As that chapter of his life ended, Hendry handed Amanda their 1.2million sprawling estate in Auchterarder, Perthshire, as part of their divorce settlement. But while he wasn't the youngest, he made history as the oldest. O'Sullivan has swapped cannabis and booze to become a runner. If its not broken, dont fix it, and he is sure to stick with the tried and tested method that has carried him this far. Watch the World Championship and other top snooker live on Eurosport and, Selby: Opening up about suicidal thoughts and getting help was biggest achievement, You cant predict what hes going to do OSullivan on how Brecel is beating Selby. There are likely to be other changes in the seeding, depending on what happens in the Tour Championship as a triumph for Ding, Murphy or Kyren Wilson would vault them up the rankings. A nerveless, match-winning break in the deciding frame against Ricky Walden set the ball rolling, and having watched Mark Williams reel him in the second round, Brecel responded with two more brilliant, attacking breaks to win 13-11. Play is already underway with Higgins looking well-placed to take the opening frame of this match. The morning session is finished with Robertson pulling off an impressive fightback to level his second-round match against Jones at 4-4. 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Mark Selby, the three-times world champion, moved into a 9-7 lead over Ronnie OSullivan at the Crucible. O'Sullivan made a 71 break in the decider to come back from 58-0 down. The difference, though, is that Davis had a formidable record over Higgins. Stephen Hendry has Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby Reports and reaction from the best of the action will be available on the Eurosport website and the Eurosport app. Alex Higgins struggled with drink all the way through his career and he was not a nice drunk either. There we have it then, John Higgins is the next man in round three with Anthony McGill, Si Jiahui and Mark Selby all poised to join him. OSullivan, who had been decidedly unhappy with the amount of kicks he had suffered on Wednesday, was left shaking his head again as another cost him an easy black when he was in pole position to take the first frame. But it's disappointment for The Rocket's Aussie rival Neil Robertson. The 39-year-old then composed himself to win the final frame of the night and he will go into Monday's action as the favourite to claim his fifth Crucible crown. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Premier League Group Stage (2Sep-19Nov2010), Championship League - Winners' Group (2-3Mar2016), World Championship (31Jul-16Aug2020), Championship League - Group 5 (10-11Feb2021). Mark Allen took the final frame against Jak Jones to level the scores at 4-4. A complete record of competitive matches played between the two teams, This page lists the head-to-head record of Noppon Saengkham vs Ronnie O'Sullivan including biggest victories and defeats between the two sides, and H2H stats in all competitions. Express. World Snooker Championship final 2023 LIVE RESULTS: He would be just the fourth non-British winner in the modern era, after Canada's Thorburn, Ireland's Ken Doherty and Australia's Neil Robertson. In many ways OSullivan v Selby is the most compelling snooker rivalry since Steve Davis v Alex Higgins in the 1980s. I saw the huge drinking culture. Now, they are on collision course again, the top two seeds this year. The enigmatic, often unpredictable, but richly talented Brecel up against the professor, the great tactician, the master. Another century, another frame. Last year, more than 4 million people tune into the final, which saw Ronnie OSullivan beat Judd Trump to become a record-equalling seven-time champion of the In the crowd is no other than Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who rose to his feet to applaud Selby before taking his seat again to observe the remainder of the final. Latest score: John Higgins 4-4 (25) Mark Mark Selby frustrates Ronnie O'Sullivan in World Against Selby, pain is expected. In all competitions, Mark Selby leads the head-to-head with Luca Brecel 8-3. Play gets underway in just under an hour's time with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Allen both kicking us off on a bumper day of snooker. Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final as he reeled off the final three frames of an exhilarating opening day to trail Belgium's Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible. Brecel produced surely the finest comeback in Crucible history to beat Si Jiahui 17-15, having at one stage trailed 14-5 before reeling off 11 frames in succession. Brecel was at it again in his After admitting he may have wasted nine years of his career through a hedonistic existence, he is teetotal. Mark Williams vs Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to Head Record All that effort felt like it was for nothing. He does not filter his opinions or seek acceptance. And we can expect more of the same on Sunday and Monday, certainly in terms of approach. Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking to win a record-breaking eighth world title to take himself beyond the great Stephen Hendry. Interestingly, two of Selbys world final wins were secured with an 18-14 scoreline, with the other two 18-15. Mark Allen is just one frame away from going through to the semi-finals and is currently leading Jak Jones 12-10. "A \ud835\ude33\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude3a \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude26 way to end." Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Ronnie, who WebRonnie O'Sullivan 6 (11) 1 Mark Williams Played on 2021-02-20 Referee Paul Collier Frame scores 36-79 (73); 115 (102)-1; 77 (77)-0; 75 (54)-27; 61-27; 65-40; 70 (69)-30 Match If Vafaei thinks snooker would be better off without the games leading box office attraction he should try promoting an event without him and see how ticket sales go. Both players are expected at the table in little under 30 minutes. Mark Selby is through to the second round after fending off a spirited fightback from Matthew Selt. Championship League - Group 5 (10-11 Feb 2021) Grp: Ronnie O'Sullivan: 3-1: O'Sullivan misses a long red but Brecel can onyl produce a lacklusre missed response poor, offering another chance to win the frame. I'm fresh and looking forward to it.". Brecel has revealed his party-heavy routing before the World Championship. He then met Jo Langley at Narcotics Anonymous - and had two more children with her, Lily and Ronnie Jr. No player endures the glare of the spotlight as much as him and he has had to find ways to cope. The second seed lost the first three frames against Brecel on Sunday and was 6-2 down after the afternoon session. Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. When the pair met in the final of the English Open earlier in the season, Selby prevailed, but it was a good game and a proper contest throughout. The match is played over four sessions at 1pm and 7pm on Sunday 30 April and Monday 1 May. The pair had a warm embrace after the match and were seen laughing and joking while in conversation. Ronnie OSullivan established a lead over Luca Brecel in his quarter-final earlier on Tuesday This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Ronnie OSullivan vs Hossein Vafaei live updates. In boxing, they say that styles make fights, and Brecel against Selby promises such a difference in styles and approach that it could make for a special match. In the other quarter-final, it's all square with McGill and Jiahui winning eight frames each. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. O'Sullivan and Vafaei's match will restart again today from 2.30pm with the score currently 6-2 in the former's favour. But it's missed! To him, the circuit is like the extended family he never had as a boy. The comments below have not been moderated. Well those opening four frames certainly caught the eye! It looked to be a straightforward first-round win for Selby after the first few frames, but Selt put up a fight to force the match into the closing stages. Fans have got a treat in store with John Higgins taking on Kyren Wilson in the morning session. Anthony McGill jot the job done against Jack Lisowski in the end and the World Championship quarter-finals are now set! Hendry was, by admission, a 'boring' winning machine. After confessing he was having an affair with children's entertainer Lauren Thundow, he split from his wife of 19 years, Amanda in 2013. His 30th World Championship campaign began at the weekend. Crucible seeing records broken. Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby. Follow. He was left rapping his knuckles on the table, however, after failing to drop a difficult pink as the session drew to a close, in the process handing Selby the opportunity to make it 9-7 with a break of 76. Referee: Paul CollierFirst time both Crucible semifinals go to a deciding frame. Selby won't be done just yet and will look to hit back when play gets back underway tomorrow afteroon at 2:30pm. Its all too easy to accept received wisdom about their respective personalities: Selby the slightly dull introvert; OSullivan brash and full of himself. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei have put aside their differences after The Rocket thrashed the Iranian at the Crucible. Watch the clearance on YouTube. Mark Allen and Jak Jones can't be separated at the moment with both players taking a frame each this morning to leave the score locked at 9-9. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. We have our first 147 of the World Snooker Championship and it's Kyren Wilson with it. Mark Selby brought the Crucible to its feet after becoming the first man to make a maximum in the World Championship final. He quickly won two more titles while OSullivan began to flounder in Sheffield. The game ended with a final score of 6-1, where Ronnie O Sullivan won straight 6 frames. Wilson is now in big trouble, not sure how he gets back into this from here Not sure what Kyren Wilson has done to deserve this but he's really not getting the rub of the green here. Well, what a nightmare session that was for Jack Lisowski. But it was amazing how calm I felt.'. But there's still plenty of time in that clash Shaun Murphy's clash with Si Jiahui is the only first-round tie left now with the match finely poised at 4-5 in favour of the Chinese player. Three frames in, it's 3-0 to Higgings. Jones and Allen are still neck and neck after 20 frames with the score now standing at 10-10. Running has brought some much needed sanity to his life. 'I wasn't thinking about the maximum until I got to 72. Hellraiser Ronnie embraced fame, making celeb pals along the way including Liam Gallagher, Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood and artist Damien Hirst. Milkins has however won three of four frames this morning and 'The Milkman' is on the charge. He won seven consecutive frames in the final session of his quarter-final match against Ronnie OSullivan to snatch victory from 10-6 down. On the snooker weve seen in the last few days, perhaps he is. SOUL OF SPORT: Damien Hurst seen carrying Ronnie The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. These two exceptional champions are very different characters from markedly contrasting backgrounds. WebRound 1. Ronnie OSullivan, 47, and Stephen Hendry dominated the game in their respective eras. