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South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
China savours 8-ball pool, snooker and climbing gold at World Games
Cue sports and climbing maintained China's dominant showing at the World Games as further golds were added to the host nation's tally on Thursday. Zhang Taiyi made history in Chengdu when he became the Games' first mixed heyball pool champion. Fellow cueist Xiao Guodong overcame Michael Georgiou 2-1 for snooker gold. Sport climbing's Deng Lijuan, an Olympic silver medallist last year, won a close all-Chinese women's speed single final against Qin Yumei. In the men's speed single final, the 18-year-old Chu Shouhong took gold by beating the United States' Olympic bronze medallist Sam Watson. Heyball, also known as Chinese 8-ball, was making its Games debut, and Zhang, 23, treated the locals to more home success with a 5-3 victory in the final over 42-year-old Jason Theron of South Africa. Chu Shouhong competes in the speed single climbing event in Chengdu. Photo: Xinhua Xiao, snooker's world No 13, then held his nerve to prevail in a last-frame decider against Cyprus's Georgiou.
The 42
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Higgins to face Williams in quarter-finals as O'Sullivan in control at World Championship
JOHN HIGGINS WILL face Mark Williams in the World Championship quarter-finals after the Scot emerged with a 13-12 victory from his marathon clash with Xiao Guodong. After the contest could not be finished inside three sessions, the pair resumed on Saturday evening with Higgins 12-11 up. And the four-time Crucible champion looked to be closing in on the last eight in frame 24, only to foul by inadvertently potting the pink, allowing Xiao to force a decider. Higgins then composed himself to finally see off the Chinese world number 14 with a break of 75. WHAT AN EPIC! It took four sessions, it took 10 hours…but John Higgins found a way…he beats Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a nerve-shredding thriller And it is Mark Williams next 👀#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Advertisement He told the BBC: 'What a weird feeling that was, getting home when you know you're coming back for only one or two frames, it's just a surreal feeling. 'I thoroughly enjoyed the game, I really did, because it's just an unbelievable venue to play in. 'You're playing good some minutes, the pressure is on you, the crowd are all getting involved. You can't replicate playing here.' Three-time winner Williams got through after wrapping up a 13-10 victory over Hossein Vafaei earlier in the day. After going from 9-7 up at the start of the session to 11-8 ahead, Williams saw Vafaei take the next two frames to get within one of levelling before the Welshman wrapped things up, finishing with a break of 115. Ronnie O'Sullivan was in control against Pang Junxu as the seven-time champion finished the first session of their last-16 match with a 6-2 lead. O'Sullivan claimed each of the first four frames, posting breaks of 58, 91, 50 and 63, before Pang got off the mark by registering the contest's first century break, making a 119. The 'Rocket' swiftly hit back to secure frame six and after Pang took frame seven, O'Sullivan concluded the session by re-establishing a four-frame advantage to take into Sunday's resumption. Luca Brecel, who lifted the trophy in 2023, made a ruthless start against Ding Junhui, surging to a 7-1 lead. After Ding took the opener with a break of 141, Brecel's emphatic response included him posting two century breaks of his own, a 121 in the second frame and 100 in the fifth. Zhao Xintong leads Lei Peifan 10-6 after winning the morning session 5-3.
Glasgow Times
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
John Higgins to face Mark Williams in World Championship quarter-finals
After the contest could not be finished inside three sessions, the pair resumed on Saturday evening with Higgins 12-11 up. And the four-time Crucible champion looked to be closing in on the last eight in frame 24, only to foul by inadvertently potting the pink, allowing Xiao to force a decider. WHAT AN EPIC! It took four sessions, it took 10 hours…but John Higgins found a way…he beats Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a nerve-shredding thriller And it is Mark Williams next 👀#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Higgins then composed himself to finally see off the Chinese world number 14 with a break of 75. He told the BBC: 'What a weird feeling that was, getting home when you know you're coming back for only one or two frames, it's just a surreal feeling. 'I thoroughly enjoyed the game, I really did, because it's just an unbelievable venue to play in. 'You're playing good some minutes, the pressure is on you, the crowd are all getting involved. You can't replicate playing here.' HIGGINS HAS DONE IT!! 😱 The four-time World Champ is into the quarter-finals after edging Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a thriller — that's 9 wins from 10 Crucible deciders. 👏 INCREDIBLE 👊#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Three-time winner Williams got through after wrapping up a 13-10 victory over Hossein Vafaei earlier in the day. After going from 9-7 up at the start of the session to 11-8 ahead, Williams saw Vafaei take the next two frames to get within one of levelling before the Welshman wrapped things up, finishing with a break of 115. Ronnie O'Sullivan was in control against Pang Junxu as the seven-time champion finished the first session of their last-16 match with a 6-2 lead. O'Sullivan claimed each of the first four frames, posting breaks of 58, 91, 50 and 63, before Pang got off the mark by registering the contest's first century break, making a 119. Ronnie O'Sullivan is hunting an eighth World Championship title (Danny Lawson/PA) The 'Rocket' swiftly hit back to secure frame six and after Pang took frame seven, O'Sullivan concluded the session by re-establishing a four-frame advantage to take into Sunday's resumption. Luca Brecel, who lifted the trophy in 2023, made a ruthless start against Ding Junhui, surging to a 7-1 lead. After Ding took the opener with a break of 141, Brecel's emphatic response included him posting two century breaks of his own, a 121 in the second frame and 100 in the fifth. Zhao Xintong leads Lei Peifan 10-6 after winning the morning session 5-3 while in the final match of the day, Si Jiahui took a tight last frame to lead Leicester's Ben Woollaston 5-3.
