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. 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. Discovery company. The champion will walk away with 500,000 while the runner-up gets 200,000. WebWorld Snooker Championship live scores: John Higgins 5-9 (25) Mark Selby 17:26, Mike Jones. Judd Trump is heading home after losing 6-10 to Anthony McGill as the Scotsman claimed another brilliant scalp for his collection to march on to the next round. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. 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. Referee: Paul CollierFirst time both Crucible semifinals go to a deciding frame. Here's how we're looking for the quarter-finals so far Anthony McGill/Jack Lisowski vs Robert Milkins/Si Jiahui. 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. And probably will not even show up for the match three and beyond. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The Jester from Leicester is playing in his sixth World Championship final, winning four of his previous five, while Brecel is obviously in his first. Luca Brecel v Mark Selby: Routes to the final LUCA BRECEL. 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. 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! 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The second seed lost the first three frames against Brecel on Sunday and was 6-2 down after the afternoon session. Last year, more than 4 million people tune into the final, which saw Ronnie OSullivan beat Judd Trump to become a record-equalling seven-time champion of the He doesnt always play ball but you wonder what there is left to say after 30 years of being asked the same questions. Published: 07:56 AEST, 1 May 2023 | Updated: 09:56 AEST, 1 May 2023. If you are playing the best break-builder in history, the way to beat him is to stop him break-building. In the evening he was on course for a 147 until he missed the seventh red into the corner. He needed to win every frame to avoid defeat but lost the first one of the day as Allen sealed his spot in the next round. 107.155.95.34 Jack Lisowski beats Noppon Saengkham 10-7 to become the next player into round two. There are few better than Selby at absorbing pressure and limiting the damage when the going is tough, but should Brecel go missing, hell pounce like the predator he is. When OSullivan nicknamed him the torturer it wasnt meant as a compliment but Selby should take it as one. 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. But when it gets ugly and it will can his game and his mind stand up to the forensic examination Selby is sure to provide? It is a monumental task ahead of the Belgian Bullet, but having reeled off seven frames on the spin to beat OSullivan, and 11 on the bounce on his way to downing Si, he will believe that anything is possible. 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If his 147 is not equalled by any other player at this year's Worlds, that moment will net Wilson an extra 55,000. Its difficult Murphy echoes Hendry criticism of ghostly Tour Championship atmosphere, White faces potential Fu clash in World Champs qualifier, Hendry v Cahill. So it's 19-1 to Selby. But all eyes will be on this afternoon's blockbuster contest between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei. WebWorld Championship qarter-finals resume at the Crucible Theatre. Ronnie O'Sullivan, 47, and Stephen Hendry dominated the game in their respective eras. Running has brought some much needed sanity to his life. Well ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. Here's how Hendy and O'Sullivan compare - starting off with their greatest achievement in sport. The old head of snooker had the opportunity to go 7-1 ahead but a missed opportunity on the pink pinned him back. Reports and reaction from the best of the action will be available on the Eurosport website and the Eurosport app. The pair have faced each other 11 times previously including in last year's English Open final, which Selby won 9-6. O'Sullivan made a 71 break in the decider to come back from 58-0 down. As that chapter of his life ended, Hendry handed Amanda their 1.2million sprawling estate in Auchterarder, Perthshire, as part of their divorce settlement. Don't miss World Championship security ramped up as Higgins fears worse protests [PROTESTS] Ronnie O'Sullivan's has net worth more than Robertson and Williams [NET WORTH] Inside O'Sullivan's 'incredible story' as new doc shows Crucible win [FOOTAGE], "I've not collapsed, or lost the plot, but stayed in a good place and at some point, I'll just let the snooker gods take over. Perhaps that makes Brecel an even more dangerous animal than he has been already. 'He's reeling him in slowly' - White and McManus react to possible Selby comeback. "I would tell my younger self to choose moderation and definitely avoid drugs from what I have seen, they seem ridiculously easy to get hold of.". The Belgian Bullet produced the greatest-ever Crucible Mark Allen will head into Friday's action with a 5-3 lead against Selby. Mark Williams vs Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to Head Overall Total Mark Williams (W) Ronnie O'Sullivan (W) Total Matches 20 4 16 Total Sets 213 85 128 Shanghai Masters 2 0 2 Masters 3 1 2 Welsh Open 2 0 2 Premier League 2 0 2 International Championship 1 1 0 Tour Championship 1 0 1 World Championship 4 0 4 Championship The second round is already underway with Mark Williams' match against Luca Brecel while Mark Allen faces off against Stuart Bingham later tonight. Action gets back underway in just over an hour's time. Selby won't be done just yet and will look to hit back when play gets back underway tomorrow afteroon at 2:30pm. Add to that, Brecel looks much stronger a few months on. Premier League Group Stage (2Sep-19Nov2010), Championship League - Winners' Group (2-3Mar2016), World Championship (31Jul-16Aug2020), Championship League - Group 5 (10-11Feb2021). The comments below have not been moderated. Following the nature of the Selby defeat he started to talk about the championship as a slog which seemed like an unclimbable mountain, even though he had successfully climbed it five times. No player endures the glare of the spotlight as much as him and he has had to find ways to cope. Hes playing the best snooker of his career and enjoying the ride of his life. Jones and Allen are still neck and neck after 20 frames with the score now standing at 10-10. Last seasons Scottish Open hero has always been ultra-aggressive, but returning to Sheffield this year still without a single win at the Crucible, he resolved right from the very start of the tournament to take the game on and just enjoy wherever his rich talents took him. Hendry, on the other hand, ventured completely out of his comfort zone when he appeared on The Masked Singer. To him, the circuit is like the extended family he never had as a boy. He still led 16-14 but, thanks to some unconventional shot selections, OSullivan turned it round to come through in a decider. There's a long way to go but you feel like this is already slipping away from Wilson. Mark Selby, the three-times world champion, moved into a 9-7 lead over Ronnie OSullivan at the Crucible. