2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. 107.155.95.34 Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby In the crowd is no other than Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who rose to his feet to applaud Selby before taking his seat again to observe the remainder of the final. If you are playing the best break-builder in history, the way to beat him is to stop him break-building. The 39-year-old then composed himself to win the final frame of the night and he will go into Monday's action as the favourite to claim his fifth Crucible crown. McGill still won the frame comfortably but a missed black in the next allowed Wilson to make a decisive 99 break, with only a failed yellow denying him his third century of the match. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. A Selby-OSullivan final two weeks from now would provide a fascinating climax to the championship, even if history suggests it is unlikely. When hed had a drink he was one to avoid. Reports and reaction from the best of the action will be available on the Eurosport website and the Eurosport app. Brecel is full of confidence and is entitled to feel an air of invincibility having appeared dead and buried more than once in the last two weeks. To him, there is a beauty to snooker which should not be sullied. All eyes will be on Ronnie O'Sullivan's grudge match against Hossein Vafeai tomorrow afternoon though. Jack Lisowski has got a frame back and is now trailing Anthony McGill 1-7. THEY are the two greatest snooker players of all-time. I've had a few ups and downs, but feel like I've come out the other side of it. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. And it hasn't helped his cause either with Ronnie O'Sullivan cruising at 3-1. Throughout his career, Hendry played life with a straight bat. 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In the other quarter-final tie, Jak Jones is currently leading Mark Allen 2-1. At 17-14, with the pressure on to get the match won, Selby made a typically gutsy clearance to become world champion for the first time. Last year's World Championship win at 46 years and 148 days eclipsed previous oldie Ray Reardon's record, who was 45 years and 203 days old when he claimed the title. Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby - Head to head Stephen Hendry believes Mark Selby to be a greater threat to his record of seven World Snooker Championship titles than Ronnie O'Sullivan, says Steve Davis. OSullivan had a full-sized table in his house and practised against leading amateurs of the time, including the likes of Ken Doherty. Mark Selby, winner of four of the last eight Crucible titles, passed his first-round test against Jamie Jones on Saturday. Find out what time Luca Brecel vs Mark Selby starts, how to watch the game on TV, the prize money on offer and their head-to-head record. It was a brave effort from Jak Jones but in the end, Mark Allen wins the battle 13 frames to 10. Premier League Group Stage (2Sep-19Nov2010), Championship League - Winners' Group (2-3Mar2016), World Championship (31Jul-16Aug2020), Championship League - Group 5 (10-11Feb2021). Selby to win 18-13, 18-14 and 18-15 appear most likely. Wilson had stormed back in the morning session to win six of the eight frames and level at 8-8 but if McGill was stunned by the one-sided nature of that session he did not show it. 'I hated it' - O'Sullivan on why he did not enjoy winning seventh world title, The top 16 for the Snooker World Championship has been confirmed following. Hendry was, by admission, a 'boring' winning machine. Jak Jones and Neil Robertson will be on the other table for the start of their tie. He would become just the fourth player in the Crucible era to win five or more world after Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davis. In three tight frame, it is the Scotsman who has won every one to leave Mark Selby frustrated. Robertson was fortunate not to have gone down 4-0 against the Welshman, but his largest break of the match helped him turn things around. Mark Selby and Luca Brecel compared including 9m Ronnie passes a spotted black and presents his foe with a chance to finish the frame. The Soccer Teams Noppon Saengkham and Ronnie O'Sullivan played 4 Add to that, Brecel looks much stronger a few months on. Welcome back to Express Sport's live coverage of the 2023 World Snooker Championships. Yet O'Sullivan was one of a string of upsets in the competition. What time does the World Snooker Championship final Away from the baize, the pair lead different lifestyles. He then met Jo Langley at Narcotics Anonymous - and had two more children with her, Lily and Ronnie Jr. He has had off-table problems this season Wilson is now in big trouble, not sure how he gets back into this from here Not sure what Kyren Wilson has done to deserve this but he's really not getting the rub of the green here. And welcome to today's blog of all the live action from the Snooker World Championship. But take nothing away from Higgins, who has barely wasted an opportunity and now is 6-0 up through six. McGill might have been facing a sleepless night over the way his fortunes had fallen so dramatically, but he regathered his composure to produce his first Crucible hundred this year a superb effort of 136. It was far from easy, but Mark Selby is through to the quarter-finals where he will face John Higgins. Milkins has however won three of four frames this morning and 'The Milkman' is on the charge. His attacking game has been streets ahead of where Selbys appears to be at. Now, he's settled with stunning Footballers' Wives actress Laila Rouass. