This is the "NextGen Database", which collects info (Pro wins, Pro wins without Q School, centuries, best break) of the players born after 1/1/2000. Some names are missing: they will be added by request/if playing pro events. It is updated daily!
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You rarely see a player losing a WC final as happy and smiley as Jak Jones today. Surely you can say that it is easier to accept a defeat after a dream two-week run as an underdog, yet not everyone would be so classy and gracious in defeat as he has been. Congrats, Jak!
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Pic of the day:
@JTurgis
and his little brother
@tanguyturgis
riding last lap of
#ParisRoubaix
together to finish 43rd and 42nd today. Tanguy became youngest finisher of this race in the last 50 years
Luca Brecel gives up while needing one snooker in the decider. I have tears in my eyes. David Gilbert comes back from 6-9 down to defeat the reigning world champion 10-9. What a match, Dave! 🥹
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#CazooWorldChampionship
Down 6-10 vs Ronnie O'Sullivan in the QF.
Down 5-14 vs Si Jiahui in the SF.
Winner vs Mark Selby 18-15 in the Final.
A dream coming true after a fairytale Crucible run: ladies and gentlemen, your 2023 World Champion is LUCA BRECEL! 🇧🇪
#CazooWorldChampionship
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#snooker
SIMPLY OUTSTANDING! With his career 1250th century break in the last frame of the evening, Ronnie O’Sullivan defeats Luca Brecel 5-2, winning the 2024
#WorldMasters
in Riyadh, his fifth title of the current season. Another unbelievable, stellar performance from the Rocket!
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He trailed 3-6, he won 10-7 against Ali Carter! Ronnie O’Sullivan is once again the champion at the Ally Pally, as he brings home his eighth career title at
#TheMasters
, becoming the youngest and the oldest winner of this event. The legend of snooker never dies!
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An iconic pic: today, 150m from the finish line, Van der Poel looks behind to see who could stop him. The answer is: no one, just Matteo Trentin who is already congratulating him for another out of this world sprint
#OVOToB
This is mental: take a look at Jack Lisowski’s first three break offs today! It could be the same screenshot it it was not for the score…
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#WorldChampionship
Gasparotto => Amstel
Porte => Willunga Hill
Spilak => Switzerland
Dombrowski => 3rd week of a GT
Colbrelli => Rainy sprint
Wellens => Rainy day
Van Garderen => Tour of California
Any other funny link between a rider and a certain race/place/situation/moment?
This is one of the most beautiful pics I have seen since I follow cycling. A few hundreds metres from winning his 🇮🇱 national title, Guy Sagiv finds his girlfriend, Omer Shapira, competing in the women RR. And he gives her the sweetest kiss before crossing the finish line ❤️
Mark Allen defeats Mark Selby 4-3 coming back first from 1-3 down to force a decider and then from 12-57 in the last frame. But please, look at the last pink and black from
@pistol147
! What an ending!!!
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#WorldMasters
Journalist: "Giulio, what can you learn from Vincenzo [Nibali] and what can he learn from you?"
Giulio Ciccone: "Vincenzo can teach me how to go faster, how to handle the pressure, how to better perform in the ITTs. Me? I can only teach him some folk songs in my dialect"
Van der Poel: "the big problem of the sprinters today is that they use to wait too long to launch their sprint. It's not easy to win sprinting just in the last 100 metres"
Said the guy who won Amstel Gold Race basically launching his sprint with 7km to go ❤️
I cannot record right now Dominic Dale’s fluke on the last red in the decider but I don’t think I have ever seen a luckier fluke on a match ball!
#ScottishOpen
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Jimmy White defeats Alfie Burden 5-3 to take the World Seniors Championship for a record 4th time (after 2010, 2019, 2020). The Whirlwind keeps rolling back the years as he looks forward to start another season on the tour, his 43rd consecutive one as a pro
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#SeniorsSnooker
Judd Trump is now fourth all-time in terms of ranking titles won
1. 🏴 Ronnie O’Sullivan - 41
2. 🏴 Stephen Hendry - 36
3. 🏴 John Higgins - 31
4. 🏴 JUDD TRUMP - 29 ⤴️
5. 🏴 Steve Davis - 28 ⤵️
6. 🏴 Mark Williams - 26
7. 🇦🇺 Neil Robertson - 23
8. 🏴 Mark Selby - 22
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You could say these are small things, but seeing Egan Bernal caring about showing the pink jersey on the finish line is a great, much appreciated sight.
