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teams.ie Editorial TeamJohn Higgins has endured a brutal Tour Championship campaign in Manchester, suffering the heaviest defeat of his 34-year career after losing 10-1 to China's Zhao Xintong, who went on to claim his first Tour Championship title with a stunning 10-3 victory over world number one Judd Trump. Higgins' earlier hopes of a deep run were buoyed when he produced a superb fightback to beat Mark Selby 10-8 from 8-5 down in the semi-finals, only to come crashing back down against Zhao's in-form performance. Elsewhere, young Polish sensation Michal Szubarczyk made history by becoming the youngest player ever to win a World Championship match at just 15 years old, while former semi-finalist Marco Fu cruised through qualifying with a dominant 10-1 win, keeping alive hopes of a return to the Crucible.
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Szubarczyk, 15, breaks World Championship record
Polish teenager Michal Szubarczyk becomes the youngest player to win a World Championship match as he beats former women's world champion Onyee Ng in qualifying
Zhao thrashes Trump to win Tour Championship
China's Zhao Xintong thrashes world number one Judd Trump 10-3 to claim his first Tour Championship title in Manchester.
Higgins thumped by Zhao in heaviest defeat of career
John Higgins falls to the heaviest defeat of his 34-year career as he loses 10-1 against Zhao Xintong in the Tour Championship semi-finals.
Trump sweeps Robertson aside to reach Tour Championship final
Judd Trump sweeps to a commanding 10-4 victory over Neil Robertson as he reaches the final of the Tour Championship in Manchester.
Higgins fights back to beat Selby and reach semis
John Higgins produces a superb display to fight back from 8-5 down to beat Mark Selby 10-8 as he moves into the semi-finals of the Tour Championship in Manchest
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Trump beats Murphy in final-frame decider to reach semis
World number one Judd Trump beats Shaun Murphy in a final-frame decider to secure a 10-9 victory and reach the Tour Championship semi-finals.
Higgins holds off Williams fightback at Tour Championship
Defending champion John Higgins holds off a fightback from Mark Williams to win 10-8 in the first round of the Tour Championship in Manchester.
Trump beats Allen in Tour Championship opener
Judd Trump beats Mark Allen in a back-and-forth contest to progress in the first round of the Tour Championship in Manchester.
'We're talking about history' - the Crucible set for £45m revamp
Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn says it is "unthinkable" the World Snooker Championship would be played anywhere other than the Crucible. The Sheffield venue will be refurbished to add up to 500 more seats, in a £45m revamp that will keep the sport there until at least 2045.
World Snooker Championship to remain at Crucible until at least 2045 with revamp
World Snooker Tour agrees long-term deal with venue 500 seats to be added to the theatre in major revamp Snooker’s world championship will remain at the Crucible for at least the next two decades after the World Snooker Tour agreed a long-term arrangement with the venue to keep the sport’s most prestigious tournament in Sheffield. The future of the event at the 980-seat venue has been in doubt for years, with Matchroom’s president, Barry Hearn, repeatedly hinting the tournament may have to le
Revamped Crucible to host World Championship until 2045
The World Snooker Championship will remain at the Crucible in Sheffield until 2045, with the venue set to be refurbished to add up to 500 additional seats.