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Snooker World Championship 2026

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  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    Xingtong is very fluid 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    8-8, 8-8

    nicely poised 
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,357
    Murphy is playing as well as he ever has in this session. Looks like the world champion of 2 decades ago
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    rina said:
    Murphy is playing as well as he ever has in this session. Looks like the world champion of 2 decades ago
    Hope he wins it now.  As always I wanted Ronnie to get the record, but I’ve always enjoyed watching Murphy.  He wins it 21 years after his only title - amazing 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    Very open draw now though 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,330
    Higgins v Murphy 4-4 after the afternoon session, resumes tomorrow morning.
    Mark Allen v Wu Yize commences this evening at 19.00.
    Best of 33 frames.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,552
    Awful session to be honest
  • Powell2ThePeople
    Powell2ThePeople Posts: 438
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dn2QPMobGF4
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,890
    edited May 1
    Allen coming back really strongly. Man possessed even if Wu has made a few mistakes. Won the last 5 frames. With a couple of century breaks, a 145 highest total so far in this championship. Now 7 - 6 to him against Wu after being 6 - 2  down. 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,330
    They may have to extend the tournament, this frame could go on forever.

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,330
    Wu Yize v Mark Allen 7-7
    The last frame lasted 1 hour 40 minutes, the longest ever frame at the World Championships.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,357
    frames shouldn't take longer than football matches, that was truly remarkable. anyone who didn't watch frame 14 of the afternoon session I'd suggest you check it out
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,330

    Steve Davis
    Six-time world champion on BBC Two

    In a nutshell that frame is an embarrassment to snooker, and the referees' and the players' association need to try to work out a way so that never happens again.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/live/cwykpw749lxt#player

  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,890
    I can see Davis's pov. Not quite sure what more the ref could do under the rules but It was a bit tippy tappy with the reds and cos the black was over the pocket the ref should of stepped in way before . Allan had a 34? lead, even though he lost the frame so he wouldn't of wanted a re rack. 
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,545
    In a mutual re rack the scores are scrubbed.  In an enforced re rack ie  by the referee maybe there should be some way of advantaging the player who is leading although it is very rare. 
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,564
    rina said:
    frames shouldn't take longer than football matches, that was truly remarkable. anyone who didn't watch frame 14 of the afternoon session I'd suggest you check it out if you're currently not sleeping well. 
    Amended. Personally I thing the frame should've been re-racked with the points carried over into the next frame. 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    Crazy to think it’s 2026 yet we still might see one of the class of 92 in the final again.  
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,411
    What a remarkable end to the Wu Yize v Mark Allen match yesterday
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    fenaddick said:
    What a remarkable end to the Wu Yize v Mark Allen match yesterday
    That black!!!

    FYI tickets for next year go on general sale 2mo.  Just managed to get some for the first Friday of next year in the afternoon by signing up to the WST website - should be good.  Never been before 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,596
    When does the contract with the Crucible end? Thought I read a while back that the championship was going to Saudi, assume for monetary purposes.

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,411
    iaitch said:
    When does the contract with the Crucible end? Thought I read a while back that the championship was going to Saudi, assume for monetary purposes.
    Extended this year. Crucible is being expanded so will have a temp home for a year or two soon. Saudi have pulled funding from lots of things in the last couple of weeks including snooker
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,890
    edited May 3
    Feel for Allan yesterday but can't believe he screwed up that black.

    Heard that a woman tried to reach the players earlier in the final but was stopped by the ref 

    4 frames all so far between Murphy and Wu. 
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,357
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    Feel for Allan yesterday but can't believe he screwed up that black.

    Heard that a woman tried to reach the players earlier in the final but was stopped by the ref 

    4 frames all so far between Murphy and Wu. 
    there was a woman screaming about the tv licence running around the arena
  • holyjo
    holyjo Posts: 1,359

  • holyjo
    holyjo Posts: 1,359
    Steve David is a Charlton fan …. How didn’t I know this 👆👆👆👆👆
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,766
    holyjo said:
    Steve David is a Charlton fan …. How didn’t I know this 👆👆👆👆👆
    Because no one has ever seen him at a game?
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,564
    cabbles said:
    fenaddick said:
    What a remarkable end to the Wu Yize v Mark Allen match yesterday
    That black!!!

    FYI tickets for next year go on general sale 2mo.  Just managed to get some for the first Friday of next year in the afternoon by signing up to the WST website - should be good.  Never been before 
    Honestly.  Even i would've potted it.  I understand the pressure but a pro snooker player should not be missing an almost straight black off the spot.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,583
    I'd have sleepless nights thinking about that black for a long time afterwards.

    Made worse by seeing the bloke you'd all but beaten lead in the final the next day.

    Great potting from Wu today though.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,621
    Yize looks very confident and carefree 

    interesting that O’Sullivan reckons he’ll be the main man in years to come.  Only 22, has more potential to grow than Xintong 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,596
    fenaddick said:
    iaitch said:
    When does the contract with the Crucible end? Thought I read a while back that the championship was going to Saudi, assume for monetary purposes.
    Extended this year. Crucible is being expanded so will have a temp home for a year or two soon. Saudi have pulled funding from lots of things in the last couple of weeks including snooker
    Thank you.

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