 6-4 down to beat Hossein Vafaei 7-6 and set up a final against Ding Junhui at the Six Red World Championship final in Bangkok.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh wins epic with Hossein Vafaei to set up Ding Junhui final clash at Six Red World Snooker Championship

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh battled back from 5-2 and 6-4 behind to edge out Hossein Vafaei 7-6 and reach the Six Red World Championship final in Bangkok. The popular Thai speed merchant had to display fortitude as much as flair in a thrilling semi-final that saw Vafaei miss a tricky pink to the green pocket in the penultimate frame that would have sealed a 7-5 victory.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh wins thriller with Hossein Vafaei to reach Six Red World Snooker Championship final

Hossein Vafaei capitalises on Judd Trump match ball miss to take dramatic win in Six Red World Championship quarter-finals

Judd Trump missed a match ball as Hossein Vafaei clinched a dramatic 6-5 victory in the quarter-finals of the Six Red World Championship in Thailand.

Ronnie O’Sullivan out of Six Red World Snooker Championship as Ding Junhui reaches last four, Judd Trump suffers exit

Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the Six Red World Championship after he was beaten 6-2 by former winner Ding Junhui in the last 16 before the Chinese icon continued his solid form by progressing to the semi-finals of the Bangkok invitational event. Masters champion Judd Trump will also be missing from the final stages after suffering a 6-5 defeat to Hossein Vafaei in the last eight that saw Trump somehow miss a straight match-ball brown on the cusp of a 6-4 success.

Ronnie O’Sullivan out of Six Red World Snooker Championship as Ding Junhui sets up semi-final with Tom Ford

Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the Six Red World Championship after he was beaten 6-2 by former winner Ding Junhui in the last 16 before the Chinese icon continued his solid form by progressing to the semi-finals of the Bangkok invitational event. O’Sullivan had previously stated he was targeting the £100,000 first prize on his competitive debut in the shorter format at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani, but missed some crucial shots which saw the match slip away after levelling at 2-2.