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The Golden Boy, as Hendry was known, took snooker by storm from a very young age. Stephen Hendry has Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby If his 147 is not equalled by any other player at this year's Worlds, that moment will net Wilson an extra 55,000. He had been the best player for 16 days but lost on the 17th. They briefly split in 2022, but soon reconciled months later. Playing character Rubbish, he sang Kaiser Chiefs hit Ruby in a rubbish bin costume. Fans have got a treat in store with John Higgins taking on Kyren Wilson in the morning session. In the other quarter-final, it's all square with McGill and Jiahui winning eight frames each. Kyren Wilson took control against Anthony McGill to establish a 13-11 lead. The Belgian Bullet is aiming to become the first world champion from mainland Europe. O'Sullivan made his 60th Masters century in the match. Here's how we're set up today (Saturday, April 22nd) Si Jiahui came through a thrilling tie againt Shaun Murphy to win the final frame decider! At least with them, the match is usually played on terms which suit the Rockets own game, even though they are capable of outplaying him. Nor will Brecel. Watch - O'Sullivan referred to disciplinary committee after lewd gesture at Crucible, The competition at the year's final is fierce between four in-form players. Not so many people were talking about Brecel, who had never won a single match at the Crucible before, but has now claimed the scalps of Ricky Walden, Mark Williams, Ronnie OSullivan and Si Jiahui. Another century, another frame. The great Ronnie OSullivan managed it in the last four in 2020, but he needed one of his best ever late shows and a huge slice of good fortune to prevail in an epic contest. An update from the afternoon sessions, the latest scores are An unbelievable comeback from Robert Milkins, who from 7-2 down to Joe Perry wins 10-9 to book his spot in the next round. All rights reserved. Ronnie, who also made his debut at the tender age of 16, was 25 when he was victorious in Sheffield for the first time. Head-to-head There we have it then, John Higgins is the next man in round three with Anthony McGill, Si Jiahui and Mark Selby all poised to join him. There's no stopping John Higgins at the moment. O'Sullivan and Vafaei's match will restart again today from 2.30pm with the score currently 6-2 in the former's favour. OSullivan 1-2 Brecel Ronnie OSullivan - 3/2. But the Essex potter will have to wait to break his rival's record after being dumped out of this year's event in a shock quarter final loss to Luca Brecel. Mark Selby is through to the second round after fending off a spirited fightback from Matthew Selt. Refuse very little, back his natural game and keep potting and scoring. Here's how Hendy and O'Sullivan compare - starting off with their greatest achievement in sport. Selby had to rely on charity to play snooker growing up. People are finally realising why snooker tables are green World Snooker Championship final 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Selby's maximum made it 9-7 and he stuck his tongue out after potting the final pink, before punching the air as he sunk the black, then hugging Brecel and referee Brendan Moore, officiating in his last ever match. Lovely stuff and a brilliant match as the players head into the interval. Yet this is a rivalry with several chapters still to be written. O'Sullivan pulled off a spectacular victory over Selby at the Crucible last August, winning three frames in a row from 16-14 behind to claim a 17-16 triumph and See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. The Scotsman was on top of his game and was ruthless at the table as Wilson was made to rue bad luck and missed opportunities. In return, Brecel plays a poor safety leaving O'Sullivan with options and a commanding hold on the tie. Its all too easy to accept received wisdom about their respective personalities: Selby the slightly dull introvert; OSullivan brash and full of himself. From the age of 17 he has been the centre of attention, with every misstep seized upon and easy judgements made by those who have never been in his position. As Mark Allen found out in their semi-final, even a prolific winner and a fine tactician will come up short when trying to beat Selby at his own game. vs Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to The old head of snooker had the opportunity to go 7-1 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The task ahead of Brecel is just about as significant as anything in snooker, but he might not get a better chance. He'll know that for all the brilliance that Brecel has shown in Sheffield this year, he remains capable of throwing in a really poor session like the one Si won 6-2 on Friday morning to seemingly turn the match decisively in his favour. Crucible seeing records broken. Mark Selby made history in the World Championship as he became the first player to make a maximum 147 break in the final and will share 40,000 in prize money Published: 07:56 AEST, 1 May 2023 | Updated: 09:56 AEST, 1 May 2023. Running has brought some much needed sanity to his life. However, Day needed to beat Selby to stay in the running for an automatic Crucible spot since Ding was victorious over Mark Allen earlier in the week. The Rocket, snooker's world No 1, said pre-tournament ahead of his 31st World Championship: "I feel alright. Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Alex Higgins struggled with drink all the way through his career and he was not a nice drunk either. Ronnie, who O'Sullivan's love life was just as turbulent. Snooker results LIVE: World Championship score updates, Just Stop Oil protestors explain crashing World Snooker Championship, Snooker stars scared of being stabbed like Monica Seles after protest, World Championship security ramped up as Higgins fears worse protests, Ronnie O'Sullivan's has net worth more than Robertson and Williams, Inside O'Sullivan's 'incredible story' as new doc shows Crucible win. Selby has beaten OSullivan in all three so-called triple crown finals (World, UK and Masters) and represents a different kind of test to ultra-attacking players like Neil Robertson and Judd Trump. When the pair met in the final of the English Open earlier in the season, Selby prevailed, but it was a good game and a proper contest throughout. The pair are tied at 1-1 during the early stages. Session 1:138-0 (124), 41-71, 63-0 (63), 8-103 (67)0-82 (63), 32-58, 1-109 (51,58), 0-128 (87)Session 2:9-65 (56), 144-0 (56,80), 50-36, 134-0 (134)0-137 (137), 130-0 (130), 82-0 (82), 1-134 (134)5-118 (107). All that effort felt like it was for nothing. Round 2. As they head off to the mid-session interval, Mark Selby takes the session 3-1. Play is already underway with Higgins looking well-placed to take the opening frame of this match. The criticism he gets for playing to his own strengths rather than OSullivans is laughable. Play gets underway in just under an hour's time with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Allen both kicking us off on a bumper day of snooker. A year after retiring for the first time in 2012, Hendry's personal life appeared to be crumbling underneath him too. O'Sullivan's the one who instigates the fist bump but he gives his opponent a death stare in the process. Mark In the other quarter-final, the tournament's underdog story in Si Jiahui is leading Anthony McGill 2-1. The other quarter-final is much closer with Jak Jones ahead against Mark Allen 4-3. 28-69 (68), 0-88, 97-4 (82), 1-114 (101)59-54, 80-0 (76), 70-43 (50), 58-64 (MS, 53)62-63, 109-29 (101), 93-0 (89), 114-19 (114)9-69 (53), 65-70 (MS, 55), 0-110 (110), 76-0 (69)50-51, 16-71 (55), 67-49 (56), 68-43, 87-12 (80), 48-79, 116-4 (116), 66-52, 74-0 (74), 48-70, 78-28 (54), 68-56 (S 56)0-119 (52, 61), 7-130 (126), 36-77 (77), 97-0 (97), 70-14 (70), 102-0 (96), 72-43, 84-953-64 (R 53), 63-56, 71-37, 91-0 (90), 61-6327-67 (67), 60-23, 0-76 (67), 80-25 (72), Session 1:77-0 (69), 64-26, 102-0 (102), 28-69,47-6880-8 (63), 36-72, 66-54Session 2:99-24, 70-47 (52), 67-27 (63), 25-82 (55)45-96, 131-0 (131), 85-0 (85), 10-84 (58)9-78 (62)Session 3:35-81 (55), 23-77 (52), 7-84 (74), 29-8976-38 (50), 67-70Session 4:100-0 (100), 24-67, 39-64, 4-90 (56), 79-066-47, 0-131 (127), 14-87 (87), 56-62, Referee: Brendan MooreWatch the final moments on YouTube, 91-51 (63), 51-58 (56, 51), 85-24 (69), 112-0 (54, 58)16-85 (61) 100-0 (100), 72-40, 18-72 (68)73-70 (70, 73), Selby opened up with a 70 in frame 9 but O'Sullivan replied with a brilliant 73 clearance to win the match 6-3. Two tight frames were exchanged in which Wilson rediscovered his free-flowing style before the interval with a break of 116, giving him the lead for the first time. It was always going to be a tough ask for Bingham, who took it into a third session by claiming the last frame yesterday evening. The Scot smashed off seven world titles between 1 OSullivan went 3-1 ahead with a break of 85 before the interval, and while the kicks proved negligible upon the resumption, the errors continued as Selby missed But my management would say, You are not going anywhere near that.. Interestingly, two of Selbys world final wins were secured with an 18-14 scoreline, with the other two 18-15. The interest is understandable, however. 'I wasn't thinking about the maximum until I got to 72. Stay tuned on Express Sport for live updates throughout the day! TRANSFER CONFIDENTIAL COLUMN: Chelsea eye Liverpool target Youssouf Fofana - and a clear-out - as Man United Jack Nowell hails 'UNBELIEVABLE' La Rochelle ahead of his expected move to the French giants this summer - Max Verstappen's anti-sprint race WARPATH continues in a heated clash with George Russell, Saturday's Do not sell or share my personal information. \ud83d\udea8 Kyren Wilson makes a 147 at the World Championship \ud83d\udea8That's just the 13th maximum break in Crucible history!Tremendous work from the Warrior \ud83d\udc4f@WeAreWST | @KyrenWilson pic.twitter.com/SCSu9Qj6nx. Luca Brecel holds a slender 7-6 lead over Mark Williams while Jak Jones has stormed out in front against Neil Robertson. Here. Ronnie OSullivan vs Hossein Vafaei live updates. Mark Selby needs maximum break in World Snooker
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