On Sunday 18th April 2010 I was back at the Crucible once again for the snooker. I watched a former world champion play a former world runner-up and met some of the legends of the game.
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2010 World Snooker Championship – Opening Saturday
On Saturday 17th April 2010 I went to the Crucible Theatre for the opening day of the 2010 Betfred.com World Championship. I had a wonderful day, watching two world champions play,and meeting three players involved in the championships plus it was lovely sunny weather too!
2010 World Snooker Championship – Preparations
On Friday 16th April 2010 I went to the crucible theatre to see the final preperations for the 2010 Championships which begin tommorrow. While there I met Stephen Hendry and held the World Snooker trophy. Over the next two weeks you can follow my story of the championship here.
You can all the pictures by clicking below.
Paul Collier Q&A
Former professional snooker referee Paul Collier is the latest snooker star to be interviewed on ryan147.com.
Since turning professional in 1991, Paul Collier had a very successful career as a snooker referee. Paul refereed his first Ranking Event Final in January 2002, the Welsh Open. Then in 2004 Paul was lucky enough to take charge of the 2004 World final between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Graeme Dott at the Crucible Theatre. Sadly at the end of the 2004/05 season Paul gave up being a professional referee, however he still takes charge of the Premier League each year.
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Snooker Legends at the Crucible Theatre
On Thursday 8th April 2010 I went to the Crucible Theatre to watch the first ever ‘Snooker Legends’. The players included Jimmy White and Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins who returned to the Crucible for the first time in over 15 years.
Mark Allen Q&A
Mark Allen is the latest snooker star to be interviewed on ryan147.com . I would like to thank Mark for taking the time to answer my questions this week with the World Championships just one month away.
Irishman Mark Allen burst onto the scene by winning the 2005 World Amateur Championship. After a promising amateur career, Mark got onto the main tour for the 2005/06 season and by the time the 2008/09 season arrived he was already in the elite top 16.
Mark has been quite successful in the world championships. In 2007 he qualified but lost to Ken Doherty in round 1, then in 2008 he pushed Stephen Hendry all the way but once again lost in the first round. Finally in 2009 he reached the semi finals, beating Ronnie O’Sullivan along the way before losing to eventual winner John Higgins.
Mark Allen won his first professional tournament in 2009, winning the Jiangsu Classic beating Ding Junhui 6-0 in the final. Despite this win Allen is yet to win a ranking event however at the age of 24 he still has plenty of time.
World Snooker Championship Qualifiers – 7th March 2010
Here is my latest report from the World Snooker Championship qualifiers at the EIS, Sheffield.
World Snooker Championship Qualifiers – 5th March 2010
On Friday 5th March 2010 I went to the EIS to watch the 3rd round of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Snooker Championship.
World Snooker Championship Qualifiers – 3rd March 2010
On Wednesday 3rd March I went to the EIS once again to watch the World Snooker qualifiers. I watched Jimmy White play Mark Boyle and got plenty of photos.
World Snooker Championship Qualifiers – 28th Feb 2010
On Sunday 28th February I went to EIS in Sheffield to watch the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 World Championship.
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