The 48-year-old will seek to win a record eighth title when the championship begins ... “I don’t like the Crucible,” he told the Sun. “I don’t think you can get in and out of it.

I love playing at the Crucible. It suits my game ... "Nobody has won it for the first time and defended their title. So, that's definitely right up there with something I would like to try ...

Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates ... the first round of the World Championship as he bids for a record eighth title in the modern era. O'Sullivan, 48, is also aiming to become the fourth ...

It has given me that inner confidence." It remains to be seen if Wilson will manage to defend his title at the Crucible with players like O'Sullivan, Trump and Murphy hoping to claim the honours ...

The season also includes The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Sean Holmes, and Troilus and Cressida, in Owen Horsley’s ...