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Ronnie O'Sullivan could be forced to do it the hard way as he bids to become the most prolific Crucible champion of all time later this month. In keeping with tradition, the world No.
The climax of the snooker season is almost upon us with the biggest names in the sport contesting the 47th World Championship at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ronnie O'Sullivan collected his seventh world title last year, but the sport's world No. 1 will face immense competition this year.
The countdown to the 2023 World Snooker Championship has begun with the qualifying campaign kicking off in Sheffield. Ahead of the main event at the Crucible Theatre, the field needs to be whittled down to 16 players, who will join the top 16 in the world rankings in the main draw on April 15.
World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been handed a major boost ahead of his bid for a record eighth Crucible crown in Sheffield later this month. Despite failing to lift a ranking event this season, O'Sullivan has clung onto top spot in the world boosted by the £500,000 he earned for his 18-13 win over Judd Trump in last year's World Championship final that saw him equal Stephen Hendry's haul of seven titles between 1990-1999.
No Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson or Judd Trump at the elite eight-man Tour Championship and no atmosphere in Hull either according to Shaun Murphy, Ali Carter and Stephen Hendry. The 2005 world champion Murphy became the latest professional to comment on the dearth of fans inside the Bonus Arena after sealing his semi-final spot with a 10-8 win over Robert Milkins from 5-1 behind on Wednesday. Ad When asked if he had struggled with the ghostly surroundings, the in-form Murphy – winner of the Players Championship last month in Wolverhampton – responded: «Absolutely 100 per cent, I’m not a shy and retiring type of person, I want to put a show on.
Ding Junhui overcame top seed Mark Allen 10-5 at Hull's Bonus Arena on Monday evening to advance to the semi-finals of the Tour Championship.
Anyone who predicted that not one of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, John Higgins or Mark Williams would be in Hull deserves either a pat on the back or equal billing at Derren Brown’s next stage show. These star names have between them reached only one ranking final all season: Trump lost to Mark Allen in the World Grand Prix’s title match in January. Ad Trump did win the Masters and O’Sullivan was successful at the Champion of Champions, but these are not ranking events and so didn’t count towards Tour Championship inclusion.
Context The 2023 Tour Championship sees the top eight players on the one-year ranking list facing off at the Bonus Arena in Hull for the event. Ad Given the limited number of total participants and the nature of the criteria for taking part, there are a number of big-name absentees who will miss the chance of banking some competitive action ahead of the Crucible showdown next month.