2024 International Championship Kicks Off

As snooker fans recover from a quiet spell, excitement is building with the start of the International Championship. The early rounds have already brought some nice matches without too many surprise results. Let’s dive into what’s happened so far, from Ronnie O'Sullivan’s comeback victories to Judd Trump’s jaw-dropping fluke, and see what’s in store for the rest of the week.

🇨🇳 International Championship

• Ronnie is back in business and managed to win against Mink Nutcharut and He Guoqiang. Ronnie played against He twice already this season, and this has been his first win.

• Judd Trump’s extraordinary fluke this week.

• Neil Robertson is feeling comfortable on the table again.

• Yuan Sijun makes 4 centuries (120, 111, 109 & 104) on the way to a 6-4 victory over Michael Holt.

🔀 In other news

• Mink’s played against Ronnie this week, but he’s not her favourite snooker player.

• Bingham tells in an interview about his legendary fart at the Crucible. Classic.

🎙️ This week’s snooker podcast episodes

• The Wine Rack talks about the recent Northern Ireland Open and bemoan yet more bizarre scheduling decisions by WST.

• WST’s Snooker Club discusses whether Kyren Wilson has the edge over Judd Trump following victory in the Northern Ireland Open and look ahead to the International Championship. Louis Heathcote joins the show following a career-best performance in Belfast.

• Snooker Scene looks back on Kyren’s win, and looks at the snooker clickbait culture (guilty! 😉 )

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