Snooker scores LIVE: Ronnie O'Sullivan thrashing opponent as Judd Trump fights back
Express Sport covers all of the latest snooker scores and updates from the Crucible.
The World Snooker Championship is in full flow after a thrilling start to proceedings at the Crucible. All eyes will be on the Sheffield venue today, as both Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan begin their campaigns.
World No.1 Trump begins his quest for a second world title against Gary Wilson, who is placed 27th in the rankings. Meanwhile, an elusive eighth Crucible crown still evades O'Sullivan, whose opening round clash will come against He Guoqiang later today.
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O'Sullivan has vowed to keep trying to win number eight for a few more years at least, having come close during a run to the semi-finals last year. Zhao Xintong was the victor on that occasion, with the Chinese potter going on to beat Mark Williams in the final.
The Rocket will be hoping to go one better this time around, but he'll certainly be tested against He, who beat Jack Lisowski en route to qualifying. Follow Express Sport below for all the latest scores, news and updates from the World Championship...
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KEY EVENTS
Wu Yize wins!15:31
Tuesday's order of play08:09
55 mins ago18:06 Charlie Malam
Judd Trump returns
World No.1 Judd Trump resumes his match in the evening session.
The 2019 world champion is still chasing a second Crucible triumph and lost four of the first five frames to qualifier, and three-time ranking event winner, Gary Wilson.
But he battled back to hold a 5-4 advantage ahead of the restart, including a brilliant break of 128.
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1 hour ago17:36 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-2 He Guoqiang
Ronnie O'Sullivan is in total control, and has a five-frame lead once more.
It's a raft of pinks for the Rocket in a superb break of 86, and an 87-0 frame.
That's that for this match. It will resume with a second session tomorrow at 2.30pm and Ronnie shouldn't take long to get the job done.
2 hours ago17:20 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 He Guoqiang
The scrappiest frame of this match so far, but Ronnie O'Sullivan takes it. And he has a commanding advantage once again.
A fourth half-century of the match puts him four in front and we've got another short break as Ronnie leaves the arena.
He Guoqiang needs to be almost perfect to pull off a comeback now.
2 hours ago16:54 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 He Guoqiang
He won his first frame, now he has his first 50+ break at the Crucible!
A 77 means The Pistol has two frames in a row, and the gap is only three frames again.
The Crucible crowd groaned at one shot, with the pink taking an absolute age to drop into the pocket.
But after that he executes a lovely plant. He misses on the black but Ronnie stays in his seat, because he'd have needed multiple snookers.
2 hours ago16:38 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 He Guoqiang
A big sigh of relief for He Guoqiang - he avoids a whitewash and has his first ever frame at the Crucible!
It's a scrappy frame with some unexpected misses and bad mistakes from both players.
Debutant He pulls off a brilliant reverse double on the final red but the positioning of the cue ball is so awkward, he's forced to play safe.
Three unbelievable pots in a row - on the yellow, green and brown - eventually follow.
He can't send the pink down but it doesn't matter, he takes this one 65-33.
3 hours ago16:14 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-0 He Guoqiang
This match is getting away from He Guoqiang. That was a huge chance for his first frame.
After messing up a safety shot, he allows Ronnie O'Sullivan to build a break of 42 until the Rocket misses a red into the bottom-left.
That allows He to respond with a 44 to take the lead, but he puts too much on a red into the same pocket.
O'Sullivan improves to 56-44 but finds the jaws of that same bottom-left on the final red.
He leaves himself in a really awkward position behind the brown as he tries to get his first frame on the board.
But into a blind pocket... he makes it! An absolutely brilliant shot.
Yet he then misses the blue into the middle. O'Sullivan takes advantage, dropping the blue and the pink to take it. What a steal from Ronnie.
3 hours ago15:59 Charlie Malam
World Championship results so far
Wu Yize's one-sided win means with nine matches completed, nine seeds are through.
Here are the results so far...