This is a sign of respect, maturity and character from a young yet already experienced rider.
Classy.
#Giro
Career 147s
15 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
12 - John Higgins
11 - Stephen Hendry
9 - Stuart Bingham
8 - Judd Trump
8 - Shaun Murphy
7 - Ding Junhui
5 - Tom Ford
5 - Neil Robertson
5 - Marco Fu
5 - Mark Selby
5 - KYREN WILSON ⤴️
4 - Gary Wilson
4 - Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
4 - Ryan Day
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A masterpiece on the 12th red, a stunning yellow, a pressure last black after losing position on the pink: Mark Allen did wonders to score his 3rd career MAXIMUM and the fifth in the history of
#TheMasters
. Take a bow,
@pistol147
!
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THE ROCKET 🚀🚀🚀! Ronnie O’Sullivan comes back from 3-6 down to defeat Judd Trump 10-7 in the final of the
#WorldGrandPrix
, bringing home a career 41st ranking title. The legend never dies!
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Jonas Vingegaard completes the Jumbo-Visma masterpiece, taking the stage and the yellow jersey after a day in which all his temmates played a role: Laporte in the break, Kuss and Kruijswijk working for him, Roglic attacking Pogacar, Van Aert doing everything. Chapeau!
#TDF2022
DING JUNHUI, take a bow! The Chinese has just scored the seventh maximum of his career to take a third consecutive frame and cut the deficit to Ronnie O’Sullivan to a single frame: 4-3 the score now. What a match!
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#TheMasters
#snooker
Career maximum breaks (147):
15 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
12 - John Higgins
11 - Stephen Hendry
9 - Stuart Bingham
8 - Judd Trump, Shaun Murphy
7 - Ding Junhui
5 - Tom Ford, Neil Robertson, Marco Fu, Mark Selby
4 - Gary Wilson, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Kyren Wilson, Ryan Day
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#stats
On this day, last year, I was drinking alone in what would have been the start of the worst period of my life.
Exactly one year later I’m still drinking alone but there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel and things look definitely better. Merry Christmas to you all! ❤️
And then there were four…
🏴 David Gilbert vs Kyren Wilson 🏴
🏴 Stuart Bingham vs Jak Jones 🏴
What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for almost all of them!
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#CazooWorldChampionship
Bauke is a name of greek origins (from βαυκός, which means "sweet", "soft").
Rarely a name was more appropriate for a person: Bauke Mollema, a rider who smiles like a child and can't hold his tears after winning a race like
#IlLombardia
.
A good man, a lovely rider.
I'm so happy
Madrazo, the hero.
Bol, his angel.
Herrada, the damned.
Lopez, the champion.
Valverde, the immortal.
Roglic, the passionless.
Kuss, his best friend.
Pogacar, a diamond.
Roche, the fighter.
Chaves, (always) a smile.
#LaVuelta19
WHAT A COMEBACK! Judd Trump defeats Zhang Anda 9-7 after trailing 3-7 to bring home the 2023
#EnglishOpen
title. It is the 24th ranking title for Trump, one less than Mark Williams and four behind Steve Davis. Astonishing performance from the Ace in the evening session!
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Barry Hawkins is your 2023
#EuropeanMasters
champion, as he defeats Judd Trump 9-6 after an entertaining final. Hawkins cancels the disappointment of the 2022 final with a great performance, winning the first ranking title since 2017. What a perfect night for Barry!
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TEN YEARS LATER! TEN YEARS!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, THE SPACEMAN IS BACK TO THE CRUCIBLE!!!
