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The World Snooker Championship is professional snooker's longest-running, most prestigious and lucrative tournament. First held in 1927, it is now one of the three tournaments (together with the UK Championship and the invitational Masters) that make up snooker's Triple Crown Series. The tournament is held at the hallowed Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Stephen Hendry holds the record for the most world titles in the modern era, having won the tournament seven times.
- Ding hopes to see more focus on life balance for young stars after 10 Chinese players’ bans for fixing and betting offences
- ‘In China, they love to see players grow up so quick. They want to see them at 20 years old winning everything, and it’s too much pressure,’ world No 7 says
All-Star Challenge saw fans paying HK$3,380 for top-level tickets that did not give them a view of the table, but world No 1 O’Sullivan says he enjoyed his visit.
Ding Junhui begins his 18th snooker World Championship still chasing an elusive first crown for China, but with a healthier approach to expectation that includes his beloved United.
Zhang Anda ‘put too much pressure on myself’ in early exit at snooker’s World Championship, after defending champion Luca Brecel is also knocked out on the opening weekend in Sheffield.
Chinese snooker sensation, 20, continues his remarkable World Championship debut by surging into an 11-5 semi-final lead over Luca Brecel on Friday.
The 20-year-old Chinese debutant edges nail-biter against Anthony McGill to set up last-four clash with Luca Brecel, who shocked Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Chinese debutant beats Robert Milkins 13-7 in second round at the Crucible in Sheffield, will face either Anthony McGill or Jack Lisowski in the last 8.
The UK conducted its first test of a new emergency alert service on Sunday, with millions of mobile phones emitting a loud alarm and vibrating.
Shaun Murphy is magnanimous in defeat and heaps praise on Si Jiahui, and says the highly rated youngster will become the first World Snooker Champion from China.
Thursday’s draw throws up a formidable task after Pang Junxu, Si Jiahui, Wu Yize and Fan Zhengyi qualify for main event at the Crucible alongside seeded Ding Junhui.
Zhang Anda and Cao Yupeng set to lead the Chinese charge in the final round of qualifying for the Crucible tournament, but Hong Kong’s hopes are over.
Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who would have been in contention to win the World Championship, must miss it as details of the hearing are confirmed.
‘I was so close to my first Crucible one-table match,’ he says, having led Mark Williams before slipping to 13-11 defeat in quarter-final.
China’s last representative in Sheffield trails three-time champion in a quarter-final field dominated by veterans.
Frame at World Championship between champion Mark Selby and China’s Yan Bingtao takes longer than Fury-Whyte boxing bout and its two renditions of American Pie.
Yan Bingtao leads into final session against four-time winner Mark Selby, but China’s other remaining player, Zhao Xintong, loses to Stephen Maguire.
Flying start for Ding Junhui before Kyren Wilson cuts his lead to 5-4 in their first session, with Yan Bingtao through to play defending champion Mark Selby.
China’s Zhao Xintong beats Jamie Clarke for first ever win at the Crucible, with Ronnie O’Sullivan backing him to become ‘greatest of all time’.
Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong and Lyu Haotian all feature in snooker’s showpiece event in Sheffield.
Marco Fu loses to 6-5 Ian Burns in his first tournament in more than two years, while Ng On-yee makes solid start but is ultimately well beaten 6-2 by Rory McLeod.
The 31-year-old picks up second trophy this season after defeating Thai player Nutcharut ‘Mink’ Wongharuthai 4-0 in the final. Ng next plays Rory McLeod of Jamaica in her World Championship qualifier on Tuesday.
Former world No 11 Liang Wenbo is caught on security camera hitting and kicking a woman in Sheffield in what local authorities called ‘a sustained and deliberate assault’. World Snooker Tour bans him ‘with immediate effect’.
Fu knocks in high score at Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in Sheffield ahead of World Snooker Championship qualifiers next week. Ng On-yee is also aiming to qualify for the main draw.
The former world No 5 has not picked up a cue in a month and will only have 10 days to prepare but he simply wants to enjoy the experience.
Nutcharut ‘Mink’ Wongharuthai has already made history as the first woman to make a maximum 147 break, and now she’s set her sights on the professional tour.
Snooker’s biggest invitation event kicks off on Sunday night and defending champion Yan Bingtao will be out to prove his 2021 Masters snooker title was no one-hit wonder.
Victory in UK Championship means two of sports Triple Crown titles now held by Chinese snooker players. Zhao beat Belgium’s Luca Brecel 10-5 in the final to claim first ranking title of his career.
Chinese No 14 seed romps past Mitchell Mann 5-0 to set up repeat of January’s Masters final against Scot.
Selby seals fourth world title to match John Higgins’ Crucible haul.
Selby opens up a three-frame lead over 2005 champions Murphy as concluding day of play looms.
