World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan in trouble against Anthony McGill at Crucible
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| Betfred World Snooker Championship |
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| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 17 April-3 May |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan's quest for a seventh World Championship title is in danger of ending in the second round after a sensational display by Anthony McGill saw the Scot build a shock 10-6 lead.
McGill, the world number 16, played near flawless snooker as breaks of 71, 126 and 89 helped win the first four frames of session two to go 8-4 up.
The defending champion, 45, stopped a seven-frame burst with a break of 92.
But a ton and half century put McGill on top in the best-of-25-frame match
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Two-time ranking event winner McGill was a Crucible semi-finalist last year and produced that level of play again to dominate the world number two, who nodded approvingly at his opponent's quality and composure.
O'Sullivan lost three frames in a row in surrendering a first-session lead on Thursday and his poor run continued as the first four quickly slipped from his grasp on the resumption.
The day began with a controversial break off, as the Englishman played the cue ball into the pack off the back cushion, setting the tone for a casual mini-session.
The pair play to a finish on Friday evening, with the winner facing either 2015 champion Stuart Bingham or Welsh qualifier Jamie Jones in the quarter-finals
The afternoon action
Four-time world champion John Higgins and Welshman Mark Williams begin their second-round match, which is a re-run of the epic 2018 World Championship final that the Welshman won to earn his third Crucible crown.
The other match sees 2010 champion Neil Robertson resume 5-3 up against world number 14 Jack Lisowski in the second of their three scheduled sessions.
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As this is the first and likely last HYS on the WC this year, kudos to Mark Allen for calling out Jimmy White on getting a tour card...again. He was good 30 years ago. Time to let new blood play. Finally, with Eddie Hearne the new boss, we can kiss good bye to Snooker on BBC. Sky Sports 2 here we come.
Fool and hope he loses
Same old story.
First HYS on the World Snooker Champions by the BBC and it's Friday, they should be ashamed of themselves, this is one of their last premier sports events that they broadcast before they lose it too and is replaced by by a non binary tiddly winks competition.