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O'Sullivan considers taking a break from snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan has threatened to take an extended break from snooker after claiming his third world after trouncing Ali Carter 18-8 at the Crucible. O'Sullivan was, by his own admission, never at his best in the final, but still proved too strong for surprise finalist Carter, winning just two frames into the final session.
6 May 2008, 9:25 AM
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O'Sullivan in pole position to claim third world title
Ronnie O'Sullivan is closing on his third snooker World Championship after an impressive first day of the final at the Crucible in Sheffield. He leads Ali Carter 11-5, and needs only seven more frames to claim victory in the best of 35-frame match up.
5 May 2008, 1:53 PM
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Carter through to final after edging out Perry in epic encounter
Allister Carter will face former training partner Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Snooker World Championship Final at The Crucible after defeating Joe Perry 17-15 in a nail-biting semi-final on Saturday night. He dedicated the victory to his two recently deceised grandmother.
4 May 2008, 2:52 PM
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O'Sullivan thrashes hapless Hendry
Ronnie O'Sullivan completed a 17-6 annihilation of Steven Hendry to advance to the final of the World Snooker Championship. The seven-time winner had no answer to O'Sullivan's astonishing break building with the world number one winning with a session to spare.
2 May 2008, 10:17 PM
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Snooker semi-final round up: Duo deadlocked while Perry leads
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry will restart their battle for a place in the final of the World Championship at The Crucible on Friday morning with the match locked at 4-4.Hendry, who has won seven titles at the Sheffield event, had raced into a 3-0 lead as O'Sullivan wobbled in the opening stages.
1 May 2008, 11:52 PM
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Perry edges out Maguire to advance to last four
An epic Snooker World Championship quarter final at Sheffield's Crucible between Joe Perry and Stephen Maguire rumbled on late into Wednesday evening, with Perry edging out his opponent 13-12. The momentum of the tie swung all evening, and there were 50-plus breaks in all but two of the frames.
1 May 2008, 10:05 AM
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O'Sullivan to face Hendry in Crucible semi-finals
Ronnie O'Sullivan will play Stephen Hendry in the semi-finals of this year's snooker World Championship after beating Chinese star Liang Wenbo 13-7 at the Crucible in Sheffield. The highlight of O'Sullivan's day was a stunning clearance of 137 in frame 13, but he rarely reached the heights of his stunning performance against Mark Williams.
30 Apr 2008, 10:45 PM
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Carter created history when as he fires a maximum 147
Ali Carter fired a superb 147 to become the second player in this year's World Championship to claim a maximum break. The 28-year-old recorded his first 147 in competition play to take a 8-7 lead in his quarter-final clash against Peter Ebdon at The Crucible.
29 Apr 2008, 11:35 PM
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Perry sets up Maguire clash
Joe Perry will face Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals at The Crucible after fending off a late challenge by Stuart Bingham to win 13-9. Bingham, who took two of the opening three frames, one of which came thanks to a stunning break of 137, had threatened to upset the world number 18 after fighting back to trail by just one frame at 10-9.
29 Apr 2008, 9:09 AM
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Swail left fuming by defeat
Joe Swail was left fuming after crashing out at The Crucible in a sensational clash with China's Liang Wenbo.Swail, who rallied from 12-8 down to take the tie into a final frame, accused his opponent of being unprofessional and questioned the position of the yellow ball after it had been replaced in a tense deciding frame.
29 Apr 2008, 9:03 AM
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