Zhao Xintong takes 11-6 lead over Mark Williams in world championship final

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 22:15 UTC

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Chinese player wins opening session 7-1
Williams recovers to take evening session 5-4

Crucible qualifier Zhao Xintong took a commanding 11-6 lead over Mark Williams on day one of the World Snooker Cham…

Ronnie O’Sullivan plans new life in Middle East after sorry semi-final exit

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 12:20 UTC

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‘I’m moving out of the UK – a new life somewhere else’
Williams leads Trump 13-11 after morning session

Ronnie O’Sullivan is preparing to start “a new life somewhere else”, revealing he will soon be mo…

Brilliant Zhao Xintong beats O’Sullivan with session to spare to reach final

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 20:50 UTC

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Chinese sensation wins 17-7 after breathtaking display
Williams hits back to level at 8-8 with Trump

Zhao Xintong produced an amazing display of attacking snooker to knock out his hero, the seven-time …

Zhao reels off eight straight frames to leave O’Sullivan in huge Crucible hole

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 12:11 UTC

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Chinese player goes 8-0 in second session of semi-final
Trump and Williams to resume in other last-four match

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mid-match change of tip backfired spectacularly as he was whitewashed b…

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump roar into World Snooker semi-finals

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 21:25 UTC

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Trumps blasts past Brecel 13-8 to set up Williams clash
O’Sullivan beats Si 13-9 and now faces Zhao Xintong

Judd Trump charged into the semi-finals, beating Luca Brecel in a high-quality match, while R…

Williams beats Higgins in final-frame shootout to make World Snooker semis

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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Welshman seals 13-12 victory over four-times winner
O’Sullivan extends advantage over Si Jiahui to 7-2

Mark Williams held off a superb fightback from fellow former winner John Higgins to triumph in a …

O’Sullivan opens up lead over Si in World Snooker Championship quarter

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 07:10 UTC

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John Higgins and Mark Williams level at 8-8
Zhao Xintong in control with 12-4 lead over Chris Wakelin

Hard competition and enduring happiness are the reasons why snooker’s “Class of 92” have continued…

O’Sullivan and Brecel wrap up second-round wins in quick Crucible session

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 20:20 UTC

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Both players needed one frame to reach last eight
Judd Trump holds off Shaun Murphy fightback

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel wrapped up one of the quickest Crucible sessions in history as they took …

O’Sullivan, Higgins and Williams stand strong as Class of 92 battle on

found 2025 › Apr › 26 (Sat) @ 22:55 UTC

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Higgins to face Williams after beating Xiao 13-12
O’Sullivan cruises into 6-2 lead over Pang Junxu

Amid all the talk of Chinese domination, the Class of 92 show no sign of giving way just yet. On the e…

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams stand firm as Class of 92 battle on

found 2025 › Apr › 26 (Sat) @ 19:50 UTC

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Williams into last eight with 13-10 win over Vafaei
O’Sullivan cruises into 6-2 lead over Pang Junxu

Amid all the talk of Chinese domination, the Class of 92 show no sign of giving way just yet. On the…