In just over a fortnight the 2015 UK champion will be crowned at the Barbican Centre in York. The second biggest ranking event of the campaign gets under way on Tuesday with 128 competitors lining up in chase of major glory. The UK Championship is, of course, one of the[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Casey Bows Out in World Amateurs
Greg Casey produced a spirited fight back but ultimately fell short in his IBSF World Championship quarter-final with Lukas Kleckers today in Egypt. The Cork cueist was the last remaining Irishman left in the Men’s draw having battled his way through with four knockout phase wins – including an impressive[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The highly anticipated 2015 Betway UK Championship gets under way next Tuesday in York. 128 cueists are set to do battle in the sport’s second biggest ranking event, with a whopping top prize of £150,000 on offer for the champion. Realistically, only a small fraction of those who have entered[Read More…]
Holland and Joyce Triumph in Third CJS Event
By Fin Ruane The third event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place Saturday last at CrossGuns Snooker Club in Dublin. The winners on the day were John Joyce in the Under-14 section and Aaron Holland in the Under-19s. The standard of[Read More…]
Robertson Wins Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson won the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Mark Allen in the final in Coventry. It marks the Australian’s biggest title since he landed the Wuxi Classic in the summer of 2014, and will give him considerable confidence ahead of[Read More…]
Robertson and Allen in Champion of Champions Final
Neil Robertson and Mark Allen will contest the Champion of Champions final in Coventry after safely negotiating their last four ties on Saturday. Australia’s Robertson was made to work hard in his clash with close pal Joe Perry, but managed to hold off the Englishman for a 6-4 triumph. Robertson[Read More…]
Allen Continues Winning Run
Mark Allen completed the semi-final line-up in the Champion of Champions on Friday after victories over Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire at the Ricoh Arena. The wins extend the Northern Irishman’s unbeaten run to nine matches following his success in last week’s Bulgarian Open. Allen rode his luck a little in[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia VII
A brief respite in between tournaments for a change as we enter a busy period on the 2015/16 calendar. The Bulgarian Open gets under way on Wednesday before the Champion of Champions, General Cup and UK Championship complete November’s roster. All the talk in the last few days has understandably[Read More…]
Robertson Denies Yan in Champions
Neil Robertson avoided the fate of his fellow seeds this week to book a place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. The Australian comfortably whitewashed Rory McLeod in his opening encounter before completing a hard-fought 6-3 triumph over schoolboy Yan Bingtao in the last eight. Yan[Read More…]
Perry Pinches Last Four Spot from Higgins
Joe Perry is the second man through to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after narrowly edging man of the moment John Higgins 6-5 in Coventry. The Englishman joins Kyren Wilson in the opposite side of the draw with the remaining two last four places to be decided in[Read More…]