Ding Junhui and Judd Trump set up a mouth-watering final in the German Masters after contrasting victories in the last four in Berlin. Ding needed all 11 frames to see off the spirited challenge of Welshman Ryan Day whereas Trump surrendered only the solitary frame in his rout of 42[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
The German Four
A hectic few days in Berlin continues with the semi-finals of the German Masters today at the Tempodrom. After three days of action on multiple tables, proceedings return to more normal custom on Saturday with a single-table set-up for the last four. While there were shocks galore in the early[Read More…]
Australian Goldfields Open to Return
Snooker’s Australian Goldfields Open world ranking event will return to Bendigo in 2014 and 2015. The Victorian Government’s Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Louise Asher, made the announcement in Australia today. “The Victorian Government is proud to continue its support of the Australian Snooker Goldfields Open as the event[Read More…]
Did Someone Say Shocks?
There were four major upsets on Wednesday and that was topped by a quartet of even bigger ones yesterday at the German Masters in Berlin. The action comes thick and fast at the Tempodrom with seven tables in the main arena – an eighth one has also been utilised in[Read More…]
Defending Champion Out Amid Shocks
The first day of the 2014 German Masters was all about who didn’t go through, rather than who was able to progress to the last 32 at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The majority of the last 64 encounters took place on Wednesday and there was a quartet of major upsets[Read More…]
WPBSA Statement: Thais Cleared
In August 2013 the WPBSA’s global gambling monitoring network notified the association that there were unusual betting patterns in relation to two matches during the Qualifying event for the Shanghai Masters played in Doncaster. The first match was between Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Ross Muir and bets were placed on Ross[Read More…]
2014 German Masters Preview
The seventh main ranking event of a busy season gets under way tomorrow with the German Masters in Berlin. There have been plenty of success stories since the outset of the Barry Hearn era and the influx of new tournaments onto the calendar, but the German Masters is arguably the[Read More…]
Dale Shoot-Out Champion
Dominic Dale emerged victorious from a field of 64 to win the Sky Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool last night. The eccentric Welshman, sporting a bleached blonde hairstyle and entertaining the vibrant crowd with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ following his triumph, overcame Stuart Bingham in the final. It’s[Read More…]
Maguire Tops Group 4
Stephen Maguire dominated Group 4 of the Championship League at Crondon Park to book his place in the Winner’s Group in March. The Scot raced through his group fixtures, winning all six, to easily top the group and advance to the semi-finals. There, he overcame Ryan Day in a tight[Read More…]
2014 Snooker Shoot-Out
The fourth annual Snooker Shoot-Out will take place this weekend at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. The Sky Sports event has been pretty successful over its tenure on the calendar so far and this promises to be no different with tickets all but sold out for the three days of[Read More…]