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Championship League: Neil Robertson withdraws from season's first ranking event in Leicester as Ashley Carty advances

Neil Robertson withdrew from the first ranking of the season as the Championship League got underway at Leicester's Morningside Arena on Monday. The 2010 world champion was due to meet Ashley Carty in his Group 3 opener, but was replaced by former Crucible qualifier Craig Steadman in a section that also contained Sean McAllister – who replaced Liam Highfield – and Adam Duffy. Ad 23-time ranking event winner Robertson joins world champion Luca Brecel – winner of the event a year ago – Mark Selby, Mark Allen and John Higgins in opting out of the early summer snooker action.

Championship League: Former world champions Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott to kick off 2023/24 snooker season

Former world champions Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott have the honour of breaking off the new 2023/24 snooker season at the Championship League on Monday in Leicester. Robertson – who denied Dott a second world title with an 18-13 win in the 2010 Crucible final – meets Ashley Carty in his Group 3 opener at 12:00 UK time in a section that also contains Liam Highfield and Adam Duffy. Ad It will be Robertson's first competitive match since he lost 13-7 to Jak Jones in the last 16 of the World Championship in April.

Mark Allen determined to turn 'best season' into Crucible

Mark Allen has no desire to sift through the detritus of his Crucible career to date as he prepares to embark on his latest quest to shed the unwanted tag of one of the best players never to reach a World Championship final.

World Snooker Championship: Watch Jordan Brown suffer agonising exit – 'Good grief, he's missed it'

Jordan Brown lost 10-7 to Si Jiahui in the final round of World Championship snooker qualifying after twice missing the pink from close range in the fateful 17th frame. The former Welsh Open champion trailed the 20-year-old Chinese player 55-53 and 9-7 when he came to the table with the pink close to a black hanging over a top pocket at the English Institute of Sport. Ad Battling to keep alive his hopes of qualifying for the Crucible last-32 draw on Thursday, Brown somehow missed trying to run thin off the pink across the table before doing likewise seconds later, attempting to nudge the white off the pink via the top cushion.

Graeme Dott explains misery of missing out on Crucible as 2006 world snooker champion defeats Andy Hicks – 'Horrific'

Graeme Dott moved within one win of ending his four-year wait to return to the Crucible Theatre with a 10-6 win over Andy Hicks in the penultimate round of qualifying in Sheffield. The 2006 world champion – who made his second career maximum against Pang Junxu in last year's qualifiers – has not played on the sport's biggest stage since losing 10-9 to Stuart Bingham in the first round in 2019. Ad He was forced to repel a minor recovery from 1995 Crucible semi-finalist Hicks, who closed to 9-6 from 9-3 behind before the Scotsman secured the frame he needed to reach the final round of qualifiers with a closing run of 52.

Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for snooker legend at WST Classic

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White continued his remarkable return to form with a 4-2 victory over Masters champion Judd Trump in the last 32 of the inaugural WST Classic in Leicester. The six-time world finalist followed up his opening 4-2 win over 2006 world champion Graeme Dott and 4-3 victory against former Welsh Open winner Joe Perry in the second round with another assured display of typical grit against Trump on Tuesday morning to reach the last 16. Ad Trump had threatened to recover from trailing 3-0 after piecing together 73 in the fifth frame, but White maintained his composure on the colours to see out another fine performance and reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time this season.

Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for legend at WST Classic

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White continued his remarkable return to form with a 4-2 victory over Masters champion Judd Trump in the last 32 of the inaugural WST Classic in Leicester. The six-time world finalist followed up his opening 4-2 win over 2006 world champion Graeme Dott and 4-3 victory against former Welsh Open winner Joe Perry in the second round with another assured display of typical grit against Trump on Tuesday morning to reach the last 16. Ad Trump had threatened to recover from trailing 3-0 after piecing together 73 in the fifth frame, but White maintained his composure on the colours to see out another fine performance and reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time this season.

O'Sullivan through at Classic as Trump joins 900 club

Ronnie O'Sullivan made safe progress into the second round of the inaugural World Snooker Tour Classic in Leicester, while there was a milestone for Judd Trump as he also advanced.

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Championship League: Neil Robertson withdraws from season's first ranking event in Leicester as Ashley Carty advances

Championship League: Former world champions Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott to kick off 2023/24 snooker season

Mark Allen determined to turn 'best season' into Crucible

World Snooker Championship: Watch Jordan Brown suffer agonising exit – 'Good grief, he's missed it'

Graeme Dott explains misery of missing out on Crucible as 2006 world snooker champion defeats Andy Hicks – 'Horrific'

Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for snooker legend at WST Classic

Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for legend at WST Classic

O'Sullivan through at Classic as Trump joins 900 club