Reigning champion Marco Fu made a strong start to the Scottish Open as he whitewashed Duane Jones on Monday in Glasgow. The Hong Kong cueist, who hasn’t been beyond the last 16 of a ranking event this season, completed the rout with a 101 in the last frame. John Higgins,[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Preview: Home Nations Scottish Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan might have just completed his record-equalling sixth UK Championship victory, but it’s straight on to the next ranking event in Scotland from Monday. Hong Kong’s Marco Fu returns to Glasgow as the reigning champion of the Scottish Open, the third event of four in the Home Nations series.[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Record-Equalling Sixth UK Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the 2017 UK Championship after a superb 10-5 triumph against Shaun Murphy in York on Sunday. Victory for the Englishman takes him level with Steve Davis in the all-time UK winners’ list with six crowns, and it also means that the 42 year-old matches Stephen Hendry’s[Read More…]
2018 Masters Draw
The draw for the upcoming Masters at the Alexandra Palace has taken place during the final of the UK Championship in York. The prestigious invitational, which sees only the elite top 16 in the world rankings invited, takes place from January 14th to 21st early in the New Year. Defending[Read More…]
UK Championship Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy will contest the UK Championship final on Sunday at the Barbican Centre in York. It marks a repeat of their recent Champion of Champions showdown for glory in Coventry, which Murphy upset the odds in to defeat the “Rocket” 10-8. The pair hasn’t always seen[Read More…]
UK Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Three former champions remain in the hunt for UK Championship glory with the semi-finals set to take place on Saturday in York. Despite the fact that so many of the marquee names went out early, the last four standing still represents a very strong line-up at the Barbican Centre and[Read More…]
What About the Race to the Masters?
The focus this weekend is obviously on the UK Championship with eight players remaining in the hunt to pocket the £170,000 top prize in York. However, there has been an interesting subplot throughout the tournament with the final invitations to the prestigious Masters still to be determined. The UK Championship[Read More…]
UK Championship: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan survived an absorbing contest with Akani Songsermsawad to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York on Thursday. The five-time champion, a huge favourite ahead of the fixture against the 22 year-old known as Sunny, was forced to fight back from behind in an enthralling battle that[Read More…]
UK Championship Slumps to Two Seeds
Only two top 16 seeds remain in the hunt for UK Championship glory after another pair of favourites fell in the fourth round on Wednesday. John Higgins and Mark Allen were the latest casualties in an event that is increasingly looking like it’s going to go one of two ways.[Read More…]
UK Championship: Last 16 Preview
Snooker legends Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins remain on course for a clash in the UK Championship final after emerging from their third round encounters on Tuesday in York. The pair represents two of only four top 16 seeds left in the last 16, a record low for the second[Read More…]