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May 6th 2009
Update from Sheffield
What is the 1st thing you do the morning after becoming the first ever Betfred.com World Champion - meet the press ! John was relaxed and insisted his family were involved because the the popular Glaswegian said that it was his wife and kids ...
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May 5th 2009
AND NOW FOR NEXT YEAR...
No sooner has the Betfred.com World Championship finished for one year than we are already looking ahead to 2010.
Although delighted with the way things have gone at the Crucible in such a short timeframe since we agreed to sponsor the tournament, ...
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May 4th 2009
JOHN HIGGINS WINS BETFRED.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
John Higgins has become the first world snooker champion under the sponsorship of Betfred.com with a resounding 18-9 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final at Sheffield ’s Crucible Theatre.
It’s a third world ...
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May 4th 2009
MONDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
He’s nearly there, but not quite. John Higgins still needs two more frames when the final resumes tonight to win the Betfred.com World Championship for the third time.
Shaun Murphy ensured the spectators arriving for the evening session ...
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May 4th 2009
HIGGINS MOVES FURTHER AHEAD - BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
John Higgins is now just four frames away from winning a third Crucible title after moving 14-6 clear of Shaun Murphy in the Betfred.com World Championship final.
The Scot won three of today’s first four frames ...
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May 4th 2009
CRUCIBLE SET FOR EXCITING CLIMAX - BY JON WILDE
Good afternoon from The Crucible, where either John Higgins or Shaun Murphy will today be crowned the winner of the first Betfred.com-sponsored World Championship.
Higgins led 11-5 overnight and Murphy faces the prospect of trying to become the ...
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May 3rd 2009
SUNDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
John Higgins turned the screw on Shaun Murphy with a thoroughly dominant second session to race 11-5 clear in the final of the Betfred.com World Championship.
The Scot, seeking a third Crucible crown, is now a red-hot 1/16 ...
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May 3rd 2009
SUNDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Many pundits said it was too close to call and so it proved in the opening session of the Betfred.com World Championship final with John Higgins and Shaun Murphy tied at 4-4.
The odds had been 4/5 Higgins, ...
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May 3rd 2009
IT‘S NOT ALL SNOOKER AT THE CRUCIBLE!
Snooker fans have packed into Sheffield but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about the big sporting events taking place outside the Crucible.
On a huge weekend of exciting action, the top-quality racing and football have been the focus of attention ...
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May 2nd 2009
SATURDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Shaun Murphy will meet John Higgins in the Betfred.com World Championship final after a tense 17-14 victory over Neil Robertson at Sheffield ’s Crucible Theatre.
The 2005 champion recovered from the loss of seven consecutive frames to take ...
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May 2nd 2009
SATURDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
John Higgins is through to the Betfred.com World Championship final to play Shaun Murphy or Neil Robertson thanks to a 17-13 victory over plucky Mark Allen.
The Scot will contest his fourth Crucible showdown having won the title ...
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May 2nd 2009
SATURDAY LUNCHTIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Shaun Murphy moved closer to the Betfred.com World Championship final when he won the first five frames of the morning session against Neil Robertson.
But the Australian, who had looked well out of sorts, found his form in ...
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May 1 2009
FRIDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
John Higgins’ hopes of an afternoon off were scuppered by a fine Mark Allen comeback in the third session of their Betfred.com World Championship semi-final at the Crucible.
The Scot had looked set to win a session ahead of schedule when ...
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May 1 2009
FRIDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Only two frames separate Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson at the midway point of their Betfred.com World Championship semi-final, with the 2005 hero holding the edge.
Murphy leads 9-7 and is 2/5 to reach the final for the second ...
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1st May 2009
Update from Betfred.com World Snooker Championship by Angus Loughran
John Higgins produced a devastating display in the second session of his Semi Final against Northern Irelands Mark Allen winning 7 of the 8 morning frames to extend his overnight lead from 6/2 to 13/3 and leaving him requiring just 4 ...
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April 30 2009
Evening update from the Crucible by Angus Loughran
Honours even at 4/4, after the first of 4 sessions in the 2nd Semi Final of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship at The Crucible. The prices remain as they were at the start of the match with Murphy 8/11 and Robertson ...
