Ronnie O’Sullivan leads 10-6 heading into Monday’s deciding session against Ryan Day in the last 16 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
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On Sunday night, without his game necessarily shining, Ronnie took another step towards a long-awaited qualification for the WC Snooker quarter-finals.
World leader O’Sullivan had a few misses that left him deeply displeased, but even Ryan Day couldn’t make the most of them. In these conditions, “The Rocket” entered the booths with a four-frame lead (10-6) and is the favorite ahead of Monday’s decisive session.
The same score (10-6) is recorded in the duel between Karen Wilson (12th in the world) and Joe O’Connor (30th in the world).
In the tightest match of the round of 16, John Higgins (four times world champion) is leading 9-7 before the decisive session by Mark Allen (world 3).
Higgins led at one point with 7-5, but at the end of the session he did not rise to the level of expectations: he lost the last four consecutive frames, and Allen unexpectedly ended the day in the lead (9-7).
Finally, the table also shows the same score (9-7) in the match between Stuart Bingham (29th in the world) and Jack Lisowski (17th in the world).
Except for the opening match (when Lisowski was ahead, score 2-0), Bingham was one step ahead of the opponent. He ended the day ahead (two frames ahead) and is seen as the favorite to win.
All the above matches are played on the best of 25 frames system, i.e. first to 13.
The last matches of the eighth CM Snooker 2024
Kyren Wilson – Joe O’Connor 10-6
Mark Allen – John Higgins 9-7
Stuart Bingham – Jack Lisowski 9-7
Ronnie O’Sullivan – Ryan Day 10-6
Matches that are already known from the quarterfinals of CM Snooker 2024
David Gilbert (31st) vs Stephen Maguire (28)
Judd Trump (2) vs Jak Jones (44)
How to play the 2024 World Cup
The disputes in the first round were played according to the system “best of 19 frames“. In the second round, the rule is “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 transmission 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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