Neil Robertson will meet Mark Allen in the International Championship final after an entertaining 9-7 victory over Jack Lisowski on Saturday in Daqing. The Australian played well but most importantly relied on his experience to outlast the “Big” Lisowski in a high-quality affair. A semi-final encounter that was close for[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Dublin’s CrossGuns to Host Junior Snooker Academy
There are exciting times ahead for young players in Dublin and across Ireland with the launch of a new Junior Snooker Academy in CrossGuns Snooker Club. Fin Ruane, the owner of CrossGuns in Phibsboro, is delighted to put his recently acquired status as a WPBSA World Snooker coach to good[Read More…]
Mark Allen Reaches International Championship Final
Mark Allen is into the International Championship final for the second successive season after a 9-6 triumph over Matthew Stevens in Daqing on Friday. In a barnstorming semi-final encounter that boasted one big contribution after another, Allen just about got the better of the resurgent Welshman to move one step[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Semi-Finals
Neil Robertson reached the International Championship semi-finals on Thursday thanks to a superb 6-4 victory over Mark Selby – ending the world number one’s 18-match unbeaten record in Daqing. In an entertaining affair, Selby appeared set to continue his dominance in an event that he had won in each of[Read More…]
October Snooker Player of the Month
October was another busy month on the baize with plenty of silverware handed out all around the world. There were two ranking events in Europe and another that is currently ongoing in China, while the World Women’s Tour ventured into new territory with a successful staging of the inaugural Australian[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Quarter-Finals
Mark Selby remains on course for a hat-trick in Daqing after reaching the International Championship quarter-finals – which will take place on Thursday in China. The world number one, who has won the event in each of the last two seasons, safely booked his place in the last eight thanks[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui Advance in China
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui are among several big names who remain in the hunt for the International Championship after the last 32 was completed on Tuesday in Daqing. The pair emerged from tight encounters with Robert Milkins and Zhao Xintong respectively with a pair of 6-4 scorelines to remain[Read More…]
Mark Williams Loses to Sunny Akani
Mark Williams became the biggest casualty of the International Championship so far after a surprise 6-3 defeat to Akani Songsermsawad in the last 64 on Monday in Daqing. The world champion led the affable Thai player, known as Sunny Akani, 3-2 but was mostly powerless as his opponent went on[Read More…]
Aaron Hill, 16, Wins Irish Ranking Event
Teenager Aaron Hill beat former professional Joe Delaney 4-3 to win the Hickson’s Centra Open at Celbridge Snooker Club at the weekend – his maiden senior Irish ranking event title. Just a few weeks after a terrific run to the final of the IBSF Under-16 World Championship in Russia, Hill[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Opening Test in Daqing
Mark Selby scraped into the first round proper of the International Championship after a typically gritty 6-5 victory over Li Yuan on the first day of action in Daqing on Sunday. The world number one’s qualifying match had been held over to the main venue, where he has triumphed in[Read More…]