World Snooker Championship 2023 LIVE – Mark Allen takes on Jak Jones before O’Sullivan faces off against Luca Brecel

Hello and welcome to today’s coverage from the 2023 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible. The quarter-finals continue today.

First up, it is Mark Allen against Jak Jones and Anthony McGill versus Si Jiahui before the blockbuster matches between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel and John Higgins and Mark Selby in the afternoon.

The day concludes with further instalments of McGill against Si, and Higgins and Selby.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE – QUARTER-FINALS

Wednesday 26 April

10:00

• Mark Allen 8-8 Jak Jones
• Anthony McGill 4-4 Si Jiahui

14:30

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-6 Luca Brecel
• John Higgins 4-4 Mark Selby

19:00

• Anthony McGill v Si Jiahui
• John Higgins v Mark Selby

ESSENTIAL READING

Ronnie O’Sullivan retains four-frame lead over Luca Brecel despite second-session struggles

Ronnie O’Sullivan was given a serious examination by Luca Brecel on Tuesday evening, but emerged relatively unscathed as he shared the session to secure a 10-6 lead in their World Championship quarter-final.

Despite being short of his best, O’Sullivan eked out a 6-2 lead in the opening session. Returning on Tuesday evening, Brecel played on the front foot and had his opponent in trouble on occasions.

But O’Sullivan kept fighting and cashed in on enough of Brecel’s errors to move within three frames of a place in the semi-finals.

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