10-8 vs He Guoqiang
I am so happy 🥹
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#WorldChampionship
He was the runner-up in 2020, he has now done even better! Ladies and gentlemen, Kyren Wilson is your ‘24 World Champion as he defeats a brave Jak Jones 18-14 in one of the most unexpected finals of the last years. We have a new World Champion, we have a new world number 3
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It’s once again the Rocket at the
#UKChampionship
: 40 ranking titles and 22 Triple Crown trophies for Ronnie O’Sullivan, who defeated Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final. He risked twice to go out against Milkins and Zhou, yet in the end he won his 8th title at the Barbican
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Taylor Phinney has announced his retirement, at just 29.
"When you have no motivation anymore to train, you better stop and dedicate yourself to things you truly like. In my case, art and music"
I could remember him in many ways: I chose him eating chips after Flanders '18
NEVER BEFORE AT THE CRUCIBLE! For a first time in the Crucible history a player comes back from a nine-frame deficit. Luca Brecel makes the miracle beating Si Jiahui 17-15, after being 5-14 down. The Belgian Bullet is into the FINAL of the '23
#CazooWorldChampionship
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6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣! Mark Williams (
@markwil147
) joins the “600 career centuries club”, becoming just the 9th player to reach the milestone. Williams trails now Ding Junhui, 8th in the all-time scorers list with 619 tons. Congrats Willo!
#ShanghaiMasters
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UNBELIEVABLE! Gary Wilson came back from 3-5 to force a decider, in which Zhou Yuelong went 69-0 up with 67 left. Wilson came back again, had to recover three snookers to tie after Zhou even fist pumped thinking he already won. He then won on a re-spotted black. Scenes!
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Less tweets have been coming in the last days and this is the reason. After three years my time as a student at the University of Performing Arts in Graz came to an end. I finished my master with the highest marks and a mention, the best end of a journey I could not be prouder of
It will be team England vs team China at the
#ShanghaiMasters
quarterfinals:
🏴 Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ding Junhui 🇨🇳
🏴 Judd Trump vs Si Jiahui 🇨🇳
🏴 Mark Selby vs Pang Junxu 🇨🇳
🏴 Shaun Murphy vs Zhou Yuelong 🇨🇳
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#snooker
Just the tweet to say thanks to all of you in the
#snooker
community for making it a pleasing and nice 2023 following the sport we like. May also the next year be full of good and enjoyable moments both here on Twitter and in your “real” lives. See you soon!
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I have finally completed an Excel sheet listing all players whith at least 100 career centuries by the age they reached each milestone (100, 200, 300, [...] 1000, 1100 and 1200 centuries).
Yes, it took a lot of hours.
Yes, it can be sent.
Yes, it will be constantly updated
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All-time “147” list
15 - Ronnie O’Sullivan
12 - John Higgins
11 - Stephen Hendry
9 - Stuart Bingham
8 - Judd Trump, SHAUN MURPHY [+1]
6 - Ding Junhui
5 - Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Marco Fu, Tom Ford
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#snooker
You have to feel for Mark Williams, who played an amazing final in both sessions. Four centuries, some absolutely splendid shots and a win which has been only one red away in the decider. A pot which meant a difference of 300k and a title. Yet, the most gracious post match speech
Draw
Brecel - Gilbert
Milkins - Pang
Carter - Maguire
Murphy - Lyu
Selby - O’Connor
K. Wilson - Dale
Higgins - Jamie Jones
Allen - R. Williams
Trump - Vafaei
Ford - Walden
Zhang - Jak Jones
M. Williams - Si
Ding - Lisowski
G. Wilson - Bingham
Hawkins - Day
ROS - Page
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An all-time record has just been scored. Most centuries in a single edition of
#TheMasters
:
9* - Ali Carter [2024]
8 - Ronnie O’Sullivan [2007]
8 - Ronnie O’Sullivan [2009]
7 - Stephen Hendry [2003]
7 - Ding Junhui [2007]
7 - Mark Williams [2003]
*and counting
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Mark Selby reaches 8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣! The Jester has just compiled his 800th century break, becoming only the fifth player in the history to reach this milestone. He does it at the age of 40y7m: later than Trump (31y8m), Robertson (39y9m), Ronnie (40y1m) but before Higgins (45y6m)
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My girlfriend has just texted me saying: "there must be a cycling rider beside me on the train. He keeps talking about stages, races and that kind of things you always talk about!!"
