The World Snooker Championship continues with the second spherical resuming on the Crucible at present
Ronnie O’Sullivan will face John Higgins tonight (Picture: Sam Bloxham/Getty Photos)
Day eight of the World Snooker Championship is underway and there are loads extra matches taking centre stage on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Kyren Wilson resumes his second spherical match towards Mark Allen, the place he presently trails 9-7 heading into Saturday, whereas Chris Wakelin and Neil Robertson will face-off to finish the morning session.
It’s 4-4 within the match between reigning world champion Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui, with Hossein Vafaei taking up Judd Trump within the afternoon matches from 2:30pm.
Barry Hawkins holds a 10-6 lead over Mark Williams, which can proceed within the night session, the place John Higgins will renew his rivalry with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
1 hour in the past14:40 Mark Wakefield
Afternoon session
The afternoon session is about to get underway right here on the Crucible.
Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui will resume their match at 4-4 as each gamers look to succeed in the quarter-final.
Judd Trump will tackle Hossein Vafaei within the begin of their second spherical match.
2 hours in the past14:01 Mark Wakefield
We're stage
Chris Wakelin wins a 3rd body in a row to attract stage with Neil Robertson at 4-4 right here on the Crucible.
The session has now concluded, and there wll be a brief break earlier than the afternoon session will get underway.
Keep tuned for dwell updates.
2 hours in the past13:22 Mark Wakefield
One other body for Wakelin
Chris Wakelin has bought one other body on the board, and now trails 4-3 to Neil Robertson.
Each gamers at the moment are competing within the ultimate body of the session.
Wakelin will likely be seeking to stage the match whereas Robertson will hope to revive his two-frame cushion.
3 hours in the past12:47 Mark Wakefield
Robertson vs Wakelin replace
On the opposite desk, Neil Robertson now holds a 4-2 lead over Chris Wakelin within the second spherical match.
Robertson received the primary body after the mid-session interval, however Wakelin has responded to shut the hole to 2 frames with the identical quantity left to play within the session.
Mark Allen has received the twenty second body of the match and has now claimed a 13-9 victory over Kyren Wilson.
Allen has now develop into the second participant after Shaun Murphy to e-book a spot on this yr’s quarter-final on the Crucible.
3 hours in the past12:16 Mark Wakefield
One body to go for Allen
Mark Allen has now taken a 12-9 lead over Kyren Wilson and is now only one body away from reserving a spot within the quarter-final of the World Championship on the Crucible.
Wilson now must win 4 consecutive frames to remain within the event.
4 hours in the past11:50 Mark Wakefield
Robertson takes management
Neil Robertson has now taken a 3-1 lead into the mid-session interval to take management of the match towards Chris Wakelin.
On the opposite desk, Mark allen and Kyren Wilson’s match has now resumed and play will now proceed till a winner is confirmed.
Allen presently leads 11-9 going into body 21.
Kyren Wilson retains his hopes of reaching the quarter-final alive by successful body 20 towards Mark Allen.
The rating is now 11-9 in Allen’s favour as they attain the mid-session interval.
On the opposite desk, Neil Robertson has taken a 2-1 lead towards Chris Wakelin because the mid-session interval approaches.
4 hours in the past11:15 Mark Wakefield
One other body for Allen
Mark Allen has now taken an 11-8 lead towards Kyren Wilson and is now simply two frames away from reaching the quarter-final.
On the opposite desk, Chris Wakelin and Neil Robertson are stage at 1-1 of their second spherical match on the Crucible.
5 hours in the past10:44 Mark Wakefield
Allen restores in a single day lead
Mark Allen has restored the two-frame lead he had in a single day as he received body 18 towards Kyren Wilson.
Allen now holds a 10-8 benefit over Wilson, with 13 frames wanted to succeed in the quarter-final.
On the opposite desk, Neil Robertson and Chris Wakelin are nonetheless contesting the opening body of the session.
5 hours in the past10:21 Mark Wakefield
We're underway
The morning session is underway and Kyren Wilson has made a powerful begin within the match towards Mark Allen.
Wilson has taken the opening body of the session and trails simply 8-9 to Allen within the second spherical match right here on the Crucible.
6 hours in the past09:49 Mark Wakefield
Not lengthy to go
There’s not lengthy to go till the morning session will get underway right here on the Crucible.
Neil Robertson and Chris Wakelin will start their second-round match, whereas Kyren Wilson trails 7-9 to Mark Allen when play resumes this morning.
You can observe LIVE updates proper right here so be sure you keep tuned!
7 hours in the past08:50 Mark Wakefield
Ronne O'Sullivan returns
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will likely be again in motion later at present as he faces John Higgins within the second spherical.
O’Sullivan claimed a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang to e-book a spot within the last-16, and can now face Higgins because the pair battle for a quarter-final spot.
The match is scheduled to get underway at round 7pm.
Ronne O’Sullivan (Picture: Getty)
This is at present’s order of play for the second spherical of World Snooker Championship.
10am
Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin
Kyren Wilson 7-9 Mark Allen
2.30pm
Zhao Xintong 4-4 Ding Junhui
Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei
7pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs John Higgins
Mark Williams 6-10 Barry Hawkins
8 hours in the past08:00 Mark Wakefield
Mark Williams' response to heckler
Mark Williams provided his cue to a heckler on the Crucible who known as out “come on Mark” throughout his World Snooker Championship second spherical match towards Barry Hawkins, stories Matthew Abbott.
Final yr’s finalist was trailing his opponent 7-4 on the time and taking some time to line up a very tough shot.
Mark Williams (Picture: Getty) 8 hours in the past07:52 Mark Wakefield
Welcome
Greetings and welcome to Categorical Sport’s LIVE protection of day eight of the World Snooker Championship.
The spherical of 16 stage continues at present, with a number of matches nonetheless within the stability.
It seems to be set to be one other action-packed day on the Crucible, and you can observe dwell updates proper right here.
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