World Championship 2022 LIVE – John Higgins resumes in the morning session, Judd Trump faces Hossein Vafaei later

Higgins 4-5 Un-Nooh (75-32)

43 the difference with only 35 left on the table as John Misses the final red to the left middle, though it was a very thin cut. Thepchaiya plays on for now, but they needs two snookers

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Higgins 4-5 Un-Nooh (* 63-32)

Higgins takes seven reds and blacks before potting a blue off the eighth. He’s been moving rapidly around the table and is only two shots away from evening up at 5-5

Higgins 4-5 Un-Nooh (* 24-32)

The red that Un-Nooh Misses is the only one that Higgins can possibly pot, and he brilliantly sends it into the yellow pocket before going into the pack off the black. He’s not left on much, spare another long red to the green pocket, but that gives him a position around the black and he’s suddenly in a very strong position to level

Higgins 4-5 Un-Nooh (0-32)

Well this is excellent from Un-Nooh. He’s potted one Tricky red, and an even Harder black to the middle after running out of position. The break ends at 32 though as he misses a fifth red to the yellow pocket.

Higgins 4-5 Un-Nooh (0-1 *)

Higgins breaks off frame ten, and Un-Nooh immediately knocks in a superb long red with his first shot of the morning. Very good start for the Thai player

Good morning!

Hello and welcome back to this morning’s coverage from The Crucible. We’re still at the first round stage in Sheffield, but there are some brilliant matches to be played to a finish and getting underway today. We’re focusing on four time Winner John Higgins, who resumes 5-4 down against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

‘He’s turned into a winning machine’ – Robertson ‘rightly favorite’ says White

Neil Robertson has “turned into a winning machine” and is now rightly the favorite to triumph at the World Championship, according to Eurosport’s Jimmy White.

Robertson roared back from 3-1 down in emphatic fashion as he reeled off the next eight frames to secure his place in the next round much more comfortably than it looked likely to be early on.

He registered a string of stunning breaks in that eight-frame run, including 107, 119 and 132 in the seventh, eighth and ninth frames respectively. The Australian had assumed a 6-3 overnight lead from Monday heading into Tuesday’s session.

Robertson showed his class by concluding the match with a knock of 110 to secure his 58th ton of the season – more than anyone else – and White believes he has taken his game to a new level this year.

“On form, rightly so they are the favorite,” White said in the Eurosport studio in Sheffield after the match.

“He has turned himself into a winning machine.

Schedule and dates

First round (best of 19 frames)

Saturday, April 16th

10:00

• Mark Selby (1) 6-3 Jamie Jones
• Zhao Xintong (7) 7-2 Jamie Clarke

14:30

• Barry Hawkins (9) 3-6 Jackson Page
• Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 6-3 David Gilbert

19:00

• Shaun Murphy (10) 3-6 Stephen Maguire
• Mark Selby (1) 10-7 Jamie Jones

Sunday, April 17

10:00

• Anthony McGill (13) 6-3 Liam Highfield
• Zhao Xintong (7) 10-2 Jamie Clarke

14:30

• Mark Williams (8) 7-2 Michael White
• Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 10-5 David Gilbert

19:00

• Barry Hawkins (9) 7-10 Jackson Page
• Shaun Murphy (10) 8-10 Stephen Maguire

Monday, April 18th

10:00

• Mark Allen (15) 10-6 Scott Donaldson
• Anthony McGill (13) 6-3 Liam Highfield

14:30

• Neil Robertson (3) 6-3 Ashley Hugill
• Mark Williams (8) 10-3 Michael White

19:00

• Stuart Bingham (12) 6-3 Lyu Haotian
• Mark Allen (15) 10-6 Scott Donaldson

Tuesday, April 19th

10:00

• Yan Bingtao (16) 10-6 Chris Wakelin
• Neil Robertson (3) 10-5 Ashley Hugill

14:30

• John Higgins (6) 4-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Stuart Bingham (12) 10-5 Lyu Haotian

19:00

• Jack Lisowski (14) 6-3 Matthew Stevens
• Yan Bingtao (16) 10-6 Chris Wakelin

Wednesday, April 20th

10:00

• Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui
• John Higgins (6) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

14:30

• Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei
• Jack Lisowski (14) v Matthew Stevens

19:00

• Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham
• Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui

Thursday, 21 April

13:00

• Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham

19:00

• Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei

Second round (best of 25 frames)

