The China Open has been whittled down to the final 16 players after a busy opening few days in Beijing. Many of the heavy-hitters are still in the mix, albeit Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered a surprising 5-4 loss to Mark Joyce in the second round on Wednesday. The “Rocket” knocked in[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ng On Yee Completes World Championship Amateur Invitees
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced that Ng On Yee and Andres Petrov will be invited to join the field to compete at next month’s Betfred World Championship qualifiers in Sheffield. Following the initial publication of the qualifying criteria earlier this month, 14 of the players[Read More…]
QUIZ! The China Open
This week the players are in Asia for the penultimate ranking event of the season – the China Open. The first tournament bearing the name of the China Open was contested in the year 2000, and nine different players have got their names etched on the trophy since then. The[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Among Big Names into the China Open Second Round
The four favourites for the China Open comfortably reached the second round on Tuesday in Beijing. Ding Junhui delighted his legion of home fans with a 5-0 drubbing of Paul Davison, in doing so setting up a highly intriguing last 32 tie with young countryman Zhou Yuelong. Ding appeared in[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Judd Trump Firing in China
Defending champion Judd Trump and world number one Mark Selby both scored heavily as they emerged from their opening bouts unscathed at the China Open on Monday. Both Englishman had their qualifying round matches held over to the venue stages and each managed to compile a hat-trick of centuries in[Read More…]
Preview: The China Open
The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the China Open in Beijing. Almost 20 years in existence and running in consecutive campaigns since 2005, the China Open represents one of the most well-established ranking tournaments on the calendar. In recent years its importance has[Read More…]
Peter Lines Wins World Seniors
Peter Lines has won the 2017 World Seniors Championship after a 4-0 victory over John Parrott at the Bath Halls in Scunthorpe. Lines, one of the qualifiers from the four preliminary tournaments staged before this week, was the pre-tournament favourite with many bookies and fans alike, and duly delivered to[Read More…]
WATCH: World Seniors Championship Final – John Parrott vs Peter Lines
Twelve have become two as the 2017 World Seniors Championship reaches its conclusion on Friday evening with the final in Scunthorpe. John Parrott and Peter Lines emerged from contrasting semi-finals to each stand one victory away from the £10,000 winner’s cheque and a ticket into the World Championship qualifying stages[Read More…]
WATCH: World Seniors Championship Semi-Finals
Friday marks the final day of action in the 2017 World Seniors Championship with the last four contenders battling it out for the title in Scunthorpe. Top seed Stephen Hendry plays Peter Lines in what many believe will ultimately decide the outcome of the tournament, but 1991 world champion John[Read More…]
Stephen Hendry Survives World Seniors Scare
Stephen Hendry squeezed into the semi-finals of the World Seniors Championship after a tense 3-2 victory over qualifier Aidan Owens on Thursday. There was much anticipation inside The Bath Halls and indeed from the fans watching from afar as the seven-time Crucible world champion made his long-awaited competitive return to[Read More…]