Mark Selby reached the main stages of the China Championship after a 5-2 triumph over Jimmy White at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday. The pair traded the opening four frames to leave the scores tied at the mid-session interval but a 118 from Selby upon the resumption of play[Read More…]
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Neil Robertson Reaches China Championship
Neil Robertson added to his centuries count as he overcame Ross Muir 5-3 to secure qualification for the lucrative China Championship next month. A break of 101, his 15th ton of the season already, helped the Australian on his way as he looks to build on a promising start to[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Loses Qualifying Match
Former world champion Shaun Murphy has lost a qualifying round fixture for the second time this season already after a 4-3 defeat to Gary Wilson in Preston on Saturday. The Englishman’s tight reverse against his countryman at the Guild Hall will mean that he won’t be featuring in October’s European[Read More…]
Mark Selby Edges Close European Masters Qualifier
Mark Selby compiled two century breaks but was made to work extremely hard for his 4-3 victory over Mei Xiwen in the European Masters qualifying round on Friday. The three-time world champion began and ended the match with tons, breaks of 118 and a timely 102 in the seventh frame[Read More…]
David Gilbert Wins Indian Open Qualifier
David Gilbert bounced back from his disappointment of losing in the final of the recent World Open with a victory over Niu Zhuang in Preston on Thursday – securing qualification for the Indian Open. The 37 year-old let slip an apparently comfortable 9-5 advantage in the Yushan title decider just[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham and Michael White Qualify for India
After the opening couple of ranking events of the campaign, the players have returned to Preston for the next batch of qualifiers at the Guild Hall. Over the next week or so, the preliminary rounds for the European Masters and China Championship will take place but first up it’s the[Read More…]
Ireland Retains Home Internationals Snooker Title
The Republic of Ireland team has won the blue riband Home Internationals snooker senior title for the second successive year after going undefeated in Leeds. Only Michael Judge remained from the quartet that emerged victorious twelve months ago at the Northern Snooker Centre but it was the very same outcome[Read More…]
World Open for Comeback King Mark Williams
Mark Williams has won the 2018 World Open after an incredible 10-9 victory over David Gilbert in the final in Yushan on Sunday. The world champion appeared resigned to the runners-up prize when he trailed Gilbert 9-5 but launched a remarkable comeback, his third in succession in the tournament, to[Read More…]
World Open Final: Mark Williams vs David Gilbert
Mark Williams will face David Gilbert in the World Open final after both players emerged from tight semi-final encounters on Saturday in Yushan. Williams once again demonstrated his calmness under pressure as the world champion followed up his quarter-final turnaround against Jack Lisowski with another come-from-behind victory in the last[Read More…]
World Open Semi-Final Preview
Mark Williams booked a World Open semi-final spot on Friday after a dramatic turnaround in fortunes against Jack Lisowski in the quarter-finals in Yushan. The world champion looked to be heading home in the blink of an eye as his young, in-form opponent reeled off a hat-trick of lightning fast[Read More…]