12 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan delivers 'this geezer can't play' verdict after Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan

Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed what he initially thought of Lei Peifan following the youngster's stunning 10-9 victory over Kyren Wilson in the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship

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15 h. ago Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong continue Chinese charge at World Championship

Xiao followed compatriot Lei Peifan into the last 16 after completing a 10-4 victory over qualifier Matt Selt.

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17 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan lets feelings known on Kyren Wilson’s performance against Lei Peifan

Kyren Wilson was dumped out of the World Snooker Championship in the first round on Saturday, and Ronnie O'Sullivan has identified the reason behind his shock exit

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17 h. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan tells Kyren Wilson where he went wrong before Lei Peifan defeat

Kyren Wilson was expected to breeze past Lei Peifan in the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship, but was instead dumped out of the tournament in a final frame decider

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18 h. ago Kyren Wilson is 'proud' as he breaks silence after becoming 20th Crucible curse victim

Kyren Wilson became the latest victim of the 'Crucible Curse' last night, as he was beaten 10-9 by Lei Peifan in the opening round of the snooker World Championship

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27 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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28 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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28 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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28 h. ago Kyren Wilson suffers shock World Championship defeat to newcomer Lei Peifan

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38 h. ago Kyren Wilson leads Lei Peifan in first round of World Championship

Wilson is bidding to become the first first-time winner to retain his title at the Crucible.

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55 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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