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The top 16 for the World Championship has been confirmed, with Yan Bingtao’s gamble of not playing at the Gibraltar Open paying off as he will not have to qualify, while Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to return to the World No. 1 spot. The Gibraltar Open was the final event which could impact on who made it through to the Crucible, and who was forced to go through qualifying.
Kyren Wilson’s red-hot form at the Gibraltar Open continued, as he moved into the final courtesy of a 4-3 win over Ricky Walden. The victory keeps Wilson's hopes of a first title of the season alive, but it also makes John Higgins £150,000 richer as Walden’s defeat confirmed the Scot as the winner of the European Series bonus. Ad/> There will only be partial celebrations in the Higgins household, as he will miss out on a spot at next week’s Tour Championship if Wilson beats Robert Milkins in the final later on Saturday.
Ricky Walden followed on from his sensational whitewash victory of Judd Trump after overcoming Jamie Jones 4-1 in the quarter-finals. Walden has now set up a semi-final clash with Kyren Wilson, which gets underway at 3pm this afternoon. Ad/> Walden won the first frame 75-9, which included a break of 69.
Judd Trump was dumped out of the Gibraltar Open after a shock whitewash defeat to Ricky Walden, ending his hat-trick hopes. It was a major disappointment for the world no.3, whose hopes of winning a third successive tournament were ended after a fine display from Walden. Ad/> Walden took the first frame 82-30 with a solid break of 39, which came after a keenly-fought safety battle.
Judd Trump lifted the largest trophy in snooker, in size rather than stature, with a 10-4 victory over Matthew Selt at the inaugural Turkish Masters on Sunday, but it is largesse that matters in the race to qualify for the 46th World Championship in Sheffield. The Gibraltar Open (24-26 March LIVE on Eurosport) and elite Tour Championship (28 March-3 April), involving the top eight players on the one-year ranking list, will again define the top 16 seeds for the Crucible Theatre – and who will need to endure the mental minefield of qualifiers at the nearby English Institute of Sport (4-13 April).
Joe Perry has beaten Judd Trump 9-5 to win the Welsh Open and complete an incredible run to the title after enduring one of the toughest seasons of his long career to date.
Jackpot holds nerve to win Crucible thriller Ad/> Perhaps Carter will be inspired after losing narrowly to Lisowski in an epic at the World Championship 11 months ago. Lisowski made breaks of 121, 82, 77, 75, 72, 60, 52 and 51 with 'The Captain' responding with 89, 72, 61, 60, 59, 56 and 52 in a contest oozing class. Welsh Open‘Wow!’ – O’Sullivan laughs as white somehow misses the pack to end break12 HOURS AGO Carter 0-0 Lisowski (0-0) This will be the fourth meeting of this attacking duo.
Walden stuns O’Sullivan in final-frame decider to progress to quarters Ad/> Ricky Walden held off a resurgent Ronnie O’Sullivan to seal a spot in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open courtesy of a 4-3 win. Welsh Open‘Wow!’ – O’Sullivan laughs as white somehow misses the pack to end break10 HOURS AGO The world No.