World Snooker Championship 2022 LIVE: Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump in action after Mark Selby at Crucible

Selby 4-5 Yan (0-75)

This could be a frame Winner; Yan bullets in a long, straight red to the bottom left and holds for the black. There’s enough in open play for him to bank the frame here, and four reds and blacks so far look to have done the necessary.

Selby 4-5 Yan (0-43)

It’s another look for Yan as he drops a red into the bottom left and comes around the back of the black to land on it perfectly. Again his break curtails early as he misses a red up to the yellow pocket, and a later chance when potting a red over the bottom left fails to yield position on the black. Mark hasn’t really settled yet either, and goes in-off; it’s a scrappy one here in frame 110.

Selby 4-5 Yan (0-24)

Yan looks sharp this morning. He drives in a long red to the bottom right, dragging the white across the table for the black, which he tidies up with the rest. That leaves a red long to the green pocket which Yan rolls in, and he’s on the black again. The break clangs to a halt at 24 though when they can’t find an angle on the black to open the Reds.

Selby 4-5 Yan

There’s enough on a ton and Yan delivers it, registering a 101 to reclaim the lead in the match.

Selby 4-4 Yan (5-67)

Yan tidies up a swift 45 and counting to leave Mark needing snookers. It’s not been a heavy-scoring match so far but this is a strong start to the morning from Yan.

Selby 4-4 Yan (5-28)

On 22 Yan goes into the pack off the blue but doesn’t land on a red. In the safety exchange that follows he then goes in-off, from which Mark drains a red from the D but lands snookered on all colors. It’s not running kindly for either player so far. Yan gets a chance now hough, as Mark Misses a red long to the bottom left and Yan drops one into the bottom right from a distance. The Reds are spread everywhere and this is a big chance to win the frame.

Selby 4-4 Yan (0-17)

Yan gets away first, red to bottom right, but can’t land on a color to follow. He’s quickly in again though after a poor safety from Mark, and two made plants on Reds to the bottom right keeps him going early on.

Here we go

Rob Walker announces the players into the Crucible, and it’s time. We’ll have another eight frames this morning, with an interval after four.

Hard yards

Two fine Tactical Minds slugged it out Yesterday afternoon. Yan and Mark split eight frames equally, with several of them going long as the two traded high quality safety shots without giving an inch. I’m sure the Pigeon was impressed as well. Of the two Mark would probably be happier with the score as they didn’t really tap into anything like his best form until the final frame, while there was frustration for Yan as his early lead was pegged back.

Hello hello

Welcome to live coverage of day eight of the 2022 World Snooker Championship. We’ve been rattling through the second round in the last few days, and it’s been absorbing stuff. This morning Stephen Maguire and Zhao Xintong play to a finish, with Maguire 11-5 in front and on the Brink of an upset. Our featured game will be the resumption of what’s been an almighty arm wrestle so far, as Mark Selby and Yan Bingtao pick it up from 4-4.

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Good morning

Welcome back for another superb day of action at the Crucible with Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Mark Selby among the big names in action at the World Championship in Sheffield.

O’Sullivan, the current world No. 1, will be looking to complete a convincing Victory over Mark Allen, while Trump is also in the afternoon play following Selby in the morning.

Pigeon drama Dominates day

A Pigeon caused a bizarre and amusing delay in Mark Selby’s second-round match against Yan Bingtao at the World Championship.

After five frames of the match with Yan leading 3-2, the bird had clearly seen enough snooker and decided to Intervene in the most Astonishing fashion.

The incident left both players Shocked as the Pigeon made its mark at the biggest event in the sport with the current world Champion left to laugh at the scene.

“Oh, goodness me! Hang on!” exclaimed Philip Studd, on commentary for Eurosport at the time.

“We have got an Unexpected visitor in the house! Have they bought a ticket? That is the question! Well, that is the first for the Crucible! Just paying a Flying visit. Well, we talk about a bird’s eye view!”

Former player Dominic Dale added from the Booth: “I have never, ever seen that before! I saw a sparrow once at the Welsh Open a few years ago, but never a Pigeon here at the Crucible.”

As the Pigeon eventually disappeared, Selby joked to the crowd: “He’s gone to the dressing room!”

After a good while, the match referee had to implore the crowd to “Settle down now please” as the Laughing and surprised reactions continued in the arena.

Today’s schedule

Saturday, April 23

10:00

• Zhao Xintong 5-11 Stephen Maguire
• Mark Selby 4-4 Yan Bingtao

14:30

• Anthony McGill v Judd Trump
• Mark Allen 4-12 Ronnie O’Sullivan

19:00

• Neil Robertson v Jack Lisowski
• Mark Selby 4-4 Yan Bingtao

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