I asked her to take a pic and…
she was travelling with Massimo Rosa of
@NeriSelleItalia
! 😂
Planning to start a little project, drop a like if you enjoy the idea.
Every month I will follow the path of a different young rider (Continental level).
I will be in contact with him and post his results, his thoughts and insights before and after every race.
What do you think?
Here you go! 🎉
@dairef1996
, 22 yo, irish 🇮🇪 riding for
@EvoPro_Racing
.
I will follow him for some months in his cycling journey, posting results, talking with him pre/post races and sharing nice insights about the life of a young rider
Hope you will enjoy the ride!
#behindhim
TAKE A BOW, DAVID GILBERT! Being 1-2 down against Xu Si, the Farmer’s only chance to qualify from Group 15 was to win the last frame and score a higher break than Xu’s 131. A hard task which Dave brilliantly achieved under pressure with an amazing 136 total clearance!
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Tomorrow,
#TheMasters
will start. Here you have the first round draw:
J. Trump - K. Wilson
M. Williams - A. Carter
M. Selby - R. Milkins
M. Allen - J. Higgins
R. O’Sullivan - D. Junhui
N. Robertson - B. Hawkins
S. Murphy - Z. Anda
L. Brecel - J. Lisowski
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The Masters, official seeds:
1. Trump
2. Brecel
3. O’Sullivan
4. Allen
5. Selby
6. N. Robertson
7. Murphy
8. M. Williams
9. K. Wilson
10. Higgins
11. Carter
12. Ding*
13. Zhang
14. Milkins
15. Hawkins
16. Lisowski
*would be seeded
#6
if winning the
#UKChampionship
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As unbelievable as it sounds, after 19 years (!!) Neil Robertson will not be at the Crucible for the World Championship. A constant presence since 2005, the Thunder from 🇦🇺 has been defeated in the last quali round by Jamie Jones, who prevailed 10-9. A first big upset!
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THE ROCKET!! 🚀 fifth title in a row at the
#ShanghaiMasters
and 79th career professional trophy including ranking and invitational. Ronnie O’Sullivan defeats Luca Brecel 11-9 in an entertaining final, raising his level when needed and scoring the best break of the week
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Tom Ford has just beaten Xiao 5-1: in case his good season is going unnoticed, look at the five best match-win % of ‘23/24
91.18% - Ronnie O’Sullivan (31/34)
80% - Judd Trump (48/60)
73.68% - TOM FORD (28/38)
71.79% - Mark Allen (28/39)
71.05% - John Higgins (27/38)
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THE PISTOL! Mark Allen annihilates Judd Trump 10-3 in the final of the
#ChampOfChamps
, winning this event for a career second time after 2020. It is a 18th title for the native of Antrim and a 4th invitational one. Congrats
@pistol147
, simply spotless!
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ONE THOUSAND CENTURIES!
A pro since 1992, John Higgins has become today only the second player ever - after O’Sullivan - to compile 1000 century breaks in his career. He did it today against Allen, aged 49. A sensational achievement for one of the legends of this sport
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Mark Williams is the champion of the Wynn
#MacauMasters
, as he wins 9-6 against Jack Lisowski in the final. A first trophy in Macau for Williams, another loss in a final for Lisowski, even if maybe less painful than the ranking ones. Williams gets the 150k GBP prize money
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My
#Yorkshire2019
from zero to hero:
0 - organization
1 - TV
2 - Belgium
3 - France
4 - GB
5 - Australia
6 - Sagan
7 - Kristoff, the only "sprinter" to top10
8 - Van der Poel ("audere semper")
9 - Italy, close but no gold
10 - Kung, fighting like a lion
Hero - Mads Pedersen
A deserved post for John Higgins, which I could not prepare yesterday. Not only the Wizard qualified yesterday for the Winners’ Group of the 2024 Championship League but he also scored a maximum against Fan, which was his 13th career “147”: just two less than Ronnie now!
