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Hearn sends Crucible warning as Ronnie O’Sullivan races into first-round lead
- Barry Hearn warns Sheffield over upgrading worlds venue
- O’Sullivan takes 8-1 lead over Jackson Page in opening match
On the day that Barry Hearn warned that Sheffield’s days of staging the World Snooker Championship could be numbered, Ronnie O’Sullivan roared out of the blocks in his quest to make Crucible history by becoming the first eight-time world champion in the modern era.
Facing the Welsh qualifier Jackson Page, O’Sullivan built an 8-1 lead in the first session of their first round match. He fired four half-centuries plus a break of 122 in the fifth frame to leave the 22-year-old Page next to no chance of rescuing the situation when they resume tomorrow. Page was in danger of losing the session to whitewash until he crafted a superb break of 142 in the seventh frame.
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