The 17-daywortd championship snooker marathon begins today at the Crucible theatre,
Sheffield. Last year's victor Ronnie O'Sullivan begins the defence of his title with a match against Scotland's
Drew Henry. Hazel Irvine, Ray Stubbs , Steve Davis and John Parrott present coverage of the tournament which reaches its climax on 6 May. We're still snooker loopy: page 36