Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins both exited the Northern Ireland Open in the fourth round in Belfast on Thursday. The pair, who played each other in a wonderful Champion of Champions final last Sunday, had been expected to meet once more in the quarter-finals at the Titanic Exhibition Centre. But[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Irish Trio in Doha for World Amateurs
129 players head to Doha in Qatar this weekend for the 2016 IBSF World Championship. Among them is a strong three-man Irish team comprising TJ Dowling, Michael Judge and Jason Devaney. Dowling earned his place after capturing a third National Championship in May – an incredible 18 years after his[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Beats Jimmy White in NI
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Jimmy White 4-1 in front of a capacity crowd to reach the third round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast on Wednesday. The clash was just as much about celebrating the occasion of a clash between two of the sport’s most loved players, as it was[Read More…]
John Higgins Hits 147 in Belfast
John Higgins has compiled his eighth career maximum break in the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday. The Scot, in a rich vein of form at present, recorded the feat in the last frame of a 4-1 victory over Sam Craigie at the Titanic Belfast. Higgins played a superb double on[Read More…]
Allen and Doherty Advance in Northern Ireland
Mark Allen won his grudge match with Mark Joyce to reach the second round of his home event at the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday. In a fiery contest, the Antrim man ousted old foe Joyce 4-1 in front of an army of local supporters in Belfast. The origin of[Read More…]
Coral to Continue Home Nations Charity Donations
Northern Ireland Open title sponsor Coral will once again donate £50 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home for every century break made during the seven days of this week’s tournament. The event runs until Sunday at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, featuring top stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan and[Read More…]
Hull Open Continues WDBS Development
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) held its second event for players with sensory disabilities last weekend at the Tradewell Snooker Centre in Kingston upon Hull. The inaugural Hull Open welcomed players from classification Groups 7-8, including players who have either hearing or visual disabilities, and saw entries more than[Read More…]
Irish Start Well in Belfast
Josh Boileau earned his second win of the season with a hard-fought and nervy victory over Mike Dunn at the Northern Ireland Open on Monday. The Kildare cueist had only one other victory to his name in what is his rookie campaign on the Main Tour – a 4-2 victory[Read More…]
TJ Dowling Wins Irish Open
TJ Dowling beat Philip Browne 4-1 to capture the Hickson Centra Irish Open at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday. In the second ranking event of the campaign, Dowling reproduced the kind of form which earned him a third National Championship back in May. Dowling, who pocketed €500 for his efforts,[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Next for Liang Wenbo
The first hectic period in this season’s schedule continues this week with the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. It marks the return of the potentially very lucrative Home Nations series, which comprises four tournaments in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales during this campaign. Should someone manage the unlikely feat[Read More…]