Zhao Xintong (1st seed) 10-7 Liam Highfield
Mark Allen (14th seed) 10-6 Zhang Anda
Barry Hawkins (11th seed) 10-4 Matthew Stevens
Mark Williams (6th seed) 10-4 Antoni Kowalski
Xiao Guodong (9th seed) 10-6 Zhou Yuelong
Ding Junhui (16th seed) 10-5 David Gilbert
John Higgins (5th seed) 10-7 Ali Carter
Kyren Wilson (3rd seed) 10-7 Stan Moody
Wu Yize (10th seed) 10-2 Lei Peifan
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3 hours ago15:39 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 He Guoqiang
Ronnie O'Sullivan is in cruise control.
It's a first century break of this World Championship to end the mini-session.
A run of 113 means he's 4-0 to the good.
He Guoqiang surely needs to win the next mini-session here.
3 hours ago15:31 Charlie Malam
Wu Yize wins!
A comfortable win for Wu Yize, as the Chinese player romps into the next round with a 10-2 victory against his compatriot Lei Peifan.
He rounds off his victory with a second century break of the match - a 116.
The divider comes up and those who were watching Yize get the treat of watching Ronnie O'Sullivan too!
4 hours ago15:28 Charlie Malam
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-0 He Guoqiang
He Guoqiang looks nervy, and the debutant is giving himself a lot to do already.
The Chinese man is punished for a push-shot.
And Ronnie O'Sullivan takes advantage to open up a three-frame lead.
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4 hours ago15:08 Amos Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-0 He Guoqiang
Ronnie O'Sullivan is in the groove here.
He knows how to turn it on at the Crucible.
A couple of early nerve settlers for the Rocket.
4 hours ago15:06 Amos Murphy
Wu Yize 9-2 Lei Peifan
Well that didn't take long.
Wu Yize has his seven-frame lead back.
4 hours ago15:02 Amos Murphy
Wu Yize 8-2 Lei Peifan
On the opposite table, Lei Peifan takes the first frame of the session, having trailed compatriot Wu Yize 8-1 overnight.
That one is now 8-2.
4 hours ago14:57 Amos Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan 1-0 He Guoqiang
It's the perfect start for Ronnie O'Sullivan, who gets his World Championship campaign up and running with an opening frame victory.
A run of 72 gets him going for the day.
4 hours ago14:40 Amos Murphy
We're underway in the afternoon session...
Who do you fancy in the two afternoon matches?
5 hours ago13:36 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 5-4 Liam Pullen
What a bounce-back from the youngster!
He had to dig deep and find something from somewhere, but Liam Pullen did.
He trails by just one heading into the interval, with both morning matches poised at 5-4.
And breathe...
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6 hours ago13:22 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 5-3 Liam Pullen
Elsewhere, it's 5-3 to Chris Wakelin.
Liam Pullen could do with a final frame win to keep himself in touching distance.
6 hours ago13:21 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 5-4 Gary Wilson
Crisis? What crisis?
At the flick of a switch, Judd Trump turned a 4-1 deficit into a 5-4 lead.
There was no ton in the final frame, but it was stylish nontheless.
6 hours ago13:06 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 4-4 Gary Wilson
If Judd Trump goes on to do anything of note in this year's tournament, he'll look back at the final ball of the seventh frame as a potential turning point.
The nervy black just trickled its way in, but on his next visit to the table, he sank a 121 break.
All level!
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6 hours ago12:53 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 4-2 Liam Pullen
The seed is back in front with a two-frame lead.
6 hours ago12:51 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 4-3 Gary Wilson
By the barest of margins!
Judd Trump cannot shake the mistakes, but that's why he's the world No.1.
A timely black into a blnd pocket sees him sneak the seventh frame 55-54.
6 hours ago12:38 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 3-2 Liam Pullen
Hold up...
We've got a game on our hands on table two. Liam Pullen has pulled himself back into the contest!
7 hours ago12:18 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 2-4 Gary Wilson
It wasn't pretty, but Judd Trump has his second frame.
It took a couple of visits, and Gary Wilson had chances of his own.
Trump will be hoping it's the start of a comeback.
7 hours ago11:59 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 1-4 Gary Wilson
This one was all about Gary Wilson!
He's cleaned up with a breathtaking 139 break, leaving Judd Trump sunken in his chair.
The world No.1 didn't even get out of his chair.
Trump had a chance to knock a red in early doors with a long red, but it was by no means an easy shot.
