Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson will contest the final of the Hong Kong Masters as the lucrative eight-man invitational event reaches its conclusion on Sunday. With £100,000 on offer for the champion, it’s sure to be a competitive clash between the Englishman and the Australian. Both players emerged from tight[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ronnie O’Sullivan Sets up Judd Trump Hong Kong Clash
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will face each other in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Masters after winning their opening ties at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Friday. In front of huge crowds amid an electric atmosphere in this inaugural invitational, the pair of Englishmen set up a mouthwatering[Read More…]
Marco Fu Delights in Hong Kong Masters
Marco Fu thrilled his legion of home support as the inaugural Hong Kong Masters got under way at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Thursday. The Hong Kong star came from 3-1 down to beat Barry Hawkins 5-3 and reach the last four of the lucrative invitational tournament. The top eight[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Rankings
The Hong Kong Masters gets under way today with eight of the best players in the world fighting it out in a new lucrative invitational. With coverage restricted to local TV broadcasts, it’s unlikely that most of will be able to watch much of what will surely be an exciting[Read More…]
Preview: Hong Kong Masters
Snooker returns for the elite with the Hong Kong Masters this week at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Thursday. The top eight players in the world rankings have been invited to contest a lucrative invitational event in the autonomous region. Only Ding Junhui declined to take part, reportedly because his[Read More…]
QUIZ! 2017/18 Main Tour Players
There are 131 professionals on the Main Tour for the 2017/18 campaign. The top 64 in the world rankings from last season automatically earned their right to compete for another year. A further 31 players are on the second season of a two-year card they received at the start of[Read More…]
Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship
Fan Zhengyi won five out of the last six frames to beat Luo Honghao 7-6 and become the 2017 world under-21 champion on Sunday in China. The all-Chinese affair guaranteed a second successive world under-21 title for China, and its fourth in the last six years in the tournament. Luo[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia X
Here’s another quick quiz to begin your Saturday morning with. We’ve reached ten for the Snooker Trivia series and don’t forget there are a whole range of quizzes to enjoy here. This one is the same as usual, with two minutes to answer twelve questions. The question is, how many[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Looking for Winning Mentality
It’s often stated that snooker isn’t a physical sport, but a mental one. The numerous hours that are put in alone behind closed doors in a dimly lit room can often lead to a player going a tad stir crazy. Not only this, with the addition of so many new[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia IX
It’s that time of year again when there is plenty of respite and breaks – pun intended – from the game. While the IBSF World Under-21 Championship is currently ongoing in China, there isn’t much on the professional front to look forward to for the rest of this month. Invitational[Read More…]