The 2018 China Championship final will be contested between multiple world champions Mark Selby and John Higgins on Sunday in Guangzhou. Both players emerged from encounters with two of the host nation’s brightest young prospects as Higgins overcame Lyu Haotian to reach a 49th ranking event final of a stellar[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Preview: China Championship Semi-Finals
Two players from the exciting crop of young Chinese cueists will face off against a pair of multiple world champions in the China Championship semi-finals on Saturday. Zhao Xintong and Lyu Haotian, still only aged 21 and 20 respectively, will meet world number one Mark Selby and 30-time ranking event[Read More…]
Preview: China Championship Quarter-Finals
The field has been whittled down in Guangzhou as the 2018 China Championship quarter-finals is set to entertain the final eight contenders on Friday. There is a distinct mix of proven winners and inexperienced pretenders throughout the draw, meaning that the final few days in China promise to be full[Read More…]
Defeat for Luca Brecel Ends China Championship Reign
Luca Brecel has crashed out of the 2018 China Championship after a 5-3 defeat to Martin O’Donnell in the last 64 on Tuesday in Guangzhou. The Belgian, who captured a maiden ranking event title with victory in the tournament last year, has failed to live up to the promise that[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Wins China Championship Opener
Ding Junhui began the China Championship with a 5-3 victory over Lee Walker in his held over qualifying round tie in Guangzhou on Monday. The home favourite delighted his fans to overcome the Welshman for the first time in his career despite only knocking in a couple of breaks over[Read More…]
David Morris Wins Barracks Classic
David Morris edged defending champion Michael Judge 4-3 to win the first senior ranking event of the Irish campaign on Sunday in Letterkenny. Reigning Barracks Classic winner Judge lost only three frames en route to securing his return to the final but the national champion was ultimately denied a repeat[Read More…]
China Championship Preview and Draw
The fourth ranking tournament of the 2018/19 season gets under way on Monday with the return of the China Championship in Guangzhou. Twelve months ago, Luca Brecel emerged victorious to land his maiden ranking success when he overcame Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final, with the £150,000 helping him to establish[Read More…]
Irish Season Starts With Barracks Classic
The 2018/19 domestic Irish campaign gets under way for the senior players this weekend with the Barracks Classic set to be staged at the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny, County Donegal. For the first time in several years, ranking events throughout the season will be played at various clubs around[Read More…]
David Lilley Wins Challenge Tour Event 5
David Lilley beat Brandon Sargeant 3-1 to win the fifth Challenge Tour event of the season at the Cueball Snooker Club in Derby. Former European amateur champion Lilley won his first three matches with ease courtesy of whitewash scorelines, before passing his first proper test in the quarter-finals with a[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker in the 2000s: Second Edition
There’s a small lull in activity this week in between the two big events in China. Ronnie O’Sullivan earned a hefty £200,000 sum for capturing the Shanghai Masters invitational title at the weekend while next week sees the next ranking event of the campaign courtesy of the China Championship in[Read More…]