85 m. ago World Championship finalist turned to Stephen Hendry after criticism from 'social media clowns'

EXCLUSIVE: World Championship star Jak Jones consulted Scottish snooker legend Stephen Hendry after being accused of slow play during the 2024 tournament

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7 h. ago Major shock in the snooker as champion Kyren Wilson is knocked OUT of the World Championship by Chinese underdog in the first round

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China's world number 39 Lei Peifan.

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8 h. ago Sex, drugs and potting balls: The wildest snooker hellraisers to grace The Crucible

With the World Championship starting on Saturday at The Crucible, there's no better time to look back on some of snooker's wildest characters.

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8 h. ago Kyren Wilson crashes out at Crucible as Lei Peifan leads Chinese charge

Defending champion loses first-round thriller 10-9Debutant Lei and Xiao exemplify China’s fine startKyren Wilson became the latest victim of snooker’s Crucible curse after a shock defeat on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship at the hands of Chinese sensation Lei Peifan – underlining the belief many have that this could finally be the year China crowns its first champion of the world.Not since snooker’s most prestigious event moved to Sheffield in 1977 has a first-time winner of the event gone on to successfully defend the title. Wilson is now the 20th man on that list after his defence came to a shuddering halt within hours of this year’s tournament beginning, after the world No 39 produced a magnificent comeback victory. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Kyren Wilson becomes shocking new victim of Crucible Curse as he fails to live up to vow

The reigning world champion and top seed in Sheffield became the seventh first-time champion to lose in the first round after being KO'd in a dramatic loss to Chinese giant-killer Lei Peifan

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12 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's World Snooker Championship 'stage fright', life in Hong Kong and huge net worth

World Snooker Championship success for Ronnie O'Sullivan this year would break a tie with Stephen Hendry to become the outright modern-era record holder with eight wins

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13 h. ago Xiao Guodong leads Chinese charge as snooker’s balance of power tilts

Xiao’s fine start against Matthew Selt serves notice of China’s strong presence at the Crucible this yearThere are few sports as synonymous with one place as snooker is with Sheffield. For two weeks every year, this city becomes the beating heart of the sport, with supporters from across the globe descending upon South Yorkshire – but this year there is a distinct feel of significant change on the horizon.That is not to suggest that the future of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible is any more under threat than usual: there have been almost annual murmurings about the event being moved from its spiritual home, though there is hope a new deal can be agreed to keep it here beyond the end of the current deal in 2027. It is more on the baize this year where there is the potential for a seismic shift. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Neil Robertson 'heartbroken' before World Snooker Championship – 'you hope never to hear'

Neil Robertson will be competing at the World Snooker Championship over the next two weeks, but the Australian says he has been left "heartbroken"

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19 h. ago When does Ronnie O'Sullivan play first match in 2025 World Snooker Championship?

The seven-time world champion will break off his latest charge for Crucible glory against a familiar foe.

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23 h. ago Shaun Murphy vows to confront Kyren Wilson and tells snooker rival he's 'not man enough'

Masters champion Shaun Murphy has blasted back at Kyren Wilson after being branded "unprofessional" by his snooker rival on the eve of the 2025 World Championship

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23 h. ago Who is Leo Scullion? Scottish snooker World Championship referee who 'intends to cause havoc' after defeating cancer

He's one of the best loved officials in the sport and Leo Scullion's journey to the top has been far from an easy one

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25 h. ago World Snooker Championship 2025: Results, draw and schedule in full

Ronnie O’Sullivan has admitted he could still withdraw as he bids for a record eighth title at the Crucible

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25 h. ago Jak Jones explains reason why he can shock Crucible again despite 'stressful' season

EXCLUSIVE: Welsh snooker star Jak Jones explains his quiet season and why he believes he can repeat his Crucible heroics of 2024 when he reached the final

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26 h. ago How to watch World Snooker Championship 2025 for free: TV channel and live stream for Crucible tournament

Reigning champion Kyren Wilson is first up as Ronnie O’Sullivan returns

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33 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan: ‘I was scared to go near a snooker table and I’ve lost my bottle’

Seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan opened up about the mental health struggles causing his break from the game and also admitted he could yet withdraw from the World Snooker Championship at short notice

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33 h. ago Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy in bitter row over Masters incident ahead of World Championship

Wilson has accused Murphy of ‘unprofessional’ behaviour between sessions of the Masters final bu the latter claims he has no idea what the world champion is talking about

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36 h. ago Kyren Wilson: ‘It’s not just me that’s world champion. It’s my whole family’

The 2024 winner reflects on the emotional backstory to Crucible triumph amid major health concerns for his family“‘I still believed in myself but it was quite soul-destroying out there,” Kyren Wilson says in a back room at Barratts Snooker Club in Northampton. The world champion once worked here as a barman because he had lost his place on tour after his first season as a professional in 2011. He was still only 19 and he had little idea that an avalanche of adversity would engulf him in the years ahead.Wilson begins the defence of his world title, with a first-round match against Lei Peifan, in the venerable Crucible in Sheffield on Saturday morning. But it seems fitting that we should meet here, in the unpromising surroundings which once defined Wilson’s life, as he describes his extraordinary world championship backstory. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago How to watch snooker World Championship 2025: Free live stream, TV channel, full schedule and prize money

All eyes are on Kyren Wilson as he aims to become the first man to defeat the Crucible Curse

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40 h. ago Can John Higgins win the Snooker World Championship 2025? Odds, record, 147s, draw, suspension, career earnings

The Scot comes into the tournament having enjoyed one of his best ever starts to a year.

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40 h. ago Ken Doherty sends out warning about World Snooker Championship star who served huge ban

Zhao Xintong will return to the Crucible Theatre for the first time in three years after qualifying for the World Snooker Championship, and Ken Doherty has backed the Chinese star to go all the way

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