Ali Carter won Group 4 of the Championship League on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Shaun Murphy in Coventry. The “Captain” only just squeezed into the semi-finals after finishing in fourth place after the league phase, edging Liang Wenbo into fifth place on frame difference only. In the last[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Judd Trump in Early Control of Group 4 in Championship League
Judd Trump is guaranteed a semi-final berth in Group 4 of the Championship League after continuing his love affair with the competition on Wednesday. The three-time champion won all four of his round-robin fixtures. while also being awarded another walkover victory after the withdrawal of Mark Allen, to sit pretty[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Wins Championship League Group 3
Kyren Wilson won Group 3 of the Championship League by beating Mark Allen in the final on Tuesday in Coventry. The Englishman, who was the overnight leader in the group stages, finished the round-robin campaign in third place with four wins from his six league encounters. It proved enough to[Read More…]
Championship League Group 3 Challenge Led by Kyren Wilson
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…]
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…]