Stephen Maguire beat Jack Lisowski 5-2 in the China Open second round to maintain his hopes of breaking back into the top 16 in time for the World Championship next month. The Scot is fighting for the last automatic spot for the Crucible with another former semi-finalist in Sheffield, Ding Junhui.[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Gould Beaten by 15 Year-Old
15 year-old Yuan Sijun stunned the China Open on Tuesday after inflicting a whitewash 5-0 victory on Martin Gould in the first round. China’s Yuan had already caused a bit of a sensation by knocking out Andrew Higginson in the wildcard stage on Monday, but this triumph over the German Masters[Read More…]
China Open Conjures Shock Results
Day one in the China Open threw up quite a few surprises as the top 16 permutations were thrown wide open. It goes without saying that the China Open is one of the biggest and most established ranking events on the calendar, and therefore its stature as an important tournament[Read More…]
Players Championship Victory for Allen
Mark Allen won his third ranking event after beating Ricky Walden 10-6 in the final of the Players Championship in Manchester on Sunday. It marks the first time that the 30 year-old has landed a full ranking event title in the UK following two previous victories at the World Open[Read More…]
2016 Q-School Entry Deadline Looming
The deadline for entering this year’s Q-School is on the horizon with April 6th looming large for all aspiring amateurs. Once again there will be two events whereby eight players will have the opportunity to secure a two-year Main Tour card. The entry fee is £600, which might seem like[Read More…]
Allen and Walden in Players Final
Mark Allen and Ricky Walden will contest the final of the 2015 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester on Sunday. The pair emerged from contrasting semi-finals to set up a repeat of their 2014 International Championship showdown for the title, which Walden prevailed in 10-7. On Saturday, both men overcame players[Read More…]
Last Four in the Players Championship
Four top 16 players make up the final four in the Players Championship at Event City in Manchester. Shaun Murphy is bidding to become the first player since Ding Junhui to win consecutive ranking events after a 4-3 victory over Ben Woollaston. The Englishman will face Mark Allen for a[Read More…]
Ding and Murphy Surge into Last Eight
Ding Junhui looked to be approaching somewhere near his best as he whitewashed Michael White in the Players Championship on Thursday. The Chinese eleven-time ranking event winner has struggled for much of the last two seasons, a dip in form that has seen his ranking plummet from the world no.1[Read More…]
Allen and Hawkins Mount Manchester Challenge
Mark Allen and Barry Hawkins both won as the first round in the Players Championship came to a conclusion at Event City on Wednesday. 2015 runner-up Mark Williams is out, though, after falling in a decider to fellow Welshman Dominic Dale in Manchester. Williams, who perhaps would have fancied his[Read More…]
Top Guns Progress in Players Championship
Judd Trump and Ding Junhui eased into the second round of the Players Championship after respective 4-1 victories over Martin Gould and David Gilbert in Manchester. Ding, buoyed by a return to form of late which saw him feature in the last four of the World Grand Prix, comfortably beat[Read More…]