Ditton's Barry Hawkins becomes first seed to crash out of World Snooker Championship after 10-7 defeat to Jackson Page
Ditton's Barry Hawkins suffered a surprise first-round exit at the World Snooker Championship.
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Page equals Crucible record and Maguire edges Murphy on epic World Championship night
Jackson Page became just the second Crucible debutant in history to make three centuries in his first ever match at the arena as he stunned Barry Hawkins in a 10-7 victory.
Ronnie O'Sullivan safely through to the second round at Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan came from 3-0 down to defeat David Gilbert 10-5 at the World Snooker Championship.
World Snooker Championship 2022: Mark Selby, Ronnie O’Sullivan in action on blockbuster opening day
The 46th running of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield begins with defending champion Mark Selby getting things underway at 10:00. He faces Jamie Jones on table 1 while Zhao Xintong takes on Jamie Clarke on table 2. The afternoon session – starting at 14:30 — is headlined by Ronnie O’Sullivan, who faces Dave Gilbert.
World Snooker Championship 2022: Order of play, live scores, schedule and results from the Crucible
The climax of the snooker season is upon us with the biggest names in the sport contesting the World Championship at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Mark Selby is the defending champion and opens his campaign, as is customary, on Saturday morning against Jamie Jones.
World Snooker Championship draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Dave Gilbert a highlight of round one
The 2022 World Snooker Championship draw has been made and the top 16 players on the planet know which qualifiers they will take on at the Crucible.
World Snooker Championship draw: Ronnie O’Sullivan v Dave Gilbert a highlight of round one
The 2022 World Snooker Championship draw has been made and the top 16 players on the planet know which qualifiers they will take on at the Crucible.
World Snooker Championship 2022 draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan faces David Gilbert, Judd Trump handed Hossein Vafaei test
Six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been drawn David Gilbert in the first round of the World Snooker Championship. Defending champion Mark Selby will open his campaign against Jamie Jones at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ad/> The tournament gets underway on Saturday.