Higgins battles past Gould at Crucible Four-time champion John Higgins overcame a slow start to ease into the second round of the Betfred World Championship with a 10-6 victory over Martin … Snooker • 18 Apr 17
O'Sullivan lashes Hearn with lawyer talk Ronnie O'Sullivan accused the snooker authorities of bullying and intimidating him in a breathtaking outburst at the Betfred World Championship. Snooker • 16 Apr 17
O'Brien ignores 'anti-snooker' jibes as Selby awaits Mark Selby will launch his Betfred World Championship title defence against an opponent who was accused of playing anti-snooker to reach the Crucible - Dubliner … Snooker • 13 Apr 17
Trump battles back to edge out Wenbo Judd Trump produced a great escape to keep alive his hopes of a first Betfred World Championship title with a 10-8 win over Liang Wenbo … Snooker • 21 Apr 16
Mark Allen eases into round of 16 in Sheffield Mark Allen rattled off four frames to ease into the second round of the Betfred World Championship with a 10-3 victory over Mitchell Mann. Snooker • 20 Apr 16
O'Brien too good for former champ Davis Fergal O'Brien began his quest to qualify for the World Snooker Championship with a 10-14 victory over six-times champion Steve Davis. Snooker • 10 Apr 16
Ken Doherty advances in World qualifers Ken Doherty beat English amateur Andy Hicks 10-6 in his World Championship round-one qualifier in Sheffield while there were also wins for David Morris and … Snooker • 07 Apr 16
Greene holds slim lead over White in qualifiers Northern Ireland’s Gerard Greene has taken a 5-4 lead over Jimmy White in the first round of World Snooker Championship Qualifiers at Ponds Forge International … Snooker • 06 Apr 16
Rocket fails to fire as Bingham advances to semis Ronnie O'Sullivan tumbled out of the Betfred World Championship on a sorry night for the five-time winner as Stuart Bingham claimed the biggest Crucible win … Snooker • 29 Apr 15
In-form Trump holds lead over Ding Judd Trump is on course for his third Betfred World Championship semi-final appearance after dominating the best part of the morning session of his match … Snooker • 28 Apr 15
Doherty makes dreadful start to final qualifier Ken Doherty endured a disastrous first session in his World Snooker Championship third-round qualifier against fellow veteran Mark Davis as the English cueman claimed an … Snooker • 14 Apr 15
Selby conscious of 'Curse of the Crucible' Mark Selby knows will have to conquer the 'Curse of the Crucible' if he is to claim a second consecutive World Snooker Championship. Snooker • 17 Apr 15
Facts and figures: World Snooker Championships Ahead of this year's World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theatre, we look back at some of the historical milestones and notable achievements that have … Snooker • 13 Apr 15
Doherty, O'Brien and Swail win World qualifiers Former world champion Ken Doherty defeated Lee Walker 10-6 to advance to the final qualifying round for the World Snooker Championship, while fellow Dubliner Fergal … Snooker • 14 Apr 15
Trump to meet Robertson in quarter-finals Judd Trump set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against world number one Neil Robertson after beating Ryan Day in the last 16 of the Dafabet World … Snooker • 28 Apr 14
Robertson must wait for century of centuries Neil Robertson missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the WSC quarter-finals with … Snooker • 16 Jun 14
Wasley stuns Ding to progress at Crucible Michael Wasley sprang one of the Crucible's great upsets as he beat world number two Ding Junhui in the first round of the World Championship. Snooker • 22 Apr 14
Doherty battles back against Bingham Former World champion Ken Doherty battled back from an early deficit to trail by a single frame (5-4) after his first session against Stuart Bingham … Snooker • 19 Apr 14
Higgins sent crashing from World Championship Four-time winner John Higgins crashed out of the Betfair World Championship today as Mark Davis sent the Scot home. Snooker • 22 Apr 13
Hearn would facilitate 'Rocket' return World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn believes Ronnie O'Sullivan could still defend his World Championship title at the Crucible next year. Snooker • 05 Dec 12
Sick Trump defeats Dale at Crucible Judd Trump overcame illness to see off Dominic Dale 10-7 in the first round at the Betfred.com World Championship. Snooker • 25 Apr 12
Maguire proves too good in the end for Brecel Stephen Maguire put an emphatic end to Luca Brecel's first Betfred.com World Championship campaign on Monday morning. Snooker • 23 Apr 12
