2013 was another action-packed year on the baize. There were many highs, lows and all that comes in between as comebacks, victories, defeats and scandals dominated the snooker headlines. Such is the enormity of the calendar these days that there is barely a respite throughout the entire 12 months. Indeed,[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Murphy Wins Premier Tour Event Three
A few days late, but congratulations to Robert Murphy who won the third Premier Tour event of the season – The Presidents Cup – in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow last Sunday. Murphy had a tough route to the title, with talented youngster Dan Dempsey and former professional Rodney Goggins[Read More…]
Morris Through to World Open
The last snooker action of 2013 took place during the last two days as the World Open field was whittled down to 64 in Barnsley. The previous two days had seen the same scenario take place for the German Masters and, similarly, there were very few of what you would[Read More…]
Mighty Maxes but Rocket Runs Empty
It has only been five days since Mark Selby’s landmark 147 break that was the 100th made in professional competition. Yet, there has already been two further maximums compiled since that memorable moment – both coming in the German Masters opening round. The Berlin event doesn’t get under way properly[Read More…]
Major Robertson
Neil Robertson lifted the UK Championship trophy for the first time last night and in doing so became only the eighth player to complete snooker’s ‘Triple Crown’. Furthermore, the Australian becomes the first player from outside the United Kingdom to make the achievement of collecting the World, UK and Masters[Read More…]
Robertson and Selby for UK Title
Mark Selby and Neil Robertson will contest today’s UK Championship final at the Barbican Centre in York. It is a fitting conclusion to what has been an entertaining tournament that has lasted just shy of a fortnight. The world no.1 and no.2 go head-to-head in what promises to be a[Read More…]
Robertson Survives Bingham Surge
Neil Robertson was seemingly in complete control against Stuart Bingham in the first semi-final of the UK Championship on Friday before a late assault almost ended the Australian’s run in the tournament. In the early exchanges, the world no.1 was able to get the better of his English opponent in[Read More…]
Bingham’s Revenge Rumbles Ronnie
It’s down to the quarter-final stage at the UK Championship in York as eight players begin to seriously think they could be crowned champion on Sunday. One person who will definitely not feature in the showpiece final will be the world champion, Ronnie O’Sullivan, after he went down in an[Read More…]
Rocket Roaring but Ding Dumped
Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after a bruising victory over Robert Milkins but Ding Junhui’s incredible run of success is over. O’Sullivan, Champion of Champions winner a couple of weeks ago, is on course to win back-to-back trophies after dismantling a hapless Milkins at the[Read More…]
Irish Performing Well in World Amateurs
The IBSF World Amateur Championship has been taking place in Latvia since last week with all three Irish players emerging unscathed from the group stage. 119 hopeful players were separated into 20 groups comprising either six or seven players at the outset but that field has now been whittled down[Read More…]