Ding Junhui has compiled a 147 break in his quarter-final contest with Neil Robertson in the Welsh Open. The Chinese former champion trailed the Australian 4-1 at the time but the break looked on from an early stage with the reds all in the middle of the table. Ding found[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
O’Donoghue and Judge Maintain European Challenge
The EBSA European Amateur Championship has been taking place this week in Poland. Irish interest remains high but there was some disappointment as the knockout phase started on Thursday. The week began in sterling fashion for the five men representing Ireland, as Brendan O’Donoghue, Michael Judge, Josh Boileau, Jason Devaney[Read More…]
Selby and O’Sullivan Take Centre Stage Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby have set up a mouth-watering Welsh Open clash after winning their last 16 ties on Thursday. However, the defending champion John Higgins and highly-fancied Judd Trump have both been knocked out. O’Sullivan dropped only his second frame of the tournament thanks to a fluked re-spotted[Read More…]
Seeds Dominate Welsh Open
It was another good day for the majority of the marquee names as the Welsh Open field got whittled down to the last 16 on Wednesday. The biggest upset, of sorts, came with the defeat of Shaun Murphy, but that can hardly legislate as a major surprise given his loss[Read More…]
Blondu and Smith Win Event 6 in CrossGuns Junior Series
By Fin Ruane The sixth event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Snooker Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place at CrossGuns earlier in February. Once again a good entry saw Paul Smith from the Roadstone SC win the Under-14 tournament and Andrei Blondu from Terry Rodgers SC[Read More…]
Irish Duo into Last 32
Veteran Dubliners Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien secured two deciding frame victories on the second day of the Welsh Open to reach the third round. The Irish pair, who together have more than half a century of professional years on the Main Tour under their belt, edged out David Gilbert[Read More…]
Are You Not Entertained?
An extremely busy opening day in the Welsh Open led to 64 matches being won and lost at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. However, rather than any of these matches generating headlines, all the talk from day one surrounded Ronnie O’Sullivan’s controversial, but magnificent, 146 break. The ‘Rocket’ effortlessly cleared[Read More…]
Robin Hull Wins the Shoot-Out
Robin Hull won the Shoot-Out on Sunday, taking home the biggest prize of his career. The Finn pockets a handy £32,000 for winning just six frames lasting a duration of only one hour in total. In a format which rewards speed and a steely nerve, Hull held himself together well[Read More…]
Welsh Open Preview
The 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open gets under way on Monday in Cardiff. Since its move to the Motorpoint Arena last year, the Welsh Open is one of only two ranking events which can be played from start to finish at the same venue, and without the need for qualifiers elsewhere.[Read More…]
Ireland’s Boileau Wins European Under-21 Championship
Ireland’s Josh Boileau has won the 2016 European Under-21 Championship after a 6-1 victory over Brandon Sargeant in Poland. The 20 year-old dominated the final to erase the painful memories of his defeat at the same stage to Oliver Lines two years ago – a match in which, somewhat poetically,[Read More…]