Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 4-1 down to win while Stephen Maguire knocked in a maximum break on another entertaining day at the Shanghai Masters. O’Sullivan was playing in his first competitive match of the campaign so was understandably rusty during the opening exchanges. It looked as though China’s Liang was[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ding Squeezes Through as Teenager Stuns Gould in Shanghai
Home favourite Ding Junhui is into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters after a dramatic opening day in China. The tenth edition of the ranking event began with three out of the four first round ties going the distance, made all the more thrilling as the format returned to[Read More…]
Players Prepare for Shanghai Masters
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…]
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…]