Day one of World Snooker Championship all set to start – Crucible Theatre
Day one of the 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship is about to start within a few minutes at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England. All matches in the last-32 are going to be
a best-of-nineteen frames contest.
The defending champion, Neil Robertson, will raise the curtain in a while with the Bristolian ace, Judd Trump, and the results are going to be out by tonight. On the same note, Andrew
Pagett, who is playing for the first time at the home of snooker, will be on the other table against Jamie Cope.
The match of the day between the Welsh Potting Machine, Mark Williams and the Welsh Dynamite, Ryan Day, is going to start off in the mi-afternoon. This match is going to pull a huge crowd,
as both Welshman, who are close friends off the table, are playing on the top of their game and both have the capability of producing a tournament winning game at any stage. Moreover, the world number two, Williams, is also among the tournament favourites.
In the meanwhile, another interesting battle on the other table will be taking place. It is going to be between the blog favourite Captain, Ali Carter, and the Stroke Potter, Dave Harold.
However, the final match to take place tonight will be between the Magician, Shaun Murphy and the Dumbarton Destroyer, Marcus Campbell. Though Murphy is a strong contender for the championship
this year, Campbell is also playing an excellent game. So it is going to be a full house today at the Crucible Theatre, as we have some worthy clashes on the first day.
Let’s see if the things go normal or we see an upset
The overall table for the matches to be played is given below:
Neil Robertson versus Judd Trump – 10 am (Table one)
Jamie Cope versus Andrew Pagett – 10 am (Table Two)
Ali Carter versus Dave Harold – 2.30 pm (Table one)
Mark Williams versus Ryan Day – 2.30 pm (Table two)
Shaun Murphy versus Marcus Campbell – 7 pm
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