The WSS ROKiT Phones.com 2020 World Championship was played at the Crucible Theatre from August 20 to August 23, 2020.

Jimmy White successfully defended the title.

Doing that,  he became the first player to beat the infamous “Crucible Curse”.

Before Jimmy, no first time winner had ever been able to defend their title at the Theatre of Dreams.

The event was played without an audience and under social distancing rules because of the ongoing covid-19 pandemics. It didn’t stop the players to produce probably the best WSS tournament since the Seniors tour started. All matches were best of seven, except the Final that was best of 9.

The event was shown on the BBC – digital platform and red button- for the first time, with the ever dynamic Rob Walker on site.

Two sessions were played every day.

20 August 2020

Four last 16 matches were played and delivered the following results:

Ken Doherty 4-3 Rodney Goggins

Aaron Canavan 4-3 Leo Fernandez

Jimmy White 4-1 Joe Johnson

Darren Morgan 4-2 Patrick Wallace

You will find the full account on the day 1 matches by following this link

21 August 2020

Four last 16 matches were played and delivered the following results:

Wayne Cooper 4-2 Gary Filtness

Michael Judge 4-1 Dennis Taylor

Stephen Hendry 4-3 Nigel Bond

Peter Lines 4-0 Tony Knowles

You will find the full account on the day 2 matches by following this link

22 August 2020

It was quarter-finals day and it delivered the following results:

Stephen Hendry 4-1 Aaron Canavan

Michael Judge 4-1 Wayne Cooper

Ken Doherty 4-2 Darren Morgan

Jimmy White 4-1 Peter Lines

You will find the full account on the day 3 matches by following this link

23 August 2020

The semi-finals were played in the afternoon

Jimmy White 4-1 Stephen Hendry

Ken Doherty 4-1 Michael Judge

Jimmy White compilie a magnificent 130, the highest break of the tournament,  during the first semi-final.

And the Final was played in the evening

Jimmy White 5-4 Ken Doherty

The final was particularly dramatic as Jimmy came back from 4-0 down, to deny Ken from the title.

You will find the full account on the day 4 matches by following this link

Here is a selection of pictures taken during the tournament:

 

All images courtesy of Andy Chubb. Thank you Andy!