Eurosport pundit and ex player Neal Foulds joins Rachel Casey and commentator Philip Studd to look back on the most extraordinary day at the 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship, where Ronnie O'Sullivan and Kyren Wilson will battle it out in the final after two semi-finals which both went to a nail-biting final frame decider. There's reaction from both players, as well as losing players Anthony McGill and Mark Selby, who wasn't happy with Ronnie "smashing em all over the gaff". Neal has plenty to say about that.

Plus, ahead of spectators returning for the final, we've an exclusive interview with Jason Ferguson of the WPBSA.

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Rachel Casey is joined by former champion Joe Johnson and Eurosport commentator Philip Studd to chat about the big results and key stories from the World Snooker Championship.

She also gets reflections from Crucible debutants Elliot Slessor and Jordan Brown and hears their takes on the beef between Jamie Clarke and Anthony McGill.

The trio discuss whether Judd Trump is playing well enough to break the Crucible Curse and we wallow in 1986 as Joe takes us back to when he ruled the world, with tales of an abscess, a princess, He-Man and the secret to not being intimidated by Steve Davis....

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After our first in eight years, Crucible 147s are on the menu in this episode, as we also feast on three incredible wins in round two of the World Snooker Championship, for Kurt Maflin, Mark Williams and Mark Selby. The Break also chats with Whirlwind Jimmy White to see how he’s coping among the blood, sweat and tears of 17 days at the Crucible.

Joining host Rachel Casey is Dominic Dale, the former Grand Prix and Shanghai Masters champion, and esteemed commentator Phil Yates, who also discuss why we waited so long for a maximum break in this tournament, and whether there will be an asterisk next to the name of this year’s winner.

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Following defeats for Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy, The Break chats snooker psychology as it analyses the latest action from the World Snooker Championship.  

Host Rachel Casey is joined by former world number three Neal Foulds, commentator Dave Hendon and performance coach Chris Henry. He is helping ‘rewire’ Mark Selby, a player who Hendon thinks “didn’t look like he was enjoying a single minute” of his first round win. 

Henry also works with Shaun Murphy and says he sensed that the 2005 champion “was not right emotionally” for his defeat. 

There’s also discussion about whether Mark Allen’s chat settled the nerves of Crucible debutant Jamie Clarke, before a Clarke victory that Neal Foulds describes as “one of the biggest shocks at the Crucible.” 

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After Ronnie O’Sullivan’s record-breaking first-round victory at the World Snooker Championship, we hear from The Rocket, Mark Williams and John Higgins, who are all safely into the last 16 at The Crucible yet again. 

Rachel Casey discusses the emergence of the Class of ‘92 with Phil Yates and Dominic Dale, who both saw it happen 28 years ago.

Dale also talks about a humiliating defeat at the hands of O’Sullivan (though we also let him mention a rare win over Ronnie earlier this season). 

Meanwhile, dark horse Kurt Maflin tells Rachel he has underachieved so far in his career and talks about his obscene gesture going viral. 

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Rachel Casey is joined by Eurosport commentator Dave Hendon and former world No. 3 Neal Foulds to review the action and some big news stories from the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible. 

After the withdrawal of his opponent Anthony Hamilton, Kyren Wilson tells Rachel, “You'd have to drag me off the floor to stop me playing at The Crucible.” 

We also hear from Judd Trump after his tricky first-round win, Stuart Bingham and Barry Hearn. 

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The Break is back for the World Snooker Championship, with five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and the legend Jimmy White on the first episode of the series.

Host Rachel Casey is joined by Neal Foulds to sift through Wednesday's Crucible draw and to try to pick a winner. And we hear from Ronnie on his chances, and how lockdown might have played into his hands...

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Jimmy White and Neal Foulds join Andy Goldstein for the final episode of season one of The Break, as we debate the greatest rivalries in snooker history.

We kick off with the intense battles between two very contrasting characters in Steve Davis and Alex Higgins, and go on to discuss famous feuds involving Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry and latterly Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby and John Higgins.

Jimmy also talks in depth about his tussles with Davis, and how "you knew if you were playing Steve Davis, you were going to be in a war." 

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