O'Sullivan pegged back by qualifier Junxu at the Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan's hopes of cruising into the second round of the World Snooker Championship hang in the balance after an impressive revival by Chinese qualifier Pang Junxu at the Crucible.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan's hopes of cruising into the second round of the World Snooker Championship hang in the balance after an impressive revival by Chinese qualifier Pang Junxu at the Crucible.
Is Ronnie O'Sullivan going to triumph yet again at the 2023 World Snooker Championship? He will be very well compensated if he does clinch an outright record eighth world title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield this year. The Rocket, who is looking to eclipse fellow snooker legend Stephen Hendry on the all-time list of champions on the sport's biggest stage, is currently level with the Scot on seven Crucible crowns.
Shaun Murphy is ready for an “old-fashioned tear up” as he feels the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump will bring their A games to the World Championship. O’Sullivan arrived at The Crucible for his tournament opener against Pang Junxu on Saturday as the defending champion, but he has had a low-key season with no ranking titles to his name.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is determined to keep controversy at arm’s length as he braces for his record 31st consecutive Crucible appearance when the World Snooker Championships get under way in Sheffield on Saturday.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is already widely regarded as the greatest player to pick up a snooker cue and he always goes into the World Championship with arguably more attention than the rest of the field put together. Crucible crown number eight is the target for O’Sullivan this year as he looks to successfully defend his world title for just the second time in his career. Ad The only other occasion was 2013, a season which The Rocket spent most of it away from the tour after his fourth triumph, before putting on an incredible performance on his way to beating Barry Hawkins in the final.
Snooker legend Jimmy White has tipped Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby to contest the 2023 World Championship final at the Crucible. The tournament kicks off in Sheffield on Saturday, with defending champion O’Sullivan meeting debutant Pang Junxu and four-time winner Selby facing Matthew Selt. Ad O’Sullivan has not progressed beyond the quarter-finals at a ranking tournament this season, although he was won two invitational events, the Hong Kong Masters and Champion of Champions.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on Pang Junxu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship while Mark Selby will kick off his campaign with a meeting with Matthew Selt.
Ronnie O’Sullivan will open his bid for a record eighth World Championship title against Pang Junxu in the first round at the Crucible in Sheffield. O'Sullivan has only defended his world title once — in 2013 — when he did not play for most of the season. Ad Four-time champions Mark Selby and John Higgins face Matthew Selt and David Grace respectively, while Neil Robertson takes on Wu Yize and Judd Trump meets Anthony McGill.