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HIGGINS EASES TO CRUCIBLE QUARTERS
John Higgins remains on course for a first Crucible crown in 11 years, after beating Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham 13-7 in the last 16 of the Betfred Wo…
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ROBERTSON MAKES CRUCIBLE 147
Neil Robertson became the eighth player to make a magical maximum break at the Crucible, compiling the 147 in the 19th frame of his Betfred World Cham…
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SELBY AND YAN PLAY CRUCIBLE’S LONGEST FRAME
Mark Selby and Yan Bingtao played a frame lasting 85 minutes and 22 seconds during their second round match on Saturday night – the longest in 45 year…
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‘PHENOMENAL’ ZHAO SCORES FIRST CRUCIBLE WIN
Jamie Clarke claimed that Zhao Xintong will “definitely win the title within five years” after being blown away 10-2 by the Cyclone in the first round…
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MAGUIRE DOWNS MURPHY IN FIRST CRUCIBLE MEETING
Stephen Maguire defeated Shaun Murphy 10-8 in the first ever Crucible encounter between the pair, to reach the last 16 of the Betfred World Championsh…
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IRAN’S VAFAEI EARNS CRUCIBLE DEBUT
Hossein Vafaei will become the first player from Iran to compete at the Crucible, thanks to a dramatic 10-9 victory over Lei Peifan in the final quali…
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VAFAEI HUNTING HISTORIC CRUCIBLE DEBUT
Iran’s Hossein Vafaei proclaimed he was ‘born to make history’ after beating Simon Lichtenberg 6-0 at Betfred World Championship qualifying and moving…