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Impressive Ebdon Opens Big Lead

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Peter Ebdon stormed 7-1 ahead against defending champion Shaun Murphy in their World Championship quarter-final.
Ebdon, the 2002 champion, never looked back after opening with a 116 break and followed up with runs of 64, 52 and 96.
His 96 in frame seven could have been a maximum but the Dubai-based 35-year-old failed to sink […]

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O’Sullivan Comeback To Beat Day

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Ronnie ‘Rocket’ O’Sullivan came back from 9-7 down to win six out of seven frames for a remarkable 13-10 win over gutsy Ryan Day and progress to the snooker World Championship quarter finals.
The Essex star said he was fortunate to beat his 26-year-old opponent.
“It was a tough game and I’m lucky to be through. […]

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Williams First Through To Quarters

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Mark Williams is through to the World Championship quarter-finals after a 13-8 victory over Mark Selby.
The Welshman, the 2000 and 2003 winner, dominated the first session to resume with a comfortable 11-5 lead.
Selby cut the gap to 11-7 with breaks of 90 and 71 and briefly entertained hopes of a comeback.
Williams closed […]

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White Out Of Championship

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Jimmy White is out of the snooker World Championship at the Crucible after losing to David Gray 10-5.
White was down 6-3 overnight and lost two of the first three frames on the black and with Gray needing just one frame to win, White’s exit looked imminent.
Oddly it seemed to lift the pressure and […]

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Bond Beats Hendry On Re-Spotted Black

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

In the last frame, and with the scores tied at 48 all, Nigel Bond potted a re-spotted black to beat seven times champion Stephen Hendry 10-9.
Hendry clawed his way back from 7-3 down to win five straight frames and lead 8-7 in a remarkable turnaround.
But tied at 9-9 and with the nerves starting to […]

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Crucible Tables Come Under Fire

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

The tables at the Snooker World Championships at the Crucible came under severe criticism last night.
There were far too many kicks and on some occasions the ball drifted two or three inches of course, leading on one occasion to Stephen Hendry potting the white off a touching ball to his utter bemusement.
Joe Swail described […]

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Hunter Plays Through Pain

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Paul Hunter admitted to playing in pain during his first-round match against Neil Robertson at The Crucible.
The 27-year-old has been battling against cancer for the past year and found the going difficult against the Australian, who won 10-5.
“It’s been tough for me because I’ve not really enjoyed playing while I’ve been ill,” he […]

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Higgins Shock Defeat To Selby

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Former champion John Higgins crashed out of the World Snooker Championships losing 10-4 to 34th ranked Mark Selby.
The omens did not look good from the first frame for Higgins, who made a 54 break before Selby fought back to win 69-63.
Selby won the next, before a nervy Higgins pulled one back in the fourth. […]

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Davis Through To Second Round

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Steve Davis made it through to the second round at the Crucible with a 10-4 win over Andy Hicks.
The six times World Champion took a 6-2 lead into the final session but that was reduced by two as his 32-year-old opponent from Devon mounted a fightback.
But that was cut short by the ‘Nugget’ […]

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Murphy Relishes Defending Title

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

Shaun Murphy says he cannot wait to return to the Crucible after enjoying the best year of his life as snooker World Champion.
Murphy became the first qualifier to win the title snce Terry Griffiths 26 years ago.
And Murphy says he will not be giving up his crown without a fight.
“Winning the world […]

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