World Snooker Championship 2026

Is the crowd chanting "Wu" or is it booing?

Right from the start I felt Wu Yize was playing the best snooker in this year's championship. I wanted Allen to win it, still do.

And I think it's a pity they're both on the same side of the draw, while 2 past champions Higgins and Murphy are on the other side. I'd have preferred if was Murphy or Higgins v Allen or Yize in the semi-finals. That way it could have been possible to have an all newbie final, an all champions final or a mix of both(which is what we have as is).

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Great clearance by Higgins to take the opener

Find it difficult to get into these early sessions in the semis. Think Robbo is right, too long.

I think 3 sessions is plenty.

I like the longer matches gives the slow burn - plenty of chances for twists and turns. So keep the length of matches as they are. That is the beauty of the world championship. Not only do you need the skill etc. It’s a test of stamina.

Especially when the rest of the season is in shorter or much shorter formats. It shows people what the players are made of.

The fact Robertson gave out about the length of the SF matches, wants all matches at the WC best of 25 - yet he hasn’t won it since 2010 it says a lot!

Higgins should be called the Terminator instead of the wizard . 7-6 now. Another steal.

Longer matches are great. It allows players a weak session where they might be coming off a late quarter final finish. There is also a nice symmetry in having about the same number of frames left to win in the 1 table setup as you have had to win in the 3 preceding rounds to get there. Makes it kind of a halfway point.

There have been no flukey winners either in contrast to the other extreme of the shootout.

Probably an age thing……or could it be something to do with working out how he can mask/cover up a deliberate miss to facilitate a frame he's being paid/bribed to lose…🤣

I think it's playing 2 x matches on the single table format that makes the semi-finals drag. If it was 4 x sessions over 2 days on a two-table format, then the semi's would go much quicker. Not advocating for that change btw, I quite like the slow burn.

6-6. These long matches are great. Yize looked unstoppable last night.