Mark Allen and Aaron Hill progress at Wuhan Open
Ronnie O'Sullivan maintained his impressive form to coast past Yuan Sijun with a 5-1 victory and book his place in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan digs in to progress at Wuhan Open
Ronnie O'Sullivan twice came from behind to snatch a place in the Wuhan Open fourth round with a narrow 5-4 win over Pang Junxu on Wednesday.
Hammad Miah stuns Judd Trump with final-frame win at British Open
Hammad Miah beat Judd Trump on the final black to seal a major upset in the second round of the British Open in Cheltenham.
World Snooker Championship: Watch Jordan Brown suffer agonising exit – 'Good grief, he's missed it'
Jordan Brown lost 10-7 to Si Jiahui in the final round of World Championship snooker qualifying after twice missing the pink from close range in the fateful 17th frame. The former Welsh Open champion trailed the 20-year-old Chinese player 55-53 and 9-7 when he came to the table with the pink close to a black hanging over a top pocket at the English Institute of Sport. Ad Battling to keep alive his hopes of qualifying for the Crucible last-32 draw on Thursday, Brown somehow missed trying to run thin off the pink across the table before doing likewise seconds later, attempting to nudge the white off the pink via the top cushion.
World Snooker Championship qualifying 2023: Draw, schedule, TV and livestream details, Stephen Hendry plays
Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White headline an intriguing qualifying draw for the World Snooker Championship, while Ken Doherty, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire, Hossein Vafaei, Anthony McGill, Marco Fu and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh also feature in the field. Hendry has been drawn against James Cahill, giant-killer of Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible in 2019, in the first round, while White could meet Marco Fu in the second round.
World Snooker Championship 2023 qualifying: Jimmy White faces potential Marco Fu clash, Stephen Henry v James Cahill
Jimmy White faces a potential showdown against Marco Fu in the second qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship. The draw for the four qualifying rounds, which take place from April 3 to April 12 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, will see the field of 128 players whittled down to the final 32 for the Crucible showpiece event.
Shaun Murphy reveals he was ready to quit sport - 'Do I have a career in snooker any more?'
Shaun Murphy has revealed he was ready to quit playing snooker after struggling with loss of form, weight gain and mental health issues over the past few years. Murphy ended a three-year wait for a ranking title with a blistering performance at the Players Championship that culminated in a 10-4 triumph against Ali Carter in Wolverhampton earlier this month.
Ding Junhui beaten by Xu Si at WST Classic to dent hopes of qualifying for Tour Championship, Mark Selby wins
Ding Junhui was sent tumbling out of the WST Classic at the first hurdle by Xu Si, leaving his Tour Championship hopes hanging in the balance. The Chinese superstar, who returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2019 with victory at the Six Red World Championship in Thailand earlier in the month, arrived at the Morningside Arena in Leicester as seventh on the one-year list for qualification for the eight-player Tour Championship .