Kyren Wilson hits 147 at Crucible to land bonus
Kyren Wilson produced the first maximum 147 break of the 2023 World Snooker Championship in his opening-round match against Ryan Day at the Crucible.
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Kyren Wilson grabs first maximum 147 break of 2023 Worlds at the Crucible
Kyren Wilson snatched the first maximum 147 break of the 2023 World Snooker Championship in his opening-round match against Ryan Day at the Crucible.
Shaun Murphy: ‘What would I do without snooker? It’s my drug’
“M y wife says I should be in the corner of the room, dribbling away,” Shaun Murphy suggests with a smile as he revisits some tumultuous moments in his life which include violent bullying, becoming a snooker pro at 15, winning the world championship as a 150-1 outsider, bible-readings, a sex worker and tabloid exposé, divorce, estrangement from his father, depression, death threats, being called the Magician, obesity, surgery and a sudden resurgence of form in the game which consumes him.
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.
World Championship: Who could challenge Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump and become a first-time Crucible winner?
Here is a fact to blow your mind: the last World Championship to feature two debut Crucible finalists was back in 1981. Steve Davis and Doug Mountjoy were each appearing in the world final for the first time. In every world title match in the 42 years since at least one of the finalists has been either a previous winner or runner-up.
John Parris: ‘I learned to make snooker cues by making mistakes’
T ucked away on a quiet backstreet in south-east London is a small shop with a big reputation. The modest green frontage of Parris Cues, a stone’s throw from the train station in suburban Forest Hill, barely hints at what lies within.
Shaun Murphy's warning to World Championship rivals after winning Tour Championship - 'A handful for anyone'
Shaun Murphy warns he can be a «handful for anyone» after winning the Tour Championship on Sunday to pick up his second title within five weeks. Murphy won the tournament, considered the biggest event outside of the Triple Crown, after coming from 4-0 down to beat Kyren Wilson 10-7, and he has now picked up £150,000 in prize money. Ad It is the first time in Murphy's career he has won two ranking titles in the same season and his total of 11 ranking titles puts him ahead of Jimmy White in the all-time list.
Rangers fans swoon together over legend's transfer masterplan that starts with Billy Gilmour – Hotline
Barry Ferguson reckons Rangers should throw the kitchen sink at Brighton to land Billy Gilmour on loan.