Mark Allen backs calls to move World Snooker Championship away from the Crucible
Mark Allen believes the Betfred World Championship has outgrown the Crucible in Sheffield.
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Mark Williams talks World Snooker Championship contenders and getting ‘cheesed off’ by Ronnie O’Sullivan loss
Mark Williams does not go along with the narrative that this year’s World Snooker Championship is the most open ever, believing it will be one of the usual suspects who lifts the title at the Crucible.
World Championship snooker: Can Ronnie O'Sullivan keep world No. 1 spot after predicting 'carnage' for Crucible seeds?
Ronnie O’Sullivan goes into the 46th World Championship at the Crucible Theatre as snooker's leading player, but what does he have to do to keep the coveted world No. 1 spot? The 38-time ranking event winner replaced world champion Mark Selby at the top of the rankings earlier this month despite losing 10-9 to Neil Robertson in an epic semi-final at the Tour Championship in Llandudno. Ad/> Yet it could be a short-lived return to the summit with O'Sullivan needing to pull off a record-equalling seventh world title on Monday 2 May to have any chance of retaining the position at the end of the season.
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.
'You're not in the conversation mate' – Ronnie O'Sullivan on snooker GOAT debate ahead of World Championship
Self-praise is no praise. Ronnie O'Sullivan has listened to various self-proclamations of greatness over the past 30 years, but feels his foes from yesteryear and the modern day must achieve a unique longevity and level of dominance to support their right to be taken seriously.
2022 World Snooker Championship: Everything you need to know about the BBC-televised event
The showpiece event in the snooker calendar kicks off this weekend with the world's best players set to compete for the £500,000 prize.
Neil Robertson’s Crucible doubts make for wide open World Snooker Championships
A total of 32 men with cues turn up at the Crucible Theatre this year with the hope of becoming world snooker champion and, unusually, a significant number of them have a real chance of potting the top prize.
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.