Posted April 18, 20197 yr http://c.ststat.net/content/sites/worldsnooker/files/betfred_world_champs.png Will anyone be watching the 17-day marathon? Can Mark Williams retain his world title? Who do you think will win the world title at the Crucible? First Round Draw Mark Williams (1) Wales v Martin Gould (England) David Gilbert (16) England v Joe Perry (England) Barry Hawkins (9) England v Li Hang (China) Kyren Wilson (8) England v Scott Donaldson (Scotland) John Higgins (5) Scotland v Mark Davis (England) Stuart Bingham (12) England v Graeme Dott (Scotland) Shaun Murphy (13) England v Luo Honghao (China) Neil Robertson (4) Australia v Michael Georgiou (Cyprus) Mark Selby (3) England v Zhao Xintong (China) Luca Brecel (14) Belgium v Gary Wilson (England) Jack Lisowski (11) England v Ali Carter (England) Mark Allen (6) Northern Ireland v Zhou Yuelong (China) Judd Trump (7) England v Thepchiaya Un-Nooh (Thailand) Ding Junhui (10) China v Anthony McGill (Scotland) Stephen Maguire (15) Scotland v Tian Pengfei (China) Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England v James Cahill (England [Amateur]
April 18, 20197 yr Author Odds: (Coral) Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-4f Neil Robertson 9-2 Judd Trump 5-1 Mark Selby 10-1 John Higgins 16-1 Kyren Wilson 18-1 Mark Allen 20-1 Stuart Bingham 20-1 Mark Williams 22-1 Barry Hawkins 25-1 Ding Junhui 28-1 Jack Lisowski 50-1 Shaun Murphy 66-1 Luca Brecel 80-1 Joe Perry 80-1 Ali Carter 100-1 Stephen Maguire 125-1 David Gilbert 150-1 Martin Gould 150-1 Anthony McGill 150-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 200-1 Zhao Xintong 250-1 Graeme Dott 250-1 Mark Davis 300-1 Zhou Yuelong 300-1 Li Hang 400-1 Scott Donaldson 500-1 Tian Pengfei 500-1 Gary Wilson 750-1 Luo Honghao 750-1 Michael Georgiou 1000-1 James Cahill 1000-1
April 18, 20197 yr As these are proper matches (rather than silly best-of-seven or so), I shall probably watch quite a lot of it.
April 18, 20197 yr Author Oh most definitely they are. Really looking forward to seeing this. I think to win it, it will be either be Neil Robertson, Judd Trump or Ronnie. But I'm going to take the 16/1 for John Higgins. Yes he's been out of form this season but he is worth a flutter at a price.
April 18, 20197 yr Author Bingham v Dott that will be a tough one for Ballrun. Higgins against Davis that won't be easy for me. I don’t think Lisowski will too happy to draw Carter, Carter a tough draw for anybody. Looking forward to seeing Trump v Un Nooh that looks a cracker. It’ll certainly be quick.
April 20, 20197 yr Author Neil Robertson was in scintillating form as he built a 9-0 first-session lead to turn Michael Georgiou's World Championship debut into a nightmare.
April 20, 20197 yr Neil Robertson was in scintillating form as he built a 9-0 first-session lead to turn Michael Georgiou's World Championship debut into a nightmare. I think George Michael might be heading out. What a shame he didn’t get to play Robbie Williams.
April 20, 20197 yr Author Could have two records to his name, Michael. Least points scored in a.match at the Crucible and involved.in the second whitewash at the Crucible.
April 22, 20197 yr Author Shaun Murphy has become the second player to win 10-0 at the Crucible against Luo Honghao, Honghao has broken an unwanted record for the fewest points scored at the Crucible with 89 points which is 102 points less than the previous record which was 191 by Danny Fowler back in 1993 against Stephen Hendry in a 10-1 loss. Anyone want to guess who was the first player to do it? Maguire gosh he had some luck to beat Tian Pengfei 10-9 with that fluke on the blue when he got the snooker when he was 9-7 down.
April 23, 20197 yr The first 10-0 at the Crucible was John Parrott against Eddie Charlton. Ronnie O'Sullivan now 5-8 down against amateur James Cahill. I suspect Cahill would have preferred not to go off for the mid-session interval.
April 23, 20197 yr And O'Sullivan is out :o A brilliant win for Cahill who never seemed to panic as he got near the finish line.
April 23, 20197 yr Author Probably the biggest shock in snooker history that is. Well played James Cahill, take a bow.
April 23, 20197 yr Author In regards to shocks at the World Championship, this must top Knowles beating Steve Davis 10-1 in 1982 and Bingham beating Hendry in 2000.
April 23, 20197 yr Author Former world champion Ken Doherty has accused Ronnie O'Sullivan of playing with disrespect during his opening-round defeat by amateur James Cahill. Doherty, who won the title in 1997, also said the world number one did not look well during the 10-8 loss. "He played very casually, it was almost with a lot of disrespect in a way," BBC pundit Doherty said about Monday's first session which Cahill led 5-4. "He didn't want to be there, didn't look like he fancied the job."
April 23, 20197 yr Author Somehow Bingham beats Dott 10-9 after being 8-1 up and 9-4 up. Great comeback from Dott but to no avail. That will be gutting for him. Bingham will play.John Higgins in the next round.
April 23, 20197 yr Author Bingham also forfeited the frame to go 9-7 after missing three times @1120789573800300544
April 24, 20197 yr Author Zhou Yuelong was 9-2 up against Mark Allen and now Allen has pulled it back to 9-7..... Could Mark do what Graeme nearly did last night?
April 25, 20197 yr Author No Mark didn't, finished 10-7 to Zhou who will play either Jack Lisowski or Ali Carter.
April 25, 20197 yr Author Following on from Barry Hawkins completing a 10-1 win against Li Hang this is the first World Championship in Crucible history where 3 players have won 10-1 or better.
April 25, 20197 yr Author Shaun Murphy potted 14 reds and 14 blacks and missed the final red to the middle pocket for a 147.
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