The snooker is coming thick and fast these days and there’s no stop in sight between now and the Christmas period. The International Championship is in progress at the moment with the last 16 in action on Wednesday in a quiet Daqing, while upcoming tournaments this month include the Champion[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ng On Yee Beats Reanne Evans to Win Eden Masters
Hong Kong’s Ng On Yee made it a title double in October as she won the Eden Women’s Masters for the first time last weekend in Gloucester. Having captured the UK Women’s Championship for the third time at the start of the month, On Yee narrowly edged out world number[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Makes Halloween 147 – Amid Eerie Silence in Empty Venue
It’s more the Championship League than the International Championship. This week’s ranking event in China is supposed to be the biggest in the country and, upon its inception five years ago, once made serious claims that it could act as the sport’s fourth major tournament. But one would hardly recognise[Read More…]
Yan Bingtao and Oliver Lines Leave Fans Shell-Shocked
Fan favourites Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui both exited the International Championship in the last 64 on Monday in Daqing. The pair each fell to emerging young talents in the game, albeit under vastly different circumstances. While O’Sullivan didn’t have much to offer in response to a scintillating performance from 17 year-old[Read More…]
Comebacks Galore as International Championship Commences
Ryan Day, Kyren Wilson, and Ricky Walden all produced terrific comebacks on the opening day of the International Championship on Sunday. The trio highlighted the beauty of the longer encounters, with the format for this lucrative ranking event in China increased to the best of eleven frames. Riga Masters champion[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship
The action returns on Sunday with the start of the International Championship in Daqing. The lucrative ranking event, arguably the most prestigious in China, is back on the calendar for the sixth time with a whopping £150,000 again on offer for the champion. Mark Selby is the defending champion and[Read More…]
Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship
Jimmy White has won the UK Seniors Championship after a 4-2 triumph over Ken Doherty in the final on Thursday. Victory for the “Whirlwind” comes on the 25th anniversary of his biggest ever ranking event win as a professional at the 1992 UK Championship in Preston. The 55 year-old was[Read More…]
Paula Judge Wins RILSA Event
Paula Judge won her first Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association ranking event of the new season at Sharkx Newbridge last Saturday with a close 2-1 victory over Cathy Dunne in the final. Dunne, who won the Griffith Cup in September, took the first frame and had a good chance[Read More…]
David Morris Returns with Victory in Irish Ranking Event
David Morris claimed victory in the Hicksons Centra Open on Tuesday night with a 4-1 defeat of Greg Casey in the final in Carlow. Morris was absent from the Irish scene last season in the year immediately after he fell off the professional Main Tour, but has wasted little time[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker in the 1990s
We have a little bit of a break this week from the Main Tour, with a week off between last week’s English Open and the International Championship that starts on Sunday. Actually, in saying that there are a couple of events in progress at the moment. The UK Seniors Championship[Read More…]