Ronnie O'Sullivan ousts Judd Trump at Players Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan cruised into the quarter-finals of the Cazoo Players Championship with an impressive 6-3 victory over Judd Trump in Wolverhampton.
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Mark Selby should be applauded for opening up about his mental health struggles, says Gary Wilson
Gary Wilson says that he is on the road to recovery after his battle with depression. In January of last year Wilson revealed publicly how much he had been suffering, with a show of frustration in a Championship League match against John Higgins. Ad/> But now after help from a sports psychologist, the 36-year-old is «in a different place» — and praised Mark Selby for opening up on social media about his own mental health struggles.
Players Championship: Early Ronnie O’Sullivan match highlights Judd Trump’s tricky road to reclaiming snooker’s throne
When Judd Trump meets Ronnie O’Sullivan in the first round of the Cazoo Players Championship on Tuesday night it marks the latest chapter of a rivalry between two authentic crowd-pleasers. A match-up which could easily have been a final, they are clashing in the first round because Trump is 14th on the one-year list used to determine the 16-man field. This season he has so far failed to get past the quarter-finals of a ranking event, although he did win the prestigious Champion of Champions last November.
'I have not played any better' – Hungry John Higgins piles on £20,000 before Players Championship defence
A lean and keen John Higgins is hungry for more success after winning the latest Championship League tournament a week before he defends his Players Championship. Higgins gave himself the perfect tonic before his trip to Wolverhampton as he edged out Stuart Bingham 3-2 in Friday night's final, the third time he has won the invitational event over the past five years.
Players Championship snooker 2022: Can Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan return to world No. 1 spot?
Ronnie O'Sullivan will return to snooker's coveted world No. 1 spot if he can claim the Players Championship title and a £125,000 top prize in Wolverhampton next week. O'Sullivan first became world No.
Snooker news: Jack Lisowski and Stephen Maguire hit four centuries to qualify for Turkish Masters
Jack Lisowski and Stephen Maguire helped themselves to four centuries in booking their respective places in the last 64 of the inaugural Turkish Masters in Antalya next month. World number 17 Lisowski enjoyed breaks of 109, 98, 110, 53 and 65 in easing to a 5-1 victory over world seniors champion David Lilley while 2004 UK Championship winner Maguire compiled knocks of 94, 103 and 101 in a 5-2 dismissal of world 79 Zhao Jianbo.
Opinion: Mark Selby's brave admission can help others in snooker and beyond, showing it's okay to not be okay
Roger Garrett was never going to be world champion, but he loved snooker and wanted to make a go of it. In 1995, he found himself stationed 85th in the world rankings and due to play Dave Harold in the last 64 of the International Open in Bournemouth. At the allotted time, Garrett was nowhere to be seen.
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump to clash at Players Championship as Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy miss out
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump will renew their intense 14-year rivalry in the first round of the Players Championship in Wolverhampton (February 7-13) with the starting line-up confirmed following the conclusion of the German Masters in Berlin. The top 16 players on the one-year list qualify automatically for the elite event at Aldersley Leisure Village in the chase for the £125,000 top prize. Ad/> World Grand Prix winner and world No.