Protester covers snooker desk in orange powder throughout World Championships
Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to the World Snooker Championship on Saturday afternoon to shortly dispatch Hossein Vafaei on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Resuming with a 6-2 lead, O’Sullivan reeled off the remaining frames and completed with back-to-back centuries to clinch victory 13-2 and a spot within the quarter-finals. Despite the animosity within the build-up, with Vafaei calling O’Sullivan “a nice guy when he’s asleep”, the pair embraced and laughed collectively after the match was over.
On the opposite desk, Welshman Jak Jones continued his spectacular type with victory over 2010 champion Neil Robertson, seeing off the Australian 13-7.
Play will resume at 7pm with thirteenth seed Robert Milkins taking over Chinese Crucible debutant Si Jiahui, and fifteenth seed Gary Wilson up towards four-time world champion Mark Selby.
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Selby restores parity with spectacular clearance
Selby does precisely that, clearing the desk in model with a break of 74 to degree the scores at 3-3. This match has been a little bit of a slugfest however that was the quickest body of the match up to now.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 22:34
Selby and Wilson in scrappy sixth body
Now then… Selby was rolling alongside properly in body six however began to lose management of the cue ball and finally missed a tough purple into the left nook, which rattled the jaws earlier than rolling over the alternative pocket for Wilson to faucet in. An enormous alternative now for Gary Wilson… however he misses a comparatively simple purple and Selby is straight again to the desk! Can the four-time champion make his opponent pay?
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 22:30
Si Jiahui takes 6-2 in a single day lead towards Rob Milkins
Si Jiahui and Rob Milkins have wrapped up for the night with the younger Chinese participant holding a commanding four-frame lead in a single day. Plenty of labor for Milkins tomorrow if he’s to get better and attain the quarter-finals.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 22:17
Wilson wins near-hour-long fifth body
Selby and Wilson received themselves in a pickle with the ultimate two reds progressively nudging the pink nearer and nearer to the pocket. The referee tentatively instructed a re-rack could also be on the playing cards however finally Wilson escaped the state of affairs to clinch the body and transfer into the lead, 3-2.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 22:15
Selby and Wilson locked in security change
Mark Selby and Gary Wilson are in the meantime locked a tactical battle in body 5 of their second-round match, with two reds remaining. Selby had Wilson snookered and compelled a foul, however Wilson escapes whereas pushing the purple in query protected.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 21:58
Si Jiahui dominates Rob Milkins in night session
Si Jiahui is flying. The 20-year-old, taking part in on the Crucible for the primary time, is 5-2 up on the skilled Rob Milkins and closing in on one other body… he rolls in an acute black to seal it.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 21:53
Latest scores from the Crucible
Mark Selby is degree in his second-round encounter with Gary Wilson at 2-2, whereas Si Jiahui leads Rob Milkins 4-2 – and the Chinese participant is closing in on one other body.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 20:55
Rob Milkins 1-0 (25) Si Jiahui
On the opposite desk, Rob Milkins has simply closed out the primary body towards Si Jiahui.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 19:48
Mark Selby 1-0 (25) Gary Wilson
Mark Selby notches the primary body of his encounter with Gary Wilson – however a missed tried plant has let Wilson in firstly of the second body.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 19:46
World Snooker Championship: Evening session below method on the Crucible
So tonight’s two matches, Robert Milkins vs Si Jiahui and Mark Selby vs Gary Wilson, are below method.
Lawrence Ostlere22 April 2023 19:17
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