VIDEO Ronnie O’Sullivan, spectacular debut at CM Snooker – One step into the eighths

Ronnie O’Sullivan has made a perfect debut at the Crucible, with the multiple world champion taking an 8-1 lead in his World Snooker Championship opening round match against Jackson Paige (world No. 43).

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World number one and seven-time Crucible trophy winner, Ronnie has made a strong start to the 2024 World Championship.

“The Rocket” dropped the only frame of the day at 6-0 in his favor and finished the first session with a comfortable 8-1. On Thursday, O’Sullivan needs only two more frames to qualify for the round of 16 (we remind you that in the first round it is played according to the best of 19 frames system, i.e. first to ten).

In the (quite likely) case of a qualification in the round of 16, for Ronnie O’Sullivan (48 years old) the match with Ryan Day (occupant of the 18th place in the world, the Welshman passed, score 10-8, Barry Hawkins – finalist) of the 2013 edition).

What the 2024 CM Snooker eights schedule looks like

David Gilbert vs. Robert Milkins

Stephen Maguire vs Shaun Murphy

Joe O’Connor vs Kyren Wilson

Mark Allen vs John Higgins / Jamie Jones

Judd Trump vs Tom Ford

Jak Jones vs Jiahui Si

Jack Lisowski vs Stuart Bingham

Ryan Day vs Ronnie O’Sullivan / Jackson Paige

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How to play the 2024 World Cup

The disputes in the first round will be played according to the system “best of 19 frames“. In the second round, the rule will be “best of 25 frames”, just like in the quarters.

In the semi-finals, the winner will be determined by the “best of 33 frames” system. Finally, in the grand final the winner will be determined by “best of 35 frames“.

How it will play out in the final

The first session of the final will have 8 frames. The second session will consist of 9 frames, the third of 8 frames. Finally, the final session will have a maximum of 10 frames (may or may not all be played, depending on the score on the table).

What to know about WC Snooker 2024

Ronnie O’Sullivan is (also) at this edition the great favorite of specialists on winning the World Snooker Championship, an eventual success taking ‘The Rocket’ single-handedly into first place ahead of arch-rival Stephen Hendry (the pair currently hold 7 titles each at the Crucible Theatre).

• Date of performance: April 20 – May 6

• Location: Crucible Theatre

• Event organized by: World Snooker Tour

• Total prizes: £2,395,000

• Big winner: £500,000

• TV broadcast in Romania: Eurosport channels.

• HotNews.ro will keep you updated with all the news day by day during the World Championship.

• Title champion: Luca Brecel (2023).

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