World Snooker Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Brecel scrapes past Day, O'Sullivan crushes rival Carter, Trump on fire
THE WORLD Snooker Championship is rolling on at some pace at The Crucible!
Former world champ Luca Brecel has officially fought back to overcome Welshman Ryan Day.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was in INCREDIBLE form as he battered rival Ali Carter to reach the second round, where he will face off with Pang Junxu.
The Rocket entered the session with a 5-4 lead and then reeled off three centuries to win five consecutive frames and set up a meeting with Pang Junxu in his first snooker tournament in three months.
And World No 1 Judd Trump made easy work of Zhou Yuelong in his tournament opener as he bids to become only the 10th multiple champion of the Crucible era.
19th Apr 2025, 09:02 By Nyle Smith
The Crucible curse
The Crucible curse is the quip given to the fact that no first-time world champion has ever retained their crown the following year.
Since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977 it has cursed 19 players in a row with every debut champion crumbling under the pressure of snooker 's grandest stage.
Some have come close though - Joe Johnson and Ken Doherty both made it to the final the year after their maiden victories - but most don't get anywhere near that far.
As recently as 2023, Luca Brecel was doomed by the curse, losing in the first round of the 2024 tournament after winning the title the year before.
Brecel is not on his own though - seven champions have gone on to lose their first match the following year.
Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby have all managed to win consecutive titles at the Crucible, but they had won the championship previously.
Wilson returns to South Yorkshire as the reigning champion and is determined to lift the curse and posted a hilarious video to social media in an effort to exorcise the demons.
In the video, Wilson jokingly completed some of the superstitions people believe to bring us bad luck, including smashing a mirror and holding his World Championship trophy next to a black cat.
19th Apr 2025, 09:01 By Nyle Smith
Wil he win it again?
Kyren Wilson claimed his first world title after some thrilling action at the Crucible, beating Jak Jones in the 2024 final.
The Kettering superstar beat Jak Jones 18-14 despite a spirited comeback from the qualifier.
And he'll be hoping to break the Crucible curse this year.
By Nyle Smith
Welcome to SunSport's World Snooker Championship 2025 coverage
The day we have all been waiting for is FINALLY here… The World Snooker Championship and us here at SunSport will be ALL over it for the first ball to the last.
Last year's winner, Kyren Wilson, heads to Sheffield as top seed after he claimed the crown with an 18-14 win over Jak Jones in the 2024 final.
World No1 Judd Trump will be heavily tipped to take the title this year as the Ace aims to add to his 2019 world championship triumph.
Seven-time Crucible winner Ronnie O'Sullivan hasn't featured since January but is set to make his return to snooker in Sheffield.
John Higgins heads into the World Championship as the man in form after the Scotsman won the Tour Championship earlier this month.
This year's competition promises to be a thriller, and SunSport brings you all the information so you don't miss a second from the Crucible.
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