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Neil Robertson’s
#EnglishOpen
title sadly means that John Higgins falls out of the top16 for the first time since the 1994/1995 season: a 29 year long streak ends today but this is a record which could last for a very long time…
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#stats
• Positive thing: I met a girl 😍
• Negative thing: she doesn't like cycling
• Positive thing: she is very cute and asked me to go out with her tomorrow
• Negative thing: tomorrow it's
#MilanoSanremo
🚴🏻
• Positive thing: ...
• Negative thing: I'm going to miss
#MSR
In his whole career, Ronnie O'Sullivan has been whitewashed only three times in bo11 or longer matches.
China International 1997, SF: lost 0-6 to Jimmy White
UK Championship 2022, QF: lost 0-6 to Ding Junhui
Players Championship 2024, QF: lost 0-6 to Mark Selby
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#stats
Career ranking titles:
41 - Ronnie O’Sullivan
36 - Stephen Hendry
31 - John Higgins
28 - Judd Trump
28 - Steve Davis
26 - MARK WILLIAMS [+1 🏆]
23 - Neil Robertson
22 - Mark Selby
14 - Ding Junhui
12 - Shaun Murphy
11 - Mark Allen
10 - Jimmy White
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#stats
I already had the biggest admiration for
@pistol147
but it grew even more after his post match speech yesterday. Even after a 0-6 defeat in a Triole Crown event, he had the most praising words for his opponent without looking for any excuse
#snooker
#CazooMasters
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JUDD TRUMP AGAIN! Back to back titles for the man in form, who came back from 4-5 after the first session to defeat Ali Carter 10-7 and bring home the
#WuhanOpen
trophy. It is the 25th ranking title of Judd’s career, as he ties Mark Williams in the all-time list
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THE MAGICIAN! Shaun Murphy defeats Ali Carter 10-4 to win the 2023 Players Championship trophy at the end of a dreamy week. Eleven centuries for Shaun (new tournament record) and a 10th career ranking title, as many as Jimmy White. Amazing!
#snooker
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#DuelbitsSeries
Unreal stuff from Ronnie O’Sullivan! Four centuries and two more 70+ breaks to annihilate Ding Junhui, 6-1 the final scoreline, and reach the
#WorldGrandPrix
final. It will be a superb Sunday of snooker as the Rocket will be opposed to Judd Trump tomorrow!
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At the end of two days of battle in Leicester, it is Mark Selby who brings home the 2024 Championship League title thanks to a 3-1 win against Joe O’Connor in the final of the Winners’ Group. Not the most prestigious trophy but surely a good reason to smile for the Jester!
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It is difficult to get enthusiastic about this event in Riyadh, at least from my point of view. No crowd (will people turn up for Ronnie?), random wildcards and the tragic idea of the golden ball, which I hope it is the first and last time I am seeing on a snooker table
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Only seven nationalities will be represented at the 2024 World Championship:
England (16 players)
Wales (6 players)
China (5 players)
Scotland (2 players)
Northern Ireland (1 player)
Belgium (1 player)
Iran (1 player)
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#stats
#snooker
6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣! Dominic Dale wins his 600th career professional match against Stan Moody, beating him 6-5 at the end of a rollercoaster of a game. The Spaceman took advantage of some inexperience mistakes coming from his opponent and will face Anthony Hamilton next
#UKChampionship
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1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣!
Beating Zhang Anda yesterday, Mark Selby (
@markjesterselby
) has won his 1000th career match in all snooker competitions, a milestone reached only by the three "class of '92" players before: a fantastic achievement, which the Jester did it in 1476 games
#stat
#147sf
After 12 first round matches have been completed, only 5 seeds have progressed:
Trump ✔️
Ford ✔️
Murphy ✔️
K. Wilson ✔️
Milkins ✔️
Brecel ❌
Ding ❌
M. Williams ❌
Selby ❌
G. Wilson ❌
Zhang ❌
Carter ❌
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#CazooWorldChampionship
It would have been difficult to predict what we have witnessed in the last two days but this is also what makes this sport beautiful. The dream run does not end today for Jak Jones, who defeats Judd Trump 13-9 to reach an unexpected yet deserved semifinal at the Crucible!
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