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DAY Seventeen: 07.05.07
Match Report: Day Seventeen at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Higgins holds off brave Selby...
Shot of the day: For a time Mark Selby appeared to be staging the greatest comeback in Crucible final history. He played brilliantly in the afternoon session, and no pot sums up the guts and technique he showed than one in the 20th frame. Higgins played a safety shot but left a long red to the right corner. The shot was risky, and a miss would have given Higgins a great chance to win the frame and ruin Selby’s good start. After much deliberation he decide to go for it, and sweetly sank it on his way to his fourth consecutive frame.
DAY Sixteen: 06.05.07
Match Reports: Day sixteen at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
David's Shot of the day: John Higgins improved as the day went on, and his growing confidence was shown with a shot in frame 14. It was far from won when he ran out of position on the pack of reds. Instead of playing safe, he used the rest to find a plant into the corner pocket to keep the pressure on and extend his lead.
DAY Fifteen: 05.05.07
Match Reports: Day fifteen at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Houdini Higgins...
Selby Rolls On...
DAY Fourteen: 04.05.07
Match Reports: Day fourteen at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Dark Horse Maguire Gallops Into Lead...
Selby Reels Murphy In...
David's Shot of the day: Stephen Maguire played some wonderful shots in the third session, but few were as crucial as the long yellow he smashed in towards the end of the 20th frame. The cue ball travelled back up the table to finish on the green. He went on to clinch the long frame to go into the interval two frames ahead, giving him a platform to gain a dominant position in the match.
DAY Thirteen: 03.05.07
Match Reports: Day thirteen at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Great Scots ...
Murphy's Lead ...
DAY Twelve: 02.05.07
Match Reports: Day twelve at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Murphy Miracle Stuns Stevens...
Higgins Shoots Down The Rocket...
Maguire Eases Into Semis...
Selby Clinches Decider
David's Shot of the day: for a while it looked as though Ronnie O’Sullivan might emulate Shaun Murphy’s stunning comeback. No shot emphasised his growing confidence better than a pot in the 21st frame. On frame ball, he used all his cue power to sink a red along the cushion and develop no fewer than four reds. His break of 93 was ultimately in vain, but the crowd loved it.
Match Reports: Day eleven at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Stevens Makes Murphy Bitter...
Rocket Resists...
Selby’s Solid Start...
Easy As 143 For Maguire...
David's Shot of the day: In a long tenth frame, Matthew Stevens had Shaun Murphy in trouble with a tricky snooker behind the brown. Murphy plotted a four-cushion escape on to the two remaining reds at the other end of the table, but kept missing. After giving away 28 points in fouls he finally made it with his eighth attempt, to a generous round of applause.
DAY Ten: 30.04.07
Match Reports: Day ten at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Ronnie Rocks...
Sensational Selby...
Higgins In A Hurry...
Unstoppable Carter...
David's shot of the day: Neil Robertson’s match against Ronnie O’Sullivan was the tie of the round, and it lived up to expectations early on. The Australian drilled in a long red in the opening frame and stunned across to finish perfectly on the black. It was the beginning of a superb 87 break and set the tone for the match.
DAY Nine: 29.04.07
Match Reports: Day nine at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
O’Sullivan Puts Robertson In A Jam...
Ebbed 'n Flowed...
Ali Puts Hendry On The Ropes...
Homing Higgins...
David's shot of the day: Neil Robertson’s match against Ronnie O’Sullivan was the tie of the round, and it lived up to expectations early on. The Australian drilled in a long red in the opening frame and stunned across to finish perfectly on the black. It was the beginning of a superb 87 break and set the tone for the match.
DAY Eight: 28.04.07
Match Reports: Day eight at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Allen's Adventure Ends...
Putting The 'Ton' In Hamilton...
Outlaw Out...
Carter Takes Off...
Lumpy Cushion Nightmare...
David's Shot of the day: Towards the end of his second session against Matthew Stevens, Mark Allen was staging another comeback. His growing confidence was illustrated in the 14th frame, where he deliberately trebled the green into the right centre pocket on his way to a 78.
DAY Seven: 27.04.07
Match Reports: Day seven at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Three Quarter Murphy...
Maguire Makes Move...
Allen Makes Mark On Matthew...
A Scrappy Affair...
David's Shot of the day: In a tactical seventh frame, Steven Maguire was trailing and needed a tricky final brown to continue his winning run. He punched it in cleanly, and with enough pace for the cue ball to rest on the cushion to be perfect for the blue. One shot turned a tricky spread into a certainty, and he kept his momentum.
DAY Six: 26.04.07
Match Reports: Day six at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Higgins Holts Hit Man...
Ali Lands Knock-Out Blow...
Parrott Perched...
Time Gentlemen Please...
David's Shot of the day: It would be tempting to go for Anthony Hamilton’s final pink in the marathon sixth frame, purely because it put everyone out of their misery. However, Shaun Murphy takes day six’s award with a crisp red into the top left-hand pocket. The cue ball screwed back to finish perfectly on the black on his way to a 65 break and a 2-0 lead.
DAY Five: 25.04.07
Match Reports: Day five at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Hendry Wins Ugly...
Lee Past Selby Date...
Auzzie Seizes Day...
Mediocre Higgins...
Captain Carter Flies...
David's Shot of the day: With the scores locked at 7-7, Stephen Hendry desperately needed to get out of a snooker created by his own wayward pot. The reds were spread but his three-cushion escape threaded through the maze to rest gently on the brown. He won the frame and did not look back.
DAY Four: 24.04.07
Match Reports: Day four at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Williams Outlawed...
Allen Makes His Mark...
Easy Maguire...
Struggling Hendry...
Selby Reduces Lee-d...
David's Shot of the day: Mark Williams has always been one of the best potters in the game, and his eyes lit up when he saw a chance in the tenth frame. A Swail miss left a red over the bottom right pocket but two reds along the side cushion appeared to block the Welshman’s path. Despite the long distance, Williams nonchalantly played the three ball plant perfectly to a roar from the crowd.
DAY THREE: 23.04.07
Match Reports: Day three at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Judd Trumped...
Ding Ding Round 2…for Rocket...
Not So Krafty…Ken...
O’Brien Swoops on Hawkins...
Maguire Magic
David's Shot of the day: Fergal O'Brien had lost three frames in a row to see his lead disappear. In the final frame, he had a pressurised medium distance red into a closed bottom right pocket to win his first match at the Crucible for seven years. He crisply struck it in to seal frame and match and duly punched the air.
DAY TWO: 21.04.07
Match Reports: Day two at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Ruthless Rocket...
Back To Work For Davis...
Dragon Demolishes Delaney...
Bond's License Expires...
Off Fu Go!...
Honours Halved...
David's Shot of the day: Barry Hawkins doubles the final pink into the middle pocket and sends the cue ball in and out of baulk, finishing perfectly on the black to win the frame and go 3-1 up.
DAY ONE: 20.04.07
Match Reports: Day One at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
Dott dashes for exit...
Bond’s License To Win?
Matt Makes Glossy Start...
“The Sheriff” Takes Control...
Parrott Takes Interesting Lead...
DAY ZERO: 19.04.07
Pre Match Reports: Day Zero at the 888.com World Snooker Championship
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