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Head-to-head They briefly split in 2022, but soon reconciled months later. 'Talent-wise he is up there' - McManus says O'Sullivan on par with Messi and Federer, O'Sullivan sees Zhao as next superstar - 'I've got to leave someone to do some damage'. It was far from easy, but Mark Selby is through to the quarter-finals where he will face John Higgins. And hell need to be. Mark Selby edges ahead of O'Sullivan in world - The Until 2020, OSullivan had never even been back in the one-table set up but he made it through to the semi-finals in the strange behind closed doors summer championship to face Selby once again. Snooker results LIVE: World Championship score updates, Just Stop Oil protestors explain crashing World Snooker Championship, Snooker stars scared of being stabbed like Monica Seles after protest, World Championship security ramped up as Higgins fears worse protests, Ronnie O'Sullivan's has net worth more than Robertson and Williams, Inside O'Sullivan's 'incredible story' as new doc shows Crucible win. Mark Selby turned the tables on a frustrated Ronnie OSullivan as he fought back to take a 9-7 lead in the world championship semi-finals at the Crucible in Sheffield. When hed had a drink he was one to avoid. World Snooker Championship LIVE: Latest scores and However, he could lose his status as world No. O'Sullivan has since responded to the jibes as he looks to win another World Snooker Championship. O'Sullivan's the one who instigates the fist bump but he gives his opponent a death stare in the process. Mark Selby Add to that, Brecel looks much stronger a few months on. Selby, who had managed to cling to OSullivans coat-tails at 5-3 down by winning the final frame of a difficult first session on Wednesday, took the first four on Thursday afternoon before holding his nerve to win the second and last after the interval for a 6-2 return. In his mid-20s, O'Sullivan checked himself into the Priory to treat drug addiction, after admitting he was having suicidal thoughts. He has won his last 11 ranking finals, tying Stephen Hendry's record. Good morning! He needed to win every frame to avoid defeat but lost the first one of the day as Allen sealed his spot in the next round. But when it gets ugly and it will can his game and his mind stand up to the forensic examination Selby is sure to provide? 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"I would tell my younger self to choose moderation and definitely avoid drugs from what I have seen, they seem ridiculously easy to get hold of.". A year after retiring for the first time in 2012, Hendry's personal life appeared to be crumbling underneath him too. The World Snooker Championship has reached its climax, with Luca Brecel and Mark Selby the last two men standing as they prepare to battle it out in the final over two days at the Crucible. OSullivan had been going for a third title in succession and sixth in total. 0.5pts Mark Selby to win 18-14 at 11/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook), 0.5pts Mark Selby to win 18-15 at 11/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook), Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Sportsbook. Away from the baize, the pair lead different lifestyles. As Mark Allen found out in their semi-final, even a prolific winner and a fine tactician will come up short when trying to beat Selby at his own game. 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Manchester United legend Roy Keane was in attendance and applauded Selby during the final, 'Just to make a 147 here is hard enough, never mind in a final. Selby had not played for two months before his opening day match with Jones, having taken time out due to his mental health issues, but made three centuries in winning 10-7. And that examination wont last an hour, it will last hours and hours over the course of four sessions. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Hossein Vafaei hasn't won any fans for his antics by smashing the reds open at the break. He smashed an aggressive and unorthodox break-off shot to break the pack up and leave a number of easy shots on for his opponent. Judd Trump is heading home after losing 6-10 to Anthony McGill as the Scotsman claimed another brilliant scalp for his collection to march on to the next round. O'Sullivan finished off with three consecutive centuries. Ronnie OSullivan vs What time does the World Snooker Championship final However, Day needed to beat Selby to stay in the running for an automatic Crucible spot since Ding was victorious over Mark Allen earlier in the week. O'Sullivan's love life was just as turbulent. After a good sleep, he returned to the Crucible and took control, getting under OSullivans skin with some hard match-play to claw his way into the lead. \ud83e\udd17Ronnie O'Sullivan v Hossein Vafaei ends on a note of mutual respect \ud83d\ude4c@WeAreWST | #CazooWorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/e94AVa1nrC. Nor will Brecel. By 16, he had turned professional, by 21 he was the youngest ever World Champion - and well on his way to making his now 12.5million fortune. Ronnie will be bored as hell by the end of the first match, let alone the next ones. Now, he's settled with stunning Footballers' Wives actress Laila Rouass. