Stuart Bingham denied Mark Davis a maiden ranking event title after overcoming his countryman 9-7 in the final of the English Open in Crawley on Sunday. There was never more than a frame between them until the very end, when Bingham crucially strung together a three-frame charge to the winning[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
English Open Final: Stuart Bingham vs Mark Davis
The English Open final will be contested between two home players but one of them won’t be Ronnie O’Sullivan after the defending champion crashed out to Mark Davis on Saturday in Crawley. O’Sullivan had been the overwhelming favourite to continue his unbeaten streak this season, following his previous triumph in[Read More…]
Preview: English Open Semi-Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains undefeated this season after beating Luo Honghao in a high-scoring affair to reach the English Open semi-final at the K2 in Crawley on Friday. The defending champion opened the contest with superb runs of 118 and 90 but lost three frames on the spin as the WSF[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Enlisted as Sports Mentor
Five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has joined forces with newly-founded sports agency, Unify Sports Management, taking on a sports mentor role in a bid to find stars of the future. The 42 year-old, who has reached the quarter-finals of this week’s English Open in Crawley, will put his considerable expertise[Read More…]
Preview: English Open Quarter-Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains on course to defend his English Open crown after coasting through another couple of rounds at the K2 in Crawley on Thursday. The world number three has already been in the headlines this week for good and bad reasons, with his boorish criticism of the venue, which[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Cleans Up in Crawley
Ronnie O’Sullivan again generated all the headlines as he compiled a majestic maximum break en route to a quick and easy 4-0 triumph over Allan Taylor in the English Open on Wednesday. The defending champion boasted an average shot time of less than 15 seconds as he coasted into the[Read More…]
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Hits 147 Break in English Open
Thepchaiyu Un-Nooh compiled a maximum break on another hectic day of action in the English Open at the K2 in Crawley on Tuesday. The Thai scored the perfect frame, which as only the third 147 of the season is set to win him a nice £15,000 jackpot, in his 4-1 victory[Read More…]
English Open Begins With Ronnie O’Sullivan Rant
The English Open got under way on Monday with Ronnie O’Sullivan again generating headlines as he made his first appearance in a ranking event of the 2018/19 season. O’Sullivan, who won the lucrative Shanghai Masters invitational last month in China, began his defence of the English Open with a 4-1[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Wins in International Championship Qualifiers
The players returned to England on Tuesday for the start of the International Championship qualifiers at the Barnsley Metrodome. The lucrative ranking event returns to the calendar for a seventh successive season at the end of the month but first there’s the preliminary round to negotiate, with half of the[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker in the 1990s: Second Edition
The European Masters concluded on Sunday with Jimmy Robertson walking away as a surprise champion with the coveted title and a cheque worth £75,000. Robertson emerged as an unlikely contender after a succession of unbelievable black ball finishes in the early rounds before beating Joe Perry 9-6 in the final[Read More…]