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Matthew Stevens fought back from a seemingly hopeless position to edge out Paul Hunter 13-12 at The Crucible.
Stevens, who began the session 10-6 behind, took all four of the opening frames to level after an inspired run with breaks of 58, 53, 64 and 73.
Hunter went 12-10 up but let Stevens back in with a [...]

Graeme Dott held off a brave fightback from former world champion John Higgins to win their second round match 13-10.
Dott led 10-6 at the start of play and came back after Higgins won the first frame of the evening to take a 12-7 lead and move within sight of victory.
But the world number four suddenly [...]

Ronnie O’Sullivan clinches his first World Championship title after a thrilling 18-14 victory over John Higgins at The Crucible.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan declared that winning the 888.com World Snooker Championship was his greatest buzz in snooker, and hopes that he can add to his tally of three Crucible crowns.
The Rocket completed an 18-8 defeat of Ali Carter tonight to become only the third player — after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry — to lift the [...]

Steve Davis led Jimmy White 12 frames to 4 after the first day of the Embassy World Championship final in 1984. Jimmy White showed himself a fierce competitor and clawed his way back to 17-16.
After having lost the previous frame by a marvellous clearance by White, Davis looked to be struggling. In the end it’s [...]

Ali Carter makes a wonderful 147 against Peter Ebdon in the QF of the world snooker championships. 2nd 147 break in 2 days after Ronnie’s in the world championships. Ebdon missed a 147 in the previous frame ending at 113. Part 2.

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A review of the 2004 world championships.
Ronnie O’Sullivan romped to a second world title after a convincing 18-8 win over Graeme Dott.
Resuming 16-8 ahead after the Monday afternoon session, “The Rocket” needed just 20 minutes in the evening to take the two frames he needed for the win.
The damage was done in an [...]

Matthew Stevens survived a brave Joe Perry fightback to book his fourth Crucible semi-final appearance in five years with a 13-10 win.
Resuming 11-5 up, Stevens contrived to allow Perry back into the match, losing the first three frames on the trot.
The Welshman showed none of the class he displayed previously in the match, [...]

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When Snooker Ruled the World. TV documentary looking back at the golden era of the sport during the 1970s and 1980 when players such as Alex “Hurricane” Higgins, Jimmy White and Steve Davis were in their prime.