The biggest event of the season so far gets under way on Monday with the Shanghai Masters in China. Now in its tenth edition since Dominic Dale won the inaugural staging back in 2007, the Shanghai Masters is one of the most keenly contested and respected ranking events on the[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Lucrative New Invitational Set for China
Snooker’s new Evergrande China Championship will have a top prize of £200,000, the biggest ever for a tournament outside the UK. The event will run from November 1st to 5th and it will also be the first ever professional tournament in the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Captures 6 Red World Crown
Ding Junhui won the 6 Red World Championship on Saturday after an 8-7 victory over Stuart Bingham in Bangkok. The Chinese no.1 compiled runs of 72 and 67 as he held off the Englishman in a tense decider to collect the £45,000 winner’s cheque. After losing the first frame, Ding[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui in 6 Red Final
Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui will contest the 6 Red World Championship final on Saturday in Bangkok. Bingham knocked out the last remaining home hope Akani Songsermsawad in the quarter-finals before a 7-1 thrashing of 2014 champion Stephen Maguire in the last four. Bingham was runner-up when this event was first[Read More…]
Luca Brecel into 6 Red World Championship Quarters Amid Some Controversy
Luca Brecel is into the last eight of the 6 Red World Championship after winning both of his knockout round encounters on Thursday in Thailand. The Belgian beat Ivan Kakovsky in the last 32 before a 6-5 victory over former champion Ricky Walden – when the tournament was under a[Read More…]
6 Red World Championship into Knockouts
The round-robin phase of the 6 Red World Championship has concluded in Bangkok. With 32 out of the original 48 competitors advancing to the knockout stage, it was always going to be unlikely to see any of the big names drop out early on. And so it was to be[Read More…]
Preston Guild Hall to Stage Ranking Event Qualifiers
Top snooker stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Judd Trump, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson will be playing in the qualifying rounds of two world ranking events at the Guild Hall in Preston later this month. The European Masters qualifiers run from September 26 to 28 with all[Read More…]
6 Red World Championship Under Way
The 6 Red World Championship got under way on Monday with 48 players vying for the title in Bangkok. The invited field has an international flavour, as well as boasting an array of both professionals and amateurs from all around the world divided into eight groups of six players each.[Read More…]
Ladbrokes Continues Sponsorship of Two Ranking Events
Ladbrokes has renewed its title sponsorship of two snooker world ranking events, the World Grand Prix and Players Championship, for another two years. The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix runs from February 6 to 12 at the Guild Hall in Preston, followed by the Ladbrokes Players Championship from March 6 to[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Conclude
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers drew to a conclusion on Friday with 16 players reaching the last 32 later this month. It was somewhat expected that, with the higher ranked competitors between 17 and 32 coming into the fourth and final qualifying round cold, there might be several coups for the[Read More…]