CM Snooker: Ronnie O’Sullivan through to last eight – First results since Crucible

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2023-04-15 23:48:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan qualified for the round of 16 of the World Snooker Championship, the reigning champion defeating the Chinese Pang Junxu (ranked 35th in the world), score 10-7.

Ronnie O’SullivanFoto: Mark Stephenson / Zuma Press / Profimedia

Here you can read a comprehensive presentation of the World Snooker Championship.

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Pang Junxu 10-7, la CM Snooker 2023

The heavy favorite of the competition at the Crucible Theater led 5-0 and 9-4, Pang managed to win three frames in a row, but Ronnie eventually ended the match.

A seven-time world champion (he holds the record in the modern era, tied with Stephen Hendry), O’Sullivan will beat the winner of the match between China’s Ding Junhui (16) and Iran’s Hossein Vafaei (20) in the round of 16.

Results from day one of the Snooker WC 2023

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) vs Pang Junxu 10-7

Stuart Bingham (14) vs David Gilbert 6-3

Luca Brecel (9) vs Ricky Walden 6-3

Neil Robertson (6) vs Wu Yize 6-3

Ali Carter (12) vs Jak Jones 3-4.

They will take place on Sunday 16th April at the Crucible

From 12:00 / Stuart Bingham (14) vs David Gilbert (6-3 after the first session)

12:00 / Ding Junhui (16) vs Hossein Vafaei

16:30 / Neil Robertson (6) vs Wu Yize (6-3)

16:30 / Mark Williams (8) vs Jimmy Robertson

21:00 / Luca Brecel (9) vs Ricky Walden (6-3).

*In Romania, the Snooker WC is broadcast live by Eurosport

How to play the World Snooker Championship

  • The first round matches will be played according to the “best of 19 frames” system. In the second round, the rule will be “best of 25 frames”, the same as in the quarters.
  • In the semi-finals, the winner will be determined by the “best of 33 frames” system. Finally, in the grand finale the winner will be determined after the “best of 35 frames”.

How it will play out in the final

  • The first session of the final will have 8 frames. The second session will consist of 9 frames, the third of 8 frames. Finally, the final session will have a maximum of 10 frames (may or may not all be played, depending on the score on the table).

How the money is divided at CM Snooker 2023

Winner: £500,000

Finalist: £200,000

Semi-final: £100,000

Quarters: £50,000

Round two: £30,000

First round: £20,000.


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