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18.02.2024 / 21:39

Gary Wilson overcomes Martin O'Donnell in scrappy Welsh Open final

Gary Wilson claimed his third ranking title with a 9-4 victory over Martin O'Donnell in the final of the BetVictor Welsh Open.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis - Jimmy White ranks top 10 snooker players of all time

Ronnie O’Sullivan is widely viewed as the greatest snooker player of all time, and Jimmy White has concurred by placing him top of his snooker GOAT list. White is front and centre of Eurosport’s coverage as the stars of world snooker battle it out at the Crucible for the World Championship. Ad And away from the action, 'The Whirlwind' was given the job of blind ranking a pre-selected list of 10 snooker players — one that included himself — who are widely considered to be in the conversation for being the greatest of all time.

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Opinion: Why Hong Kong Masters was very special showcase for Ronnie O'Sullivan and snooker's brightest stars

It would be nice to think that Ray Reardon, on his 90th birthday, switched on Eurosport on Saturday morning to see Marco Fu’s 147 break in the deciding frame of his victory over John Higgins in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Masters. Reardon could not turn professional until he was 35 because snooker was yet to attract the attention of television and there was no money in it. That all changed in 1969 when the BBC launched Pot Black to showcase its new colour service.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals his journey to snooker greatness in new two-hour show on Eurosport and discovery+

He is the man that revolutionised snooker, the man who transcends the sport like no other, the man who is undoubtedly the greatest player to ever grace the baize. Seventh Heaven – premiering on 15 October at 8pm on discovery+ and Eurosport across Europe — documents the career of the seven-time world champion with the snooker icon revisiting some of the key moments that framed his storied career.

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Who has won the major ranking titles in snooker history? Can world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan be caught this season?

We take a look at the full list of snooker's ranking event winners since the world rankings were first introduced in 1976/77. There have been 72 winners in 46 years of the professional era with England the most prolific country in world snooker, claiming 199 titles between 36 players, Scotland winning 80 between seven players and Wales picking up 40 between eight players. Ad Australia occupies fourth spot in the overall list with Neil Robertson astonishingly winning all of his country's 23 ranking titles between 2006 and 2022.

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Graeme Dott slams Crucible critics: ‘I think it’s a little bit of an excuse’

Graeme Dott says he doesn’t want to hear any criticism of the Crucible and suggests those that want a change to the World Snooker Championship are just looking for excuses for their own poor performances.

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'Emotionally involved' – Ronnie O'Sullivan to start snooker season as World No. 1 but when did he first top rankings?

Ronnie O'Sullivan will start the new 2022/23 snooker campaign as the sport's undisputed world no. 1 after conquering the Crucible for a record-equalling seventh time.

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Mark Williams hopes for win to honour ‘legends’ Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths

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