Neil Robertson was the last man to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Friday. Following a small run of bad form, in which the Australian lost in the early rounds of both the Shanghai Masters and International Championship, Robertson looked to be approaching somewhere[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
World Open Cancelled
World Snooker has released the following: “World Snooker has announced that the World Open will not take place during the 2014/15 season.” “The world ranking event was staged in Haikou, China, in 2012, 2013 and 2014, but the contract with the promoter has not been renewed. “Concerted efforts were made[Read More…]
UK Championship Draw Announced
The draw for the UK Championship has been made. Click here to read more.
Ominous O’Sullivan Looking Good
Ronnie O’Sullivan was in ominous looking form as he rocketed into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Wednesday. The defending champion, victorious in the inaugural staging of the tournament in Coventry 12 months ago, was given a tough test by the player he beat in last year’s final Stuart[Read More…]
Trump Playing Like a Champion
Judd Trump produced some high quality snooker to easily dismantle the challenges of Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby in the Champion of Champions on Tuesday. The Englishman, who gained an invitation to this lucrative tournament by winning the Championship League and Australian Open in 2014, knocked in a flurry of[Read More…]
Ding the First Name into Last Four
Ding Junhui became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Monday. The Chinese returned to a degree of form as he stuttered over the finishing line in a 4-2 victory over Dominic Dale before repeating the feat in a 6-5[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Preview
We’ve hardly been able to get 40 winks of sleep but it’s onto the next big event on the snooker calendar as the Champion of Champions gets under way today in Coventry. Ricky Walden will probably still be mid-flight as he returns to English shores as the International Championship victor,[Read More…]
Wonderful Walden Wins International Championship
Ricky Walden has won the 2014 International Championship after a superb 10-7 victory over Mark Allen in Chengdu. After a relatively slow start from both, the final transpired to be a wonderful occasion of attacking snooker that produced a worthy winner. The pair was both seeking a hat-trick of ranking event[Read More…]
Boileau’s Blog: India Bound
By Josh Boileau Hi everyone, September was a pretty quiet month for me tournament wise but I was glad of it as I knew October until December would be busy for me. My shoulder injury still hasn’t gone as of yet but another few sessions of Physio and I think[Read More…]
Allen and Walden Set for International Showdown
Today marks the final of the International Championship between Mark Allen and Ricky Walden in Chengdu. The pair will fight it out for the fourth ranking event title of the campaign with a neat £125,000 top prize for the winner. Both players couldn’t have played in more contrasting semi-finals to[Read More…]