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Rocket's 30 years at Crucible – Ronnie O'Sullivan set to pass another Stephen Hendry record at 46th World Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to pass another Stephen Hendry landmark when the snooker GOAT competes at the World Championship for a record 30th straight year next month (April 16 — May 2, LIVE on Eurosport). O'Sullivan needs to reach the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre to overtake Hendry as the Sheffield venue's most prolific match winner of all time since the inception of the modern televised era in 1977.

2022 Tour Championship snooker draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan set to face Mark Williams, Judd Trump v Luca Brecel, prize money

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to face old foe Mark Williams in the quarter-finals of the elite eight-man £380,000 Tour Championship at Venue Cymru in Llandudno (28 March-3 April) . The evergreen duo – with nine world titles and a staggering 62 ranking trophies between them – are provisionally in line to lock cues on Wednesday 30 March in the Welsh coastal town, a remarkable 30 years after they turned professional with O'Sullivan seeded third on the one-year list and Williams occupying sixth spot before the Gibraltar Open (24-26 March LIVE on Eurosport).

Gibraltar Open 2022 - How to watch as Judd Trump eyes third title in a row with Ronnie O'Sullivan in action

The seventh edition of the Gibraltar Open takes place this spring with a return to the overseas territory after the 2021 edition was held in Milton Keynes due to Covid-19. Reigning champion Judd Trump is in action looking to win the title for the third year in a row as the whirlwind tournament sees its champion crowned from a pool of 128 competitors in just 72 hours.

Who has qualified for 2022 World Snooker Championship? Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan chase £150,000 bonus, Crucible odds

Judd Trump lifted the largest trophy in snooker, in size rather than stature, with a 10-4 victory over Matthew Selt at the inaugural Turkish Masters on Sunday, but it is largesse that matters in the race to qualify for the 46th World Championship in Sheffield. The Gibraltar Open (24-26 March LIVE on Eurosport) and elite Tour Championship (28 March-3 April), involving the top eight players on the one-year ranking list, will again define the top 16 seeds for the Crucible Theatre – and who will need to endure the mental minefield of qualifiers at the nearby English Institute of Sport (4-13 April).

'That is what you call star quality' - Judd Trump lights up Turkish Masters final with maximum 147 break

Judd Trump wrote a piece of history with a stunning 147 break in the final of the Turkish Masters with Matthew Selt. His normally stunning long potting has been off the mark for some time, but he got in with a brilliant long red and what followed was gripping, and stunning. Ad/> It appeared the thought of a maximum was on early in the piece, as Joe Johnson on Eurosport commentary said “four reds, four black.” Turkish Masters'The worst I have played for 10 years' — TrumpYESTERDAY AT 10:31 It probably was a little premature, but when Trump played a run through, clipping other reds in the process, rather than play for the easier blue, it made it clear the world No.

Judd Trump racks up 60 points in fouls, needs 11 attempts to escape from a snooker in Turkish Masters final

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That was the philosophy adopted by Judd Trump who took 11 attempts to escape from a snooker. Matthew Selt laid an excellent snooker in the first frame of the evening session of the Turkish Masters final.

Turkish Masters 2022 - Judd Trump holds slender advantage over Matthew Selt ahead of evening session of final

Judd Trump leads Matthew Selt 5-3 ahead of the second session of the Turkish Masters final at the Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel in Antalya. The final of the inaugural staging of the event was an all-English affair pitting Trump against Selt, with the first man to 10 frames claiming the trophy and £100,000 first prize. Ad/> Selt opened with a run of 61, but Trump responded strongly with breaks of 61, 120, 56 and 56 to carve out a 5-3 lead before the evening session that begins at 17:00 GMT.

Turkish Masters 2022 - Matthew Selt halts Ding Junhui charge to book place in final in Antalya

Matthew Selt held his nerve to advance to the second ranking final of his career when beating Ding Junhui 6-5 in the semi-finals of the Turkish Masters. Selt, who won the Indian Open in 2019, had spoken about looking to translate his form on the practice table to the main stage.

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Rocket's 30 years at Crucible – Ronnie O'Sullivan set to pass another Stephen Hendry record at 46th World Championship

2022 Tour Championship snooker draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan set to face Mark Williams, Judd Trump v Luca Brecel, prize money

Gibraltar Open 2022 - How to watch as Judd Trump eyes third title in a row with Ronnie O'Sullivan in action

Who has qualified for 2022 World Snooker Championship? Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan chase £150,000 bonus, Crucible odds

'That is what you call star quality' - Judd Trump lights up Turkish Masters final with maximum 147 break

Judd Trump racks up 60 points in fouls, needs 11 attempts to escape from a snooker in Turkish Masters final

Turkish Masters 2022 - Judd Trump holds slender advantage over Matthew Selt ahead of evening session of final

Turkish Masters 2022 - Matthew Selt halts Ding Junhui charge to book place in final in Antalya