“IT’S another thrilling day at the World Snooker Championship with some huge stars in action. Judd Trump has progressed to the quarter-finals at the Crucible after beating Shaun Murphy 13-10. Snooker hero Ronnie O’Sullivan is one frame away from securing a place in the final eight as he holds a 12-4 lead over Chinese star”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Judd Trump has progressed to the quarter-finals at the Crucible after beating Shaun Murphy 13-10.
Snooker hero Ronnie O’Sullivan is one frame away from securing a place in the final eight as he holds a 12-4 lead over Chinese star Jang Panxu.
Former champion Luca Brecel has one hand in the quarters as he also leads 12-4 against Ding Junhui.
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Si Jiahui 12-10 Ben WoollastonSi is closing in on the win now. He leads by 18 points. However, Woollaston has a chance at the table.
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Si Jiahui 12-10 Ben WoollastonSi scores a 126 to regain his two-frame lead over Woollaston. He now needs just one more for the win.
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Shaun Murphy 10-13 Judd TrumpDespite Murphy’s attempted fight back, Trump takes the win and secures a spot in the quarter-finals!
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Si Jiahui 11-10 Ben WoollastonSi takes the lead once again, winning the 21st 94-11. This match is certainly going the distance.
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Shaun Murphy 10-12 Judd TrumpMurphy is flying now! He closes in on Trump with a 99-0 win in the 22nd frame, narrowly missing a red to make the century.
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Shaun Murphy 9-12 Judd TrumpMurphy gets ANOTHER frame back with a century, making it three on the spin!
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Si Jiahui 10-10 Ben WoollastonWoollaston levels again!
The Brit makes it 10-10 after winning the 20th frame by 83 points.
Now time for the mid-session interval.
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Shaun Murphy 8-12 Judd TrumpHe’s hanging on! Murphy takes the 20th frame to close in on Trump ahead of the mid-session interval.
Is a comeback on the cards?
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Si Jiahui 10-9 Ben WoollastonSi regains his lead by taking frame 19 with a score of 83-12.
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Shaun Murphy 7-12 Judd TrumpMurphy gets one back with a score of 94-24 to keep the match alive.
He is not going down without a fight!
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Shaun Murphy 6-12 Judd TrumpTrump edges closer to the win with a score of 86-20 on Table 2.
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Si Jiahui 9-9 Ben WoollastonWoollaston is back level after managing a century! Game on!
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Si Jiahui 9-8 Ben WoollastonMeanwhile on Table 1, Woollaston closes in on Si by winning the opening frame by 71 points.
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Shaun Murphy 6-11 Judd TrumpTrump wins the opening frame of this session on Table 2 by over 30 points.
He now needs just two more to win the match.
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Afternoon sessionBoth matches are now underway!
- Si Jiahui 9-7 Ben Woollaston (third session)
- Shaun Murphy 6-10 Judd Trump (second session)
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Afternoon sessionThe afternoon session is set to start in around 15 minutes!
- Si Jiahui 9-7 Ben Woollaston (third session)
- Shaun Murphy 6-10 Judd Trump (second session)
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Prize moneyA HUGE total pot of £2.4million is up for grabs at the Crucible this year!
Here is a complete breakdown of the purse:
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finals: £100,000
- Quarter-finals: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Last 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Last 112: £5,000
- High break: £15,000
- Total: £2,395,000
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All to play forIt’s still all to play for today.
The evening session could be quick as both Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel need only a frame each to progress into the quarters.
The afternoon is looking very tasty, though, with Ben Woollaston still well in his match with Pang Junxu.
Judd Trump was sensational in the final three frames of his last session against Shaun Murphy – tallying breaks of 106, 132 and 92 to take a four-frame lead.
He needs three to progress.
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Welcome!Hello, good afternoon and welcome to our brand-new World Snooker Championship live blog!
Here is what we’ve got to look forward to later…
1pm
- Si Jiahui 9-7 Ben Woollaston (third session)
- Shaun Murphy 6-10 Judd Trump (second session)
7pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 12-4 Pang Junxu (third session)
- Luca Brecel 12-4 Ding Junhui (third session)