2020 World Championship Review

Well where to begin? In April, it appeared highly unlikely that we would have a World Championship this year, due to Covid-19. However, thanks to the sheer determination and hard work of Barry Hearn and the WST team, this was indeed the third tournament to be played since lockdown began in March. It’s probably fair

World Championship Final – Preview

Here we are, the culmination of this fantastic seventeen day event. Over the next two days, we will know if it is to be Ronnie O’Sullivan’s sixth world title or Kyren Wilson’s first. The final always brings a tinge of sadness to me. On one hand, there is the excitement of the final over thirty

Semi Final preview…..

The final stages are upon us, we now know that the 2020 World Champion  will be one of Kyren Wilson, Anthony McGill, Mark Selby or Ronnie O’Sullivan. For those who don’t know, the word Crucible means melting pot. Very apt  I think you’ll agree. The Crucible Theatre was obviously destined to host Snooker….. The one

World Championship Quarter Finals

Day 11 sees the start of Quarter Finals day. We are now down to the nitty gritty, the field of thirty two has been whittled down to just eight. This is where the World Championship starts to get serious…. There aren’t too many surprises in the remaining field of eight. In fact, six of the

World Championship 1st Round Review

A few weeks ago, all ticket holders were contacted by WST/Crucible Theatre Box office giving options/intentions re our tickets for this years WC, should a crowd, albeit reduced, be allowed to attend. The government were in the the process of planning several pilots of spectators returning to watch sporting events. The three options were: 1.