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. OSullivan and Selby are the best of enemies, two sides of the same snooker coin. WebRonnie wins the game after an under par first frame. (Picture: REX) Ronnie OSullivan not only has the monstrous task of beating Mark Selby in the final session of their World The match is played over four sessions at 1pm and 7pm on Sunday 30 April and Monday 1 May. Ronnie O'Sullivan made his feelings clear on World Snooker Championship rival Hossein Vafaei after his personal attack on the Rocket. Brecel was at it again in his The Scot smashed off seven world titles between 1990-1999. Si suffered a similar fate a few days later. If you combined their characters into a single player, they would never lose. He loses 13-7 to Welshman Jak Jones in a sizeable Crucible shock. 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. Mark Allen is just one frame away from going through to the semi-finals and is currently leading Jak Jones 12-10. OSullivan v Selby is a much more even contest, particularly in the big matches. But my management would say, You are not going anywhere near that.. Go.Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Hossein Vafaei is live!\ud83d\udcfa @BBCSport | @discoveryplusUK | #CazooWorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/Jci8Dmmdl2. Selby is sure to double-down on his approach, reckoning that not even a talent as bright as Brecel can keep making long pots if the white is consistently glued to baulk cushion. He enjoyed advantages but also suffered from personal turmoil which spilled out into the public arena at a young age. Selby responded to this setback by winning his fourth world crown last year. But at least one of them must before the champion is crowned on May 2nd. A long way to go still but Shaun Murphy and Steve Davis are far from impressed by what they've seen so far. I feel like I've paced myself pretty well this year. The 2023 World Snooker Championship is at the semi-final stage in Sheffield at the famous Crucible Theatre. The pair had a warm embrace after the match and were seen laughing and joking while in conversation. Make sure you stick around to keep up to date with all the latest scores, results and news from the World Snooker Championship. Before the tournament I was out partying, staying up late to 6 or 7am, playing FIFA with my friends," Brecel told the BBC. 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. Mark Selby - 7/2 John Higgins vs Mark Selby. But for many of us, the contrasts between these two giants of the sport make for compelling viewing whenever they clash cues. I just wanted to win the frame to get back into the match. Kyren Wilson took control against Anthony McGill to establish a 13-11 lead. When hed had a drink he was one to avoid. He comfortably beat Kyren Wilson 18-8 to secure a sixth world title. Anthony McGill and John Higgins are also in action a little later this afternoon - and we're be bringing you all the live scores from every match so make sure you stick around! 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). But, today's Ronnie is a totally different animal. With a free spirit and all the aggression that sits in stark contrast to Selbys more cautious approach, Brecel produced possibly the greatest ever comeback seen at the World Championship when recovering from 14-5 down to beat Si Jiahui in the semi-finals on Saturday. Fans have got a treat in store with John Higgins taking on Kyren Wilson in the morning session. Si Jiahui, the 20-year-old who shocked Shaun Murphy in round one, leads 7-3 against Robert Milkins. But it's disappointment for The Rocket's Aussie rival Neil Robertson. BBC Two and Eurosport will be showing the game live, with streaming available on BBC iPlayer, the BBC website and Discovery+. The morning session is finished with Robertson pulling off an impressive fightback to level his second-round match against Jones at 4-4. The Rocket, snooker's world No 1, said pre-tournament ahead of his 31st World Championship: "I feel alright. The other quarter-final is much closer with Jak Jones ahead against Mark Allen 4-3. Luca Brecel holds a slender 7-6 lead over Mark Williams while Jak Jones has stormed out in front against Neil Robertson. O'Sullivan has since responded to the jibes as he looks to win another World Snooker Championship. But that is one of his most valuable assets and when things are going his way, I expect him to turn the screw just as he did in his four previous winning final appearances at the Crucible. Selby's sensational feat comes 40 years after Cliff Thorburn's famous first maximum at the Crucible. Four more sessions of his best game and he can be world champion thats what those around him will surely be telling him. Mark Selby turned the tables on a frustrated Ronnie OSullivan as he fought back to take a 9-7 lead in the world championship semi-finals at the Crucible in Sheffield. There is no such thing as a free shot at a world final, and nobody in his situation would feel like they have nothing to lose, but Selby is widely expected to win his fifth title and he, not Brecel, is the man of whom expectations are greatest. Ronnie, who also made his debut at the tender age of 16, was 25 when he was victorious in Sheffield for the first time. Mark Selby is leading John Higgins 7-4 in the only remaining match today. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Hendry was, by admission, a 'boring' winning machine. Mark Selby, winner of four of the last eight Crucible titles, passed his first-round test against Jamie Jones on Saturday. And we can expect more of the same on Sunday and Monday, certainly in terms of approach. Mark Williams (2005) Ronnie OSullivan (2008) Mark Selby 5-7 Luca Brecel. It was far from easy, but Mark Selby is through to the quarter-finals where he will face John Higgins. Well those opening four frames certainly caught the eye! 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 Better players than Brecel have tried and failed.