MATT DICKINSON

Where does James Cahill’s win over Ronnie O’Sullivan rank in list of sport’s greatest shocks?

Douglas was a 42-1 no-hoper when he defeated Tyson
Douglas was a 42-1 no-hoper when he defeated Tyson
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James Cahill, an amateur, pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Snooker Championship history after beating the five-times champion Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible with an astonishing 10-8 first-round win. The result was a seismic one, but where does it rank in the all-time greatest shocks in one-off contests?

These are my top ten — based on one-off David v Goliath contests rather than season-long campaigns or similar, such as when Leicester City won the Premier League title in 2015-16, and the winning team or individual had to have been a no-hoper.

1. Buster Douglas beats Mike Tyson, 1990
Tyson was the scariest man on the planet, undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champ; Douglas a 42-1 no-hoper. Douglas lost his only defence of the