World Snooker Championship 2021

I had higher hopes for Selt, but there it is. A rather predictable day, really.

Second round draw - (seed numbers in brackets)

Best of 25 frames

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) v Anthony McGill (16)

Stuart Bingham v Jamie Jones

John Higgins (5) v Mark Williams (12)

Mark Selby (4) v Mark Allen (13)

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Neil Robertson (3) v Jack Lisowski (14)

Kyren Wilson (6) v Barry Hawkins (11)

Shaun Murphy (7) v Yan Bingtao (10)

Judd Trump (2) v David Gilbert (15)

I would say Trump and Robertson are the class of the field and assuming they play each other in the semis I would expect the victor to go on and win the tournament.

There are some excellent 2nd round matches in the offing though.
Higgins v Williams, Wilson v Hawkins, Selby v Allen, O'Sullivan v McGill.
All absolute belters.

Is Eddie Hearn having involvement in this since Barry is stepping down after this one I believe?

First Round Results:

Shaun Murphy (7) bt Mark Davis 10-7
Mark Selby (4) bt Kurt Maflin 10-1

Second round overnight score:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 4-4 Anthony McGill (16)
Neil Robertson (3) 5-3 Jack Lisowski (14)

I was listening to Eurosport coverage the other night and thinking "why is Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs on commentary?" But then Colin the Git referred in passing to Anthony Hamilton when interviewing Mark Williams last night, and hearing him again tonight realised this was the answer.

Somewhat more interesting than Joe Perry on the BBC.

Day Seven
All matches in Second Round.
Best of 25 frames

Result:
Anthony McGill (16) bt Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13-12

Overnight scores:
Neil Robertson (3) 9-7 Jack Lisowski (14)
John Higgins (5) 3-5 Mark Williams (12)
Kyren Wilson (6) 9-7 Barry Hawkins (11)

Well Ronnie was gracious in defeat

Ronnie left it a bit late, but credit for giving it a good go. Still can't stick McGill, he's hardly set things on fire since his antics at the last World Championships. Makes the real Van Morrison seem like a laugh a minute.

Day Eight
All matches in Second Round.
Best of 25 frames

Results:
Neil Robertson (3) bt Jack Lisowski (14) 13-9
Kyren Wilson (6) bt Barry Hawkins (11) 13-10
Mark Williams (12) bt John Higgins (5) 13-7

Overnight scores:
Mark Selby (4) 6-2 Mark Allen (13)
Shaun Murphy (7) 6-2 Yan Bingtao (10)