Snooker LIVE: O’Sullivan and Trump slammed over Crucible snub | Other | Sport

Hello and welcome to our snooker live blog as the 2026 World Snooker Championship gets underway. It’s the sport’s most fiercly coveted and contested piece of silverware, with things heating up before a shot has even been played. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump have been criticised by rival Shaun Murphy after the duo missed the World Snooker Championship launch at the Crucible Theatre.

The pair are set to be fined with the top-16 players in the world expected to be in attendance for the for the eve-of-tournament green carpet show. Players were introduced in the city’s Tudor Square and posed for an official picture taken alongside the trophy, with fans queing up for autographs. As the action finally begins, we will bring you all the latest from the World Championship in our live blog below.

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