Both semi-finals of the European Masters will feature an Englishman and a Chinese competitor as the final four shoot out for the title in Belgium. Reigning champion Judd Trump continued his strong defence with a tight 4-3 quarter-final defeat of Mark Allen on Friday. The 28 year-old will meet Cao[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
European Masters: Quarter-Final Preview
Eight players remain in the hunt for the European Masters title as the competition reaches the business end of proceedings in Belgium. Defending champion Judd Trump and world number one Mark Selby head a high-quality field that will attempt to land the £75,000 champion’s cheque on Sunday. Trump reached the[Read More…]
World Snooker Federation Launched
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced its involvement in a new era of sports governance for snooker and billiards with the official launch of the World Snooker Federation (WSF). The WSF brings together both amateur and professional snooker and will be a key organisation as snooker[Read More…]
Big Names Continue to Roll in Lommel
Mark Selby survived a scare before advancing to the third round of the European Masters on Wednesday following a 4-3 victory over Lu Haotian in Belgium. John Higgins crashed out, though, becoming the biggest casualty of the tournament so far after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Mark Davis.[Read More…]
Cathy Dunne Wins RILSA Opener
By Dan Carroll Cathy Dunne from Dublin took the first RILSA Ranking, the Griffith Cup at Joey’s, recently in a closely contested final against the Irish number one Annette Newman from Carlow. In the top half of the draw, we saw Cathy meet Irish number two Sandra Bryan in the[Read More…]
Mark Selby Scores Four Centuries in Big Win
Mark Selby produced a scintillating performance as he moved into the last 32 of the European Masters with a 4-1 victory against Zhao Xintong on Tuesday. The world number one hadn’t been at his best so far this season in the run up to Belgium, but fired in an incredible[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Blitzes in Belgium
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he powered his way into the second round of the European Masters with a 4-0 victory over Fang Xiongman on Monday. In the three held over matches from the qualifying round, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Luca Brecel all managed to escape[Read More…]
Preview: European Masters
The players head to Belgium on Monday for the first ranking event in the country in 23 years. The European Masters, which was staged in Romania twelve months ago, moves to Lommel for the first time with £75,000 on offer for the champion next Sunday. This event represents the sixth ranking[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump Coast into International
Ronnie O’Sullivan breezed into the main draw of the International Championship as the qualifiers reached its conclusion in Preston on Friday. The “Rocket” wasted little time as he demolished Gerard Greene 6-0 in less than 90 minutes at the Guild Hall. O’Sullivan, without a ranking event victory since the 2016[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Makes Light Work of International Qualifiers
A dramatic third day of action in the International Championship qualifiers saw four matches go the distance at the Preston Guild Hall on Thursday. Fifth seed Shaun Murphy wasn’t among that quartet, indeed the twice ranking event finalist from this campaign wasted little time as he routed Matthew Bolton 6-0.[Read More…]