Snooker scores LIVE: Ronnie O'Sullivan rival 'embarrassed' and John Higgins back in action
The first few days of the World Championship have not been short of drama, and today’s action looks like it will fit the bill in being another enthralling day of action. First-round and second-round matches are set to run concurrently, with John Higgins’ clash with Xiao Guodong not to be missed this evening.
Chris Wakelin will also return to the table this afternoon after booking his spot in the second round with a hard-fought victory over Neil Robertson earlier this week. He will face Mark Allen, who is bidding to win his first world title, having reached the semi-finals twice previously.
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Snooker star Judd Trump has opened up on how he is enjoying life in Dubai. The world No. 1 decided to leave the country earlier this year in favour of soaking up the sun in the in Asia.
The move has not affected Trump’s snooker though, and he feels that he has improved since upping sticks and heading abroad. The 35-year-old booked his spot in the second round of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday when beating Zhou Yuelong.
He explained: “I love it. It’s obviously a massive change in snooker terms. I don’t really feel there’s many people that have made that sort of step to live anywhere else bar the UK.
“For me, it’s the perfect lifestyle. Practice in the morning, play golf every single day, seven days a week. I think having that happiness off the table is showing this season and showed again tonight.”
Ronnie O’Sullivan booked his spot in the second round yesterday when beating Ali Carter, and he will now face Pang Junxu – who beat Zhang Anda – on Saturday.
Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy were also victorious in their respective clashes, setting up a sensational clash on Sunday.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 10-4 Ali CarterZhang Anda (12) 7-10 Pang JunxuShaun Murphy (15) 10-4 Daniel WellsJudd Trump (2) 10-4 Zhou Yuelong
After the excitement of yesterday’s action – which we will recap shortly – here’s what we’ve got to look forward to today…
13:00
First round - Luca Brecel 4-5 Ryan Day
Second round - Mark Allen v Chris Wakelin
19:00
First round - Mark Selby 5-4 Ben Woollaston
Second round - John Higgins v Xiao Guodong
Ali Carter feels the second session of his defeat to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship was ‘embarrassing'’.
The Rocket claimed the victory over his long-term rival on Wednesday, but Carter was far from pleased with his own performance – losing five frames on the bounce as he was dumped out of the competition.
Carter told the BBC: "I was always in it at 5-4 but Ronnie got going and I just seemed to find myself in awkward positions. I split the pack a couple of times and missed a couple of blacks off the cushion when I couldn't really get on anything. It just went from bad to worse and it sort of begins to get a little bit embarrassing out there."
Good morning and welcome to Express Sport’s coverage of the World Championships, and what a day of action we have to look forward to.
The competition has already been packed full of drama, with the Crucible curse claiming another reigning victor in Kyren Wilson and Ronnie O’Sullivan returning to the table in emphatic fashion.
Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest on another exciting day in Sheffield…
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