Thursday, 21 April

13:00

• Jackson Page v Mark Williams

19:00

• Zhao Xintong v Stephen Maguire

Friday, April 22

10:00

• Mark Allen v Ronnie O’Sullivan
• Jackson Page v Mark Williams

14:30

• Mark Selby v Yan Bingtao / Chris Wakelin
• Zhao Xintong v Stephen Maguire

19:00

• Barry Hawkins v Mark Williams
• Mark Allen v Ronnie O’Sullivan

Saturday, April 23

10:00

• Zhao Xintong v Stephen Maguire
• Mark Selby v Yan Bingtao / Chris Wakelin

14:30

• Anthony McGill / Liam Highfield v Judd Trump / Hossein Vafaei
• Mark Allen v Ronnie O’Sullivan

19:00

• Neil Robertson v Jack Lisowski / Matthew Stevens
• Mark Selby v Yan Bingtao / Chris Wakelin

Sunday, April 24

10:00

• Kyren Wilson / Ding Junhui v Stuart Bingham
• Luca Brecel / Noppon Saengkham v John Higgins / Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

14:30

• Neil Robertson v Jack Lisowski / Matthew Stevens
• Anthony McGill / Liam Highfield v Judd Trump / Hossein Vafaei

19:00

• Kyren Wilson / Ding Junhui v Stuart Bingham / Lyu Haotian
• Luca Brecel / Noppon Saengkham v John Higgins / Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Monday, April 25th

13:00

• Luca Brecel / Noppon Saengkham v John Higgins / Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Kyren Wilson / Ding Junhui v Stuart Bingham / Lyu Haotian

19:00

• Neil Robertson v Jack Lisowski / Matthew Stevens
• Anthony McGill / Liam Highfield v Judd Trump / Hossein Vafaei

Quarter-Finals (best of 25 frames)

Tuesday, April 26th

10:00

14:30

19:00

Wednesday, April 27th

10:00

14:30

19:00

Semi-Finals (best of 33 frames)

Thursday, 28 April

13:00

19:00

Friday, April 29th

10:00

14:30

19:00

Saturday, April 30th

10:00

14:30

19:00

Final (best of 35 frames)

Sunday, May 1

13:00

19:00

Monday, 2 May

13:00

19:00

Previous Winners

The World Championship has been running since 1927 and, prior to its move to the Crucible in 1977, it was dominated by Joe Davis, Walter Donaldson, Fred Davis, John Pulman, John Spencer and Ray Reardon, with Alex Higgins and Horace Lundrum winning it once apiece. Since the move to Sheffield, the winners are:

• 1977: John Spencer
• 1978: Ray Reardon
• 1979: Terry Griffiths
• 1980: Cliff Thorburn
• 1981: Steve Davis
• 1982: Alex Higgins
• 1983: Steve Davis
• 1984: Steve Davis
• 1985: Dennis Taylor
• 1986: Joe Johnson
• 1987: Steve Davis
• 1988: Steve Davis
• 1989: Steve Davis
• 1990: Stephen Hendry
• 1991: John Parrott
• 1992: Stephen Hendry
• 1993: Stephen Hendry
• 1994: Stephen Hendry
• 1995: Stephen Hendry
• 1996: Stephen Hendry
• 1997: Ken Doherty
• 1998: John Higgins
• 1999: Stephen Hendry
• 2000: Mark Williams
• 2001: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2002: Peter Ebdon
• 2003: Mark Williams
• 2004: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2005: Shaun Murphy
• 2006: Graeme Dott
• 2007: John Higgins
• 2008: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2009: John Higgins
• 2010: Neil Robertson
• 2011: John Higgins
• 2012: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2013: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2014: Mark Selby
• 2015: Stuart Bingham
• 2016: Mark Selby
• 2017: Mark Selby
• 2018: Mark Williams
• 2019: Judd Trump
• 2020: Ronnie O’Sullivan
• 2021: Mark Selby

What is the format?

The epic 128-person Qualifiers produced 16 players who have emerged from that group to join the 16 top-ranked players in the world in the first-round draw.

The first round is best of 19 frames, the second and quarter-final rounds are best of 25. The semi-finals are best of 33 and the final best of 35.

What is the draw for the World Championship first round?

• Mark Selby (1) v Jamie Jones
• Yan Bingtao (16) v Chris Wakelin
• Barry Hawkins (9) v Jackson Page
• Mark Williams (8) v Michael White
• Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui
• Stuart Bingham (12) v Lyu Haotian
• Anthony McGill (13) v Liam Highfield
• Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei
• Neil Robertson (3) v Ashley Hugill
• Jack Lisowski (14) v Matthew Stevens
• Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham
• John Higgins (6) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Zhao Xintong (7) v Jamie Clarke
• Shaun Murphy (10) v Stephen Maguire
• Mark Allen (15) v Scott Donaldson
• Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) v David Gilbert

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