The 2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship started on Wednesday with Jimmy White and Ken Doherty among the many star names within the draw.
Kyren Wilson sealed a maiden world title on the primary tour on Monday, however the motion on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield isn’t over simply but.
The World Seniors Snooker Championship began with 16 contenders – every bidding for the highest prize value £20,000 – and eight stay within the hunt for glory in Sheffield.
Reigning champion Jimmy White is bidding for a record-extending fifth world seniors crown.
The Whirlwind most just lately raised the trophy aloft in 2023 when he overcame Alfie Burden within the last and has been an ever-present within the last since 2019.
The pre-tournament favorite with the bookies, nonetheless, was Eire’s Ken Doherty, who gained the 900 Seniors match on dwelling soil in March.
A straight knockout format has matches lasting 5 frames within the first two rounds, seven frames within the semi-finals, after which a best-of-nine last.
Former world seniors champions
1991: Cliff Wilson
2010: Jimmy White
2011: Darren Morgan
2012: Nigel Bond
2013: Steve Davis
2015: Mark Williams
2016: Mark Davis
2017: Peter Strains
2018: Aaron Canavan
2019: Jimmy White
2020: Jimmy White
2021: David Lilley
2022: Lee Walker
2023: Jimmy White
Who’s within the quarter-finals?
Jimmy White and Ken Doherty each got here from behind to win their opening fixtures within the 2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship draw.
Doherty misplaced the opening body to qualifier Tyson Crinis however reeled off the next three to advance to the final eight.
The 1997 world champion meets Dechawat Poomjaeng within the quarter-finals after the eccentric potter from Thailand recorded an identical scoreline towards former champion Darren Morgan.
Poomjaeng’s esteemed countryman James Wattana, a former world quantity three on the primary tour, can be by way of within the backside half of the draw.
Wattana held off a stern problem from Rodney Goggins to prevail in a decider, which units up a last-eight conflict with Barry Pinches.
White, in the meantime, was made to work laborious in his first-round tie because the 62 year-old battled again from 2-0 right down to deny Andrew Norman.
The Whirlwind meets Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo subsequent, the latter representing one of many darkish horses this yr to problem for the crown.
Additionally within the prime half is White’s previous pal Tony Drago, who ousted Michael Decide to arrange a gathering with Stuart Watson.
All 4 quarter-finals will happen on Friday, Could tenth.
2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship
Spherical of 16 (bo5)
Jimmy White 3-2 Andrew Norman
Igor Figueiredo 3-1 Tessa Davidson
Tony Knowles 0-3 Stuart Watson
Tony Drago 3-1 Michael Decide
Joe Johnson 1-3 Barry Pinches
James Wattana 3-2 Rodney Goggins
Darren Morgan 1-3 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Ken Doherty 3-1 Tyson Crinis
Quarter-Finals (bo5)
Jimmy White 0-3 Igor Figueiredo
Stuart Watson 1-3 Tony Drago
Barry Pinches 3-1 James Wattana
Dechawat Poomjaeng 2-3 Ken Doherty
Semi-Finals (bo7)
Igor Figueiredo 4-1 Tony Drago
Barry Pinches 1-4 Ken Doherty
Closing (bo9)
Igor Figueiredo 5-2 Ken Doherty
The right way to watch the World Seniors Snooker Championship
Stay protection can be obtainable to UK and Irish viewers on Channel 5 for the afternoon classes and 5 Motion for the night classes.
Tickets for the occasion are on sale and could be bought at www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.
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