Mark Allen’s bid to claim a title on home soil ended in immediate disappointment as he exited the Northern Ireland Open in the first round on Monday. In a day full of upsets, Stuart Bingham’s bid for an unlikely million pound bonus for capturing all four Home Nations trophies in[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Northern Ireland Open Draw and Preview
The next stop on the snooker roadshow is Belfast with the return of the Northern Ireland Open draw to the Waterfront Hall this week from Monday. Mark Williams is the defending champion after his dramatic 9-8 triumph over teenager Yan Bingtao in last year’s final. It was a win that[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the Champion of Champions Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the Champion of Champions for the third time after a rollercoaster 10-9 victory over Kyren Wilson in Sunday’s final in Coventry. The world number three, who previously won the title in 2013 and 2014 before finishing runner-up in both of the last two editions at the Ricoh[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Kyren Wilson
Kyren Wilson beat Mark Allen 6-5 in a thrilling match to set up a Champion of Champions title decider with Ronnie O’Sullivan in Coventry on Sunday. The Kettering cueist held off a late charge from Allen to book his place in the final at the Ricoh Arena for the first[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Gains Revenge on Shaun Murphy at Ricoh Arena
Ronnie O’Sullivan progressed to the final of the Champion of Champions for a fifth time after a 6-3 victory over Shaun Murphy at the Ricoh Arena on Friday evening. The two-time champion, who has never failed to reach the title deciding match in Coventry when he has entered, avenged his[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Final Four Preview
A high-quality Champion of Champions final four comprising Ronnie O’Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, and Kyren Wilson will battle it out this weekend at the Ricoh Arena. There is £100,000 on offer for the player who can record a second pair of victories between now and Sunday to walk away[Read More…]
Mark Allen Continues Form in Coventry
Mark Allen hammered in five century breaks in beating Barry Hawkins and Neil Robertson to reach the last four of the Champion of Champions on Thursday in Coventry. The Northern Irishman, who superbly won the International Championship last week in China, was brimming with confidence as he booked a semi-final[Read More…]
Mark Selby Compiles Champion of Champions 147
Mark Selby became the first player to compile a Champion of Champions 147 after making the perfect break in his first round encounter with Neil Robertson on Thursday. After the Englishman lost a scrappy opening frame to Robertson, he potted a long red and was immediately perfect on the black[Read More…]
QUIZ! Last Winners of Old Snooker Events
There are complaints here and there, as there always will be in every walk of life, but snooker is generally in an extremely healthy position at present. With 20 ranking events and several other invitationals to contest throughout a hectic 2018/19 campaign, the players have never been so busy and[Read More…]
Classy Kyren Wilson into Coventry Semi-Finals
Kyren Wilson produced a scintillating display of scoring to hammer Judd Trump and become the third player to reach the Champion of Champions Coventry semi-finals at the Ricoh Arena. Earlier in the day, Wilson knocked out world champion Mark Williams with a controlled first round performance proving enough to get[Read More…]