John Higgins came from 3-2 down to deny Tom Ford in a decider to reach the quarter-finals of the European Masters in Romania. The Scot wasn’t near his best and struggled for scoring prowess but a 71 break in the sixth frame forced the final frame shoot-out, before Higgins relied[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ronnie O’Sullivan Progresses in European Masters
The last 32 of the European Masters came to a conclusion on Tuesday as Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan continued their progress in Bucharest. O’Sullivan looked more assured as he knocked in four breaks above 50 in overcoming David Gilbert 4-1. The five-time world champion hasn’t yet found his stride[Read More…]
Coral Sponsors English Open
Snooker’s new Home Nations series starts next week with the Coral English Open. Coral has signed up as title sponsor of the world ranking event which will run from October 10 to 16 at Event City in Manchester. Top stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil[Read More…]
European Masters Gets Under Way
The inaugural European Masters got under way on Monday as Romania stages a professional snooker tournament for the first time this week. The final 34 competitors following the initial qualifying stages in Preston a week ago have descended on Bucharest in hunt of the €75,000 winner’s cheque. Crowd levels at[Read More…]
European Masters to Kick Start Romanian Romance
The inaugural staging of a ranking event in Romania begins on Monday as the European Masters gets under way in Bucharest. Professional snooker has been successfully introduced to many new countries over the last half dozen seasons – Latvia, Bulgaria and Poland to name just three. Romania is the next[Read More…]
Former Champion Judd Trump Qualifies for International Championship
Judd Trump and Neil Robertson both qualified for the International Championship as the qualifiers wrapped up at the Guild Hall on Saturday. The two finalists from the inaugural staging of the most lucrative ranking event in China emerged from contrasting tests to reach the last 64. Trump compiled a brace[Read More…]
Shoot Out Moving to Watford
Snooker’s Coral Shoot Out will be staged at the Watford Colosseum for the first time in 2017. The Hertfordshire venue will host a professional snooker tournament for the first time when 128 of the best players on the planet converge for the world ranking event. The Coral Shoot Out, one[Read More…]
Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien Reach International Championship
Qualifying for upcoming ranking events continued at the Preston Guild Hall on Thursday with the first day of the International Championship qualifiers. Ronnie O’Sullivan, entering the event for the first time in two years, withstood a spirited fight back from James Cahill to deny the 20 year-old 6-4. The ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Compiles 147 as European Masters Qualifiers Conclude
Shaun Murphy compiled his fifth 147 break as he routed Allan Taylor to qualify for the European Masters in Romania next week. The Englishman, who recently became a father for the first time, made the break in the second frame of a 4-0 drubbing on Wednesday. The maximum feat also[Read More…]
Mixed Day for Seeds in European Masters Qualifiers
Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan both won their opening qualifying round encounters for the European Masters in Preston on Tuesday. Day two at the Guild Hall, however, claimed many casualties as the players attempted to move a step closer to the inaugural staging of a ranking event in Romania. In[Read More…]