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. It's proving to be walk in the park for Mark Allen against 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham. Ronnie O'Sullivan's rival Hossein Vafaei has been accused of being 'disrespectful' after a strange break-off shot during their match on Friday. Hossein Vafaei lapping up the atmosphere inside the Crucible with Ronnie O'Sullivan looking stone-cold focussed. 'Best of enemies' - Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby is You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. His photographs capture the best moments as Luca Brecel goes head to head in the final vs Mark Selby; By Andy Hooper for the defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan The Welshman had led 6-4 but falls to defeat in his second-round match, while Neil Robertson is on the ropes against Jak Jones, trailing 10-6. (Picture: REX) Ronnie OSullivan not only has the monstrous task of beating Mark Selby in the final session of their World That's a wrap for the day session as Selby leads Higgins 9-5. His long game is better right now and confidence will not hold him back. Head-to-Head: Mark Williams Vs Ronnie O'Sullivan Vafaei was slammed by Steve Davis for the 'embarrassing' shot while commentator John Virgo said it was 'disrespectful'. Selby is sure to double-down on his approach, reckoning that not even a talent as bright as Brecel can keep making long pots if the white is consistently glued to baulk cushion. But even the great OSullivan has fallen into Selbys trap here in the past. Selbys on the move again! Ironically it felt like a classic OSullivan interview, starting with some reasonably argued points before descending into wildly over the top conclusions. But he did what he does: doggedly hanging on to win the last two frames of the night. All four quarter-finals will get underway tomorrow, starting with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the morning session. Selby booked his place alongside Brecel in the final by doing what he's done throughout the championship, pulling away late in the day having at various points appeared set for a real battle. Before that, O'Sullivan was in a relationship with Sally Magnus, who gave birth to his first child, Taylor-Ann. Mark Selby turned the tables on a frustrated Ronnie O'Sullivan as he fought back to take a 9-7 lead in their World Snooker Championship semi-final. Mark Williams vs Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to Head Overall Total Mark Williams (W) Ronnie O'Sullivan (W) Total Matches 20 4 16 Total Sets 213 85 128 Shanghai Masters 2 0 2 Masters 3 1 2 Welsh Open 2 0 2 Premier League 2 0 2 International Championship 1 1 0 Tour Championship 1 0 1 World Championship 4 0 4 Championship Here. WebWorld Snooker Championship live scores: John Higgins 5-9 (25) Mark Selby 17:26, Mike Jones. The media are still like bees round a honeypot with him, eager for quotes and reaction. And it hasn't helped his cause either with Ronnie O'Sullivan cruising at 3-1. Better players than Brecel have tried and failed. The Soccer Teams Noppon Saengkham and Ronnie O'Sullivan played 4 Mark Selby, winner of four of the last eight Crucible titles, passed his first-round test against Jamie Jones on Saturday. Make sure you stick around to keep up to date with all the latest scores, results and news from the World Snooker Championship. The World Snooker Championships will be stopped on Sunday due to an emergency government alert. Selby's sensational feat comes 40 years after Cliff Thorburn's famous first maximum at the Crucible. Only once at the Crucible have the top two seeds met in the title match back in 1987 when defending champion Joe Johnson faced world no.1 Steve Davis. Mark Allen will head into Friday's action with a 5-3 lead against Selby. He doesnt always play ball but you wonder what there is left to say after 30 years of being asked the same questions. With a free spirit and all the aggression that sits in stark contrast to Selbys more cautious approach, Brecel produced possibly the greatest ever comeback seen at the World Championship when recovering from 14-5 down to beat Si Jiahui in the semi-finals on Saturday. World Snooker Championship LIVE: Latest scores and This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby Gary Wilson has won the opening frame to close in on Mark Selby with the latter now holding just a slim 5-4 lead. Over three decades OSullivan has dazzled, entranced, frustrated, annoyed, delighted, disappointed, astounded and ultimately fascinated snooker fans. He does his talking on the table. World Snooker Championship LIVE: Latest scores and O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan, 47, and Stephen Hendry dominated the game in their respective eras. OSullivan is possessed of natural charisma. The great Ronnie OSullivan managed it in the last four in 2020, but he needed one of his best ever late shows and a huge slice of good fortune to prevail in an epic contest. He had been the best player for 16 days but lost on the 17th. Former champions Judd Trump, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams all crashed out early though Mark Selby's quest for snooker's greatest crown is still firmly on. 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Ronnie O'Sullivan makes his way towards the exit door with a healthy 6-2 lead following the first session. The four-time world champion will start the match as favourite against someone who hadn't won a Crucible match before this year's tournament.