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April 30 2009
Betfred.com World Snooker update by Angus Loughran at The Crucible Sheffield.
John Higgins showed no sign of tiredness following his epic 13/12 last 8 triumph over Mark Selby, late on Wednesday evening, when taking a commanding 6/2 first session advantage over Mark Allen, on Thursday afternoon, at a packed ...
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April 29 2009
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
And then there were four. Either John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson or Mark Allen will win the Betfred.com World Championship.
Each semi-final will feature a man who has been there and done it against a player aiming to lift the ...
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April 29 2009
WEDNESDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen are the first two semi-finalists in the Betfred.com World Championship and the last-four line-up will be completed tonight.
Both players won 13-11, Murphy getting the better of maximum man Stephen Hendry while Allen added Ryan Day ...
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April 29 2009
Hendry hails Betfred’s “fantastic” donation
Stephen Hendry MBE has praised the “fantastic gesture” by Betfred in their donation of £147,000 to Sport Relief in honour of his magnificent 147 break at the Betfred.com World Championship in Sheffield.
The seven-times former world champion achieved snooker’s most coveted feat in ...
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April 28 2009
TUESDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Shaun Murphy had much the better of the evening session against maximum man Stephen Hendry and won six of the eight frames to move 9–7 ahead.
The 2005 champion produced the best possible response to being overshadowed by ...
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April 28 2009
TUESDAY TEATIME UPDATE BY JON WILDE AT THE CRUCIBLE
Wow! What a first day at the Crucible this year it’s been for me. Barely had I walked through the Stage Door and collected my admission pass than Stephen Hendry had made a 147 break.
It’s fantastic news, of ...
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April 28th 2009
Maximum man Hendry seals £147,000 for charity
Betfred are to donate £147,000 to Sport Relief after Stephen Hendry achieved snooker perfection by making a maximum 147 break at the Betfred.com World Championship in Sheffield .
The title sponsors promised the donation for the ...
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April 27 2009
MONDAY NIGHT WRAP-UP BY JON WILDE IN SHEFFIELD
We now know the quarter-final line-up for the Betfred.com World Championship and one thing is for sure – it’s anyone’s title!
The betting is wide open and it’s 7/2 the field, with Stephen Maguire the new favourite after his 13-6 demolition ...
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April 27 2009
Higgins Sneaks Through a Thriller
John Higgins has been cut to 4/1 joint second favourite for the Betfred.com World Championship after coming through the match of the tournament so far, 13-12 against Jamie Cope.
The Scot trailed 12-10 but reeled off the last three frames, which were punctuated by interruptions ...
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April 27 2009
Aussie Rules Against Carter
Neil Robertson is now 7/1 to win the Betfred.com World Championship for the first time after an impressive 13-8 second-round victory over last year’s runner-up Ali Carter.
The Australian left-hander was 9-7 ahead overnight and got into his stride as soon as today’s concluding session began, ...
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April 27 2009
Maguire now favourite for Betfred.com glory..
Stephen Maguire is the new 7/2 favourite for the Betfred.com World Championship having closed in on a quarter-final place thanks to a superb second session in his match against Mark King.
The Scot displaced Mark Selby at the head ...
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Day 10
Monday morning update by Jon Wilde..
With a week of the Betfred.com World Championship to go we are in the happy position of needing only two more results to go our way to ensure a profitable tournament.
Ali Carter and John Higgins are now the only losers in the outright book ...
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Day 8
The Latest from the Betfred Crucible from Mark Pearson..
Dear loyal readers I'm sorry about the lack of insight of late, but been rather busy getting the Betfred Crucible ready for 2010. Next year is even bigger - snooker fans know it's 25 years on since a finger wagging celebration. ...
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Day 6
Thursday Update from the Crucible - Mark Pearson..
The snooker was not the best at times, but the sport at the now renamed "Betfred Crucible" was a cracker. A legend of the game has said to me that Betfred are bringing back the glory days to Snooker, to which I ...
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Day 5
Morning Session from Betfred.com World Snooker Championship from Angus Loughran..