7 hours ago11:54 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 3-1 Liam Pullen
This one is now going the way many expected.
Debutant Liam Pullen got off to a flying start, but the seeded player is back level.
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7 hours ago11:32 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 1-3 Gary Wilson
Ruh roh...
Judd Trump really is in trouble now. In fairness to Gary Wilson, he's played wonderfully so far.
But too many uncharacteristic errors from the world No.1 has allowed Wilson to take complete control.
8 hours ago11:25 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 2-1 Liam Pullen
And just like that, the seed is in front.
A strong comeback for Chris Wakelin, who has the lead in the match.
8 hours ago11:13 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 1-1 Liam Pullen
Meanwhile on the other table, we've a level game during the third.
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8 hours ago11:12 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 1-2 Gary Wilson
The world No.1 is on the board and back in the game.
The commentators are discussing whether Judd Trump needs more world titles to be considered a great of the game.
What do we reckon?
8 hours ago10:49 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 0-2 Gary Wilson
Despite a break of 47, a costly blue is where it fell apart for Judd Trump.
Gary Wilson needed no invitation to take advantage, with the Englishman stepping in and securing a valuable steal.
The world No.1 is in trouble...
9 hours ago10:30 Amos Murphy
Chris Wakelin 0-1 Liam Pullen
It's a dismal start for the seeds in the opening session, with world No.13 Chris Wakelin also down a frame.
Work to do for the big guns!
9 hours ago10:27 Amos Murphy
Judd Trump 0-1 Gary Wilson
Judd Trump's woes at the table continue, as he cuts a frustrated figure in the opening frame.
All the credit to Gary Wilson though, who attacked from the off and is off to a flying start.
9 hours ago10:05 Amos Murphy
Here we go then...
Right, we're fast approaching the start of today's action.
Hopefully, there will be plenty of drama on the cards, so stick around as we bring you all of the latest updates!
10 hours ago09:27 Amos Murphy
'Nobody pays attention' - Stephen Hendry on Crucible Curse
Stephen Hendry has brushed off claims that the Crucible Curse is legitimate.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4, he explained: "I don't think anyone who comes to the Crucible really pays attention to the curse.
"It's some sort of weird coincidence, I don't think Zhao Xintong is bothered about it, I think he was nervous in the first round only because he is world champion, it's a new experience coming to the Crucible as defending champion.
"I think now he will play his natural game and I still think he is the man to beat."
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10 hours ago09:00 Amos Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan given verdict ahead of Crucible opener
Stephen Hendry has shared his verdict ahead of Ronnie O'Sullivan's World Championship opener this afternoon.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4, he said: "Ronnie doesn't play a lot of snooker these days, so it's hard to know what sort of form he is going to be in.
"What he does know here, though, is how to get it done. The first round is always a round that is a bit sticky. You never play your best.
You never expect to play your best in the first round but if you get through that then if you know how to get it done, which Ronnie does, then you can't discount him ever."
11 hours ago08:09 Amos Murphy
Tuesday's order of play
Here's what we've got lined up for today...
10am
Chris Wakelin vs Liam Pullen
Judd Trump vs Gary Wilson
2.30pm
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs He Guoqiang
Wu Yize vs Lei Peifan
7pm
Shaun Murphy 5-4 Fan Zhengyi
Judd Trump vs Gary Wilson
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11 hours ago08:05 Amos Murphy
Kyren WIlson stuns Stan Moody with comeback
Kyren Wilson came from 7-3 down to stun Crucible debutant Stan Moody.
The 19-year-old had been on the brink of a famous victory against Wilson, but the 2024 champion battled hard and won seven frames in a row.
Wilson admitted to some struggles post-match, telling TNT Sports: ”Just hate my cue, fighting it all the time. I changed my tip this evening.
"I had another cue up with me. I tried that at about 6pm. Paul Curran, who actually works with Mark Allen from Northern Ireland, he’d come and put me a new tip on."
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11 hours ago07:45 Amos Murphy
Good morning and welcome!
What a couple of days we've had so far!
Here's hoping for more of that drama throughout Tuesday's action, with Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan among the players competing today.
Stick around as we bring you all of the latest news, scores and updates from the World Snooker Championship.
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