The Snooker World Championship arrives with the action at the Cruble Theater by Sheffield warming up as the tournament reaches the semifinal stage.
Several main contestants have already fallen, including defending champion Kyren Wilson, promoted by Lei Peifan in the first round, and the winner of four times Mark Selby, who was knocked out by training partner Ben Woollaston.
So far he has no such problems, thought, for a return Ronnie O’Sullivan. The seven -time champion mocked his recent period of inactivity, beating Ali Carter, Pang Junxu and if Jiahui before a semifinal contest with Zhao Xintong.
O’Sullivan, 49, decided to play in Crucible despite admitting that he was “scared to approach a pool,” his rest lasted and feared he had lost his bottle.
The Snooker World Championship began on Saturday, April 19 with the final played for two days from Sunday, May 4.
Results of the World Billing Championship and programming in its entirety
(All Times BST)
Friday, May 2
Semifinals
10:00 am
Zhao Xingong 4-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
14:30
Mark Williams 3-5 Judd Trump
19:00
Zhao Xingong V Ronnie O’Sullivan
Saturday May 3
Semifinals
10:00 am
Mark Williams V Judd Trump
14:30
Zhao Xingong V Ronnie O’Sullivan
19:00
Mark Williams V Judd Trump
Sunday May 4
End
13:00
Zhao Xingong or Ronnie O’Sullivan V Mark Williams or Judd Trump
19:00
Zhao Xingong or Ronnie O’Sullivan V Mark Williams or Judd Trump
Monday, May 5
End
13:00
Zhao Xingong or Ronnie O’Sullivan V Mark Williams or Judd Trump
19:00
Zhao Xingong or Ronnie O’Sullivan V Mark Williams or Judd Trump
Results so far
Quarter finals
John Higgins 12-13 Mark Williams
Zhao Xingong 13-5 Chris Wakelin
Judd Trump 13-8 Luca Brecel
Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-9 Yes Jiahui
Second round
Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-4 Pang Junxu
Luca Brecell 13-4 Ding Junhui
If Jiahui 13-10 Ben Woollaston
Shaun Murphy 10-13 Judd Trump
Chris Wakelin 13-6 Mark Allen
Hossein Vafaei 10-13 Mark Williams
John Higgins 13-12 Xiao Guodong
Lei Peifan 10-13 Zhao Xingong
First round
Kyren Wilson (1) 9-10 Lei Peifan
Xiao Guodong (14) 10-4 Matthew Seth
Mark Williams (6) 10-8 Wu Yize
Neil Robertson (9) 8-10 Chris Wakelin
Barry Hawkins (11) 9-10 Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones (16) 4-10 Zhao Xingong
Mark Allen (8) 10-6 Fan Zhengyi
John Higgins (3) 10-7 Joe O’Connor
Juhui thing (10) 10-7 Bag bail
Shaun Murphy (15) 10-4 Daniel Wells
Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 10-4 Ali Carter
Judd Trump (2) 10-4 Zhou Yuelong
Luca Brecell (7) 10-7 Ryan Day
Mark Selby (4) 8-10 Ben Woollaston