Wednesday morning at The Crucible sees Shaun Murphy, the 2005 Champion, resume 5/4 ahead and needing 5 more frames in his first round clash with Andrew Higginson on Table 2, to set up a second round clash with ...
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Day 4
Update from Betfred World Snooker Championship by Angus Loughran..
After a scrappy first session which failed to see a century break, the two chinese players Ding and Wenbo produced a thrilling 2nd session, which saw World Number 14 Ding edge home 10/8 after trailing 7/8, having led 7/4 Ding levelled ...
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Latest News
Betfred have shortened 31 year old world number 14 Marco Fu from 33/1 to 20/1...
Betfred have shortened 31 year old world number 14 Marco Fu from 33/1 to 20/1, to win The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Sheffield following his 10/4 victory over Joe Swail on Monday ...
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Day 4
Tuesday April 21st Morning Session at The Crucible from Angus Loughran
Peter Ebdon, who won a memorable World Championship title beating Stephen Hendry 18/17 in 2002, starts his bid for a 2nd World Title on the back of winning the latest ranking event in China earlier this month, and ...
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Day 3 - 20th April 2009
Angus Loughran reports from Crucible Theatre Sheffield.
Mark Selby from Leicester is through to 2nd Round of Betfred.com World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, and has been clipped to 6/1 from 7/1, clear 2nd favourite after defeating Ricky Walden 10/6 in a match where Selby, Runner Up to ...
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Day 3 - BREAKING NEWS - 20th April 2009
Over 100 million watching in China...
Over 100 million watching in China the match between Ding and Liang. This could be the match of the tournament so far. There is a real sense of anticipation at the Crucible.
In other news signifigant cash for ...
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Day 3 from the Crucible - 20th April 2009
The Chinese duo of Ding and Liang get their first session under way...
The Chinese duo of Ding and Liang get their first session under way on Table 2 at 2:30 and it has special significance as it is there first meeting in a ...
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Day 2 - 19th April 2009
It's been another classic day at the Crucible...
It's been another classic day at the Crucible and Stephen Hendry rolled back the years and booked his place in the 2nd Round. The 7 time World Champion was 7-5 down at the interval, Williams had to replace his ...
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Day 2 Latest - 19th April 2009
Ali Carter last year's beaten finalist is safely into the last sixteen...
Ali Carter last year's beaten finalist is safely into the last sixteen after defeating Gerard Greene 10-5.
It was hard work at times but Ali told Betfred that the most important factor is that ...
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Day 1 - 18th April 2009
Fantastic opening day at the home of the snooker and here at Betfred.com we've cut the champs odds.
Cheered on by his mate artist Damian Hirst, Ronnie is now 7/4 after he eased past his practice partner Stuart Bingham 10-5. O'Sullivan was relaxed after his victory but ...
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17th April 2009
Fred's hoping for a maximum payout!
Big-hearted bookie Fred Done has issued a challenge to all players in the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship - make a maximum break and raise £147,000 for Sport Relief!
Fred has pledged the donation for the first maximum at the Crucible in the inaugural year of ...
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16th April 2009
Welcome to Betfred
Betfred.com's sponsorship of the World Championship is both welcome and timely, not just because of their injection of cash but because they will provide a betting facility at the Crucible, an attraction much missed elsewhere on the circuit this season.
They are no strangers to snooker, having previously ...
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16th April 2009
Ronnie's Message
"Defending my World Championship in the first year of Betfred.com's title sponsorship will be an absolute pleasure and is something I'm really looking forward to.
I'm so pleased that Fred Done has got involved with the biggest tournament in the snooker calendar. He's a great character and a winner ...
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16th April 2009
Rocket fired up for Betfred lift-off!
Ronnie O'Sullivan believes the involvement of Betfred.com ensures this year's World Snooker Championship will be the best ever.
Betfred.com, the world's biggest independent bookmaker, has signed a four-year deal to become the new title sponsor of snooker's most prestigious tournament, starting with the 2009 ...
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16th April 2009
Betfred.com Named Title Sponsor for the World Snooker Championship
Betfred.com have announced a new exciting partnership with World Snooker to become the main sponsor of the World Snooker Championship for the next four years.
The sport's most prestigious tournament will now be known as the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship.
The event ...
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