Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days
Updated / Saturday, 17 Apr 2021
09:10
The World Snooker Championships begins today.
Judd Trump is the favourite after a stellar season which has seen him win five tournaments, while Ronnie O'Sullivan is the defending champion and can match Stephen Hendry's modern record of seven titles with a victory in two weeks' time.
Or might this be the year when we finally see a winner from outside of a current or former British Commonwealth country?
There was disappointment for the Irish players involved in the qualifiers, with all eight failing to progress to the main draw.