Hello Folks,
(anyone who leaves a comment about who THEY think is going to win the first match between Higgins an Stevens gets 1mill chips!)
Well, as some of you may know, the most prestigious snooker event will be coming to our screens very soon!
What is this that im talking about?
-> 888.com World Snooker Chamionship!
The 888.com World Snooker Championship runs from April 19 to May 5 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
The BBC are expecting over 10 million viewers worldwide to be tuning into this event. And it will be aired on T.V's in over 25 different countries. However, users can also keep up to date with scores/news by viewing the BBC iPlayer.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/default.stm)
Below is exclusive news regarding the World Championship.
1) Higgins to face Stevens at the Crucible!
John Higgins faces a tough match against Matthew Stevens when he begins the defence of his 888.com World Snooker Championship title on April 19th. Scotland’s Higgins, who beat Mark Selby 18-13 in last year’s final, was present to see his name come out of the bag against Stevens. The Welshman has never lost a first round match at the Crucible and has been a semi-finalist five times. He was runner-up to Mark Williams in 2000 and Shaun Murphy in 2005.
The full draw is:
:: John Higgins v Matthew Stevens
:: Ryan Day v Michael Judge
:: Ding Junhui v Marco Fu
:: Stephen Hendry v Mark Allen
:: Ronnie O’Sullivan v Liu Chuang
:: Mark Williams v Mark Davis
:: Stephen Lee v Joe Swail
:: Ken Doherty v Liang Wenbo
:: Shaun Murphy v Dave Harold
:: Ali Carter v Barry Hawkins
:: Mark Selby v Mark King
:: Peter Ebdon v Jamie Cope
:: Neil Robertson v Nigel Bond
:: Stephen Maguire v Anthony Hamilton
:: Steve Davis v Stuart Bingham
:: Graeme Dott v Joe Perry
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