Kyren Wilson holds the halfway lead in Coventry as the Championship League resumed with the start of Group 3 on Monday. The Englishman, twice a runner-up in ranking event finals this season, won three out of his first four encounters in the round-robin stage on day one to put himself[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Brendan O’Donoghue Claims Premier Cup in Ivy Rooms
Brendan O’Donoghue collected his first title of the season by emerging with victory in the DBSL Premier Cup on Sunday in Carlow. The national champion prevailed in a nail-biting final with Michael Judge that went the distance, with O’Donoghue ultimately sinking the remaining colours in the final frame for a[Read More…]
Steve Davis Crowned Seniors Irish Masters Champion
Steve Davis rolled back the years to capture the Seniors Irish Masters at Goffs on Sunday. The Englishman was a late replacement for Stephen Hendry in the second World Seniors Tour event of the season and duly took advantage as he evoked memories of past glories in County Kildare. Between[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Championship League Group 2
Mark Selby beat Barry Hawkins 3-1 in the final to win Group 2 of the Championship League on Friday. The world champion won only three of his round-robin fixtures but scraped into the semi-finals thanks to a marginally superior frame difference. In the last four, Selby compiled breaks of 101,[Read More…]
Preview: Seniors Irish Masters
The second event of the new World Seniors Tour takes place this weekend with the Seniors Irish Masters in County Kildare. The iconic Goffs, which hosted the Irish Masters on the Main Tour from 1978 until 2000 and is widely regarded as one of the best ever snooker venues, is[Read More…]
Preview: DBSL Premier Cup
The fourth senior ranking event of the Irish snooker season starts on Saturday at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. The Dublin Snooker Leagues Premier Cup sees a campaign-high total of 65 entries taking part. David Morris leads the rankings at the halfway point of the term but has chosen not[Read More…]
Barry Hawkins Takes Halfway Lead in CLS G2
Barry Hawkins won three out of his opening four round-robin fixtures to top Group 2 of the Championship League after the opening day of action on Thursday in Coventry. The Englishman, who has struggled for form for the majority of this campaign, edged Mark Selby and Kyren Wilson in deciders[Read More…]
Zhou Yuelong Wins Championship League Group 1
Zhou Yuelong became the first player to reach the Championship League Winners’ Group after topping Group 1 in Coventry on Wednesday. The 19 year-old, competing in the Championship League for the first time in his career, qualified from the round-robin phase with four wins from his six league encounters. Zhou[Read More…]
Zhou Yuelong Makes Early Running in Championship League Group 1
Zhou Yuelong tops Group 1 of the Championship League at the halfway stage after recording three wins from his opening four matches in Coventry. The young Chinese is taking part in the tournament that’s played behind closed doors for the first time in his career but recorded victories over Ryan[Read More…]
Preview and Draw: Championship League Snooker
We go again. The festivities are over and the transition from one year to the next fully complete, so it’s time once more to knuckle down with the resumption of the 2017/18 snooker campaign. It’ll be full steam ahead pretty much from now until the start of May when the[Read More…]