The 2014 General Cup gets under way in Hong Kong on Sunday as the snooker season enjoys another mini leg in China. First contested in 2004, The General Cup has been an almost permanent fixture on the calendar since 2009. For one reason or another, there never seems to be[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ruhr Open Welcomes New Sponsor
World Snooker is delighted to announce Kreativ Dental as the new title sponsor of the Ruhr Open European Tour event. The tournament will take place in the city of Mulheim in the Ruhr region of Germany fromNovember 19 to 23. Many of snooker’s top stars will enter at the last[Read More…]
Murphy Wins Bulgarian Open
Shaun Murphy won the 2014 Bulgarian Open after a dominant Sunday display in Sofia. The 2005 world champion began the day in confident fashion, scoring heavily in a 4-0 whitewash over Jimmy White, and became the big favourite after overcoming world champion Mark Selby to reach the semi-finals. In the last[Read More…]
Trump Through
Judd Trump reached the last 16 of the Bulgarian Open after coming from behind to beat 2006 world champion Graeme Dott 4-3 in Sofia. The Englishman had already produced a sterling display to overcome another Scot in John Higgins 4-1 with the aid of two centuries and a maximum attempt.[Read More…]
Winning White in Sofia
Jimmy White won three matches in a row for the first time in more than two years as the 10-time ranking event champion reached the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open on Friday. The ‘Whirlwind’, who had a tough start to the season by losing a succession of close games[Read More…]
Boileau and Dowling into Bulgarian Open First Round
The first round of the Bulgarian Open gets under way today in Sofia. The preliminary amateur stage has already taken place over the last couple of days with the draw for the last 128 now complete. Irish duo Josh Boileau and TJ Dowling both won their two matches to earn their[Read More…]
Morris Managing Back Injury
David Morris hasn’t entered the Bulgarian Open this week and has revealed to SnookerHQ that a back injury sustained a couple of months ago is the cause. The Irishman had been one of the star performers on the Main Tour last season outside of the regular heavy-hitters inside the world’s top[Read More…]
Snooker in October
From the start of the season in May until now at the end of September, the snooker season has been a stop-start motion right the way through. This is in stark contrast to last season when it felt like there was no respite almost from beginning to end, until Mark[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Safely into International Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan wasn’t anywhere near his best but a 6-3 victory in Thursday’s qualifying round ensured he’ll be competing at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu. The ‘Rocket’ hasn’t played a lot since his dramatic defeat to Mark Selby in the World Championship final back in May. O’Sullivan returned in[Read More…]
Sutton: “Snooker means the world to me”
While the International Championship qualifiers come to a conclusion today, the hot topic on Thursday has surrounded the unusual betting patterns that embroiled Irishman John Sutton’s encounter with Jamie Burnett yesterday. The sport of snooker has for a long time been plagued by match fixing and allegations of the sort.[Read More…]