As expected, Ronnie O’Sullivan surpassed Stephen Hendry at the top of career centuries list in his quarter-final Masters encounter with Marco Fu on Thursday. The 39 year-old’s record-breaking moment came in the opening frame, a 101 enough to reach 776 tons – one more than the legendary Scot. Hendry had[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Welsh Open Final Sells Out
Following huge demand for tickets for snooker’s BetVictor Welsh Open in Cardiff, the final of the world ranking event has sold out. The tournament at the Motorpoint Arena runs from February 16 to 22 and is being staged in the Welsh capital for the first time since 2004. Fans have[Read More…]
Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The last eight line-up for the 2015 Masters was completed on Wednesday with Mark Allen and Joe Perry coming through unscathed. In a high-scoring affair, Allen held off a stern challenge from John Higgins to prevail in a tight 6-4 tussle before Perry won his first ever match in the[Read More…]
German Masters Gets Dental Treatment
Kreativ Dental, world leaders in dental tourism, is the new title sponsor of the German Masters world ranking event. The tournament at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin runs from February 4 to 8, with top snooker stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and defending champion[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Record Breaking Moment with Win
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his defence of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over Ricky Walden on Wednesday in London. The ‘Rocket’ compiled two tons and in doing so equaled Stephen Hendry’s centuries record of 775. It always seemed fitting that the 39 year-old Chigwell cueist would surpass Hendry in a[Read More…]
Maguire Tames Trump
Stephen Maguire came from behind to beat Judd Trump 6-4 while Neil Robertson repeated the scoreline against Robert Milkins on the second day of the Masters. Maguire gained a modicum of revenge over Trump after being defeated by the same margin to the Englishman at the recent UK Championship in York.[Read More…]
Goggins Wins Premier Cup
Rodney Goggins won the fourth ranking event of the Irish campaign on Sunday with a 4-1 victory over Jason Devaney in the final in Carlow. Goggins’ Premier Cup success adds to the title he already collected at the start of the season in the RIBSA Classic. Indeed, the 147 Wexford[Read More…]
Fu Fires 147 as Murphy Silences Selby
Marco Fu compiled a wonderful 147 break on an opening day of the Masters that saw three-time champion Mark Selby suffer an early exit at the Alexandra Palace. Selby lost in a deciding frame contest in the tournament for the first time in an unbelievable 12 encounters as he was[Read More…]
2015 Masters Preview: Who Can Stop Ronnie?
Snooker returns to our television screens after the Christmas break with the start of the 2015 Dafabet Masters at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday. The top 16 players in the world go head-to-head in the famous straight knockout invitation event, with a tasty £200,000 on offer for next week’s champion.[Read More…]
Selt Smells Success in Championship League
Matthew Selt won Group 2 of the 2015 Championship League after beating Judd Trump 3-2 in the final at Crondon Park on Thursday. The Englishman continued his good form of late to book his place in next month’s Winners’ Group, where the overall champion will earn an invitation into the[Read More…]