21-year-old Wu continues his wait for a first victory at the Crucible but again showed his great potential, with breaks of 136 and 120 in defeat. ‘It was just a tough game all the way through ...

LONDON - Chinese debutant Lei Peifan caused a huge shock on the first day of the snooker world championship as he stunned defending champion Kyren Wilson 10-9 at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

Zak Surety says the dream of one day appearing at the Crucible stopped him from quitting snooker, but admits that it comes with its own fears. The 33-year-old first turned professional in 2014 so ...

Chinese star Zhao Xintong is targeting glory at the Crucible after being hailed as the ‘Roger Federer of snooker’ by Ronnie O’Sullivan. Despite having to come through qualifying in Sheffield ...

Mark Williams was forced to dredge up every ounce of his Crucible experience to sink rising Chinese star Wu Yize 10-8 and book his place in the last 16 of the World Snooker Championship for the ...

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China’s world number 39 Lei Peifan.

Kyren Wilson became the 20th victim of the 'Crucible Curse', having been dumped out of the World Championship in the opening round by Lei Peifan. The curse references the fact that no first-time ...

Zhao Xintong returns to the Crucible as a serious threat (Picture: Getty Images) Zhao Xintong says he can ‘do better and better’ than his performances in World Championship qualifying ...

Lei Peifan loved his first Crucible experience, and it is no surprise as it saw him beat defending champion Kyren Wilson on the opening day of this year’s World Snooker Championship. Wilson came ...

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China's world number 39 Lei Peifan. Wilson lost ...