John Higgins beat fellow Scotsman Anthony McGill 5-1 to win the 2017 Indian Open on Saturday. In doing so, the 42 year-old moved into second on his own on the all-time ranking event winners’ list with 29 titles – ahead of Steve Davis and Ronnie O’Sullivan. Only Stephen Hendry remains[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Indian Open: Final Day Preview
Three proven ranking event winners and a 19 year-old novice make up the last quartet in the 2017 Indian Open in Visakhapatnam. Defending champion Anthony McGill faces Mark King while tournament favourite John Higgins meets surprise package Xu Si from China. Both the semi-finals and the final will be contested[Read More…]
Indian Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Scottish duo John Higgins and Anthony McGill are the big names still in contention after the seeds were taken to the sword in the last 16 of the Indian Open on Friday. The quarter-finals will take place later today in Visakhapatnam, with four of the fancied competitors now gone by[Read More…]
Indian Open: Last 16 Preview
An interesting mix of experienced warhorses and up-and-coming talent remains in the hunt for glory in the Indian Open this weekend. Friday will see the last 16 whittled down to the final four as the business end of proceedings heats up in Visakhapatnam. Star top 16 competitors are littered throughout[Read More…]
Hamilton Billiards Dives Deep into Snooker Table Restoration
Many of us enjoy an occasional game of pool at our local pub or a stimulating snooker game in Rileys Bar, but owning a table of your own is another matter entirely. Often, the cost or required space necessary to host such a luxury makes it an option only available[Read More…]
John Higgins Through First Test
John Higgins just about made it through to the last 32 of the Indian Open after an entertaining 4-3 victory over Zhao Xintong on Tuesday. In a match that boasted seven breaks of 60 or above, tournament favourite Higgins held off the young Chinese player with an 87 in the[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Squeezes Through in India
Ken Doherty continued his resurgence in form as he edged John Astley 4-3 in the first round of the Indian Open on Tuesday. The Irishman won three out of the last four frames with runs of 62 and 50 to move into the last 32 in Visakhapatnam. Doherty dropped off[Read More…]
Preview: Indian Open
The fourth ranking event of the 2017/18 season gets under way on Tuesday with the Indian Open in Visakhapatnam. Anthony McGill is the defending champion, returning to the scene of his maiden ranking event triumph when he beat fellow up-and-coming star Kyren Wilson in last year’s final. The Scot faces[Read More…]
Q&A: With Nigel Bond
By Vladimir Jankovic Can you please tell me about your early days in snooker? How did it all start? “I first started playing snooker when I received a small table as a Christmas present when I was eight years old. The reason I started playing was because my father also[Read More…]
Mark Williams Wins Six Red World Championship
Mark Williams is the 2017 six red world champion after an 8-2 victory over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Bangkok on Saturday. The 42 year-old adds a third different World Championship crown to a stellar career in which he has also been world champion at the Crucible twice and enjoyed a World[Read More…]