The Herald Scotland
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
John Higgins to face Mark Williams in World Championship quarter-finals
And the four-time Crucible champion looked to be closing in on the last eight in frame 24, only to foul by inadvertently potting the pink, allowing Xiao to force a decider. WHAT AN EPIC! It took four sessions, it took 10 hours…but John Higgins found a way…he beats Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a nerve-shredding thriller And it is Mark Williams next 👀#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Higgins then composed himself to finally see off the Chinese world number 14 with a break of 75. He told the BBC: 'What a weird feeling that was, getting home when you know you're coming back for only one or two frames, it's just a surreal feeling. 'I thoroughly enjoyed the game, I really did, because it's just an unbelievable venue to play in. 'You're playing good some minutes, the pressure is on you, the crowd are all getting involved. You can't replicate playing here.' HIGGINS HAS DONE IT!! 😱 The four-time World Champ is into the quarter-finals after edging Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a thriller — that's 9 wins from 10 Crucible deciders. 👏 INCREDIBLE 👊#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Three-time winner Williams got through after wrapping up a 13-10 victory over Hossein Vafaei earlier in the day. After going from 9-7 up at the start of the session to 11-8 ahead, Williams saw Vafaei take the next two frames to get within one of levelling before the Welshman wrapped things up, finishing with a break of 115. Ronnie O'Sullivan was in control against Pang Junxu as the seven-time champion finished the first session of their last-16 match with a 6-2 lead. O'Sullivan claimed each of the first four frames, posting breaks of 58, 91, 50 and 63, before Pang got off the mark by registering the contest's first century break, making a 119. The 'Rocket' swiftly hit back to secure frame six and after Pang took frame seven, O'Sullivan concluded the session by re-establishing a four-frame advantage to take into Sunday's resumption.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
John Higgins to face Mark Williams in World Championship quarter-finals
John Higgins will face Mark Williams in the World Championship quarter-finals after the Scot emerged with a 13-12 victory from his marathon clash with Xiao Guodong. After the contest could not be finished inside three sessions, the pair resumed on Saturday evening with Higgins 12-11 up. And the four-time Crucible champion looked to be closing in on the last eight in frame 24, only to foul by inadvertently potting the pink, allowing Xiao to force a decider. WHAT AN EPIC! It took four sessions, it took 10 hours…but John Higgins found a way…he beats Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a nerve-shredding thriller And it is Mark Williams next 👀#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Higgins then composed himself to finally see off the Chinese world number 14 with a break of 75. He told the BBC: 'What a weird feeling that was, getting home when you know you're coming back for only one or two frames, it's just a surreal feeling. 'I thoroughly enjoyed the game, I really did, because it's just an unbelievable venue to play in. 'You're playing good some minutes, the pressure is on you, the crowd are all getting involved. You can't replicate playing here.' HIGGINS HAS DONE IT!! 😱 The four-time World Champ is into the quarter-finals after edging Xiao Guodong 13-12 in a thriller — that's 9 wins from 10 Crucible deciders. 👏 INCREDIBLE 👊#HaloWorldChampionship — WST (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2025 Three-time winner Williams got through after wrapping up a 13-10 victory over Hossein Vafaei earlier in the day. After going from 9-7 up at the start of the session to 11-8 ahead, Williams saw Vafaei take the next two frames to get within one of levelling before the Welshman wrapped things up, finishing with a break of 115. Ronnie O'Sullivan was in control against Pang Junxu as the seven-time champion finished the first session of their last-16 match with a 6-2 lead. O'Sullivan claimed each of the first four frames, posting breaks of 58, 91, 50 and 63, before Pang got off the mark by registering the contest's first century break, making a 119. The 'Rocket' swiftly hit back to secure frame six and after Pang took frame seven, O'Sullivan concluded the session by re-establishing a four-frame advantage to take into Sunday's resumption.
