World Snooker Championship 2023: 'Back with a vengeance' - Alan McManus, Jimmy White impressed with Neil Robertson

Neil Robertson’s dominant win over Wu Yize in the first round of the World Championship made a big impression on Jimmy White and Alan McManus. The 2010 champion was pushed hard in the first session by Wu, but closed that out strongly and carried the momentum into the second session as he wrapped up a 10-3 win. Ad He knocked in two 146 breaks in the match to write himself into the history books.

World ChampionshipRobertson swats away Wu challenge with two 146 breaks to race into second round5 HOURS AGO It was a performance that marked him out as a contender for the title and impressed McManus, who had been waiting for that type of display for some time. “I have been waiting for more than a year for a Tour Championship-winning performance from Neil Robertson,” McManus said in the Eurosport studio. “We have not seen it, he gave us it in that match.

“He is back with a vengeance.” World Championship live – Two-time runner-up Carter faces Jones for place in round two ‘Don’t rattle my cage’ – O’Sullivan warns rivals he ‘loves it’ when he’s criticised Robertson arrived in Sheffield with no recent form, and had some time off after missing out on the Tour Championship and Players Championship — events he won in 2022. It handed him a chance to work hard on his game, and McManus feels it is paying off. “He told Rachel (Casey) about his prep and he made good on it,” McManus said.

“I think everyone at the Crucible and watching at home will be glad about that as he is a major contender.” White was in the studio alongside McManus, and he too was impressed with how the Australian closed out the match. “It was fantastic stuff,” White said. “It shows how well he is cueing, how well he is scoring.