With the golden generation of Irish snooker well and truly behind us, thoughts turn to the new breed of players from the Emerald Isle emerging through the ranks. Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien are having decent campaigns so far this year but their careers are nearing an end while stalwarts[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
PTC 5
In a day of relatively few, if any, shocks, Irishmen John Sutton and Douglas Hogan progressed to the final amateur qualifying round of Players Tour Championship 5 in Sheffield. However, former Irish amateur champion Dessie Sheehan was not so fortunate – succumbing to a 4-2 defeat to Zak Surety. Sutton[Read More…]
News Round-up
PTC 5 The fifth Players Tour Championship event of the season gets under way today in Sheffield. Two days of amateur qualifying rounds precedes the first round proper but, after a quartet of tournaments already this campaign, we are beginning to get to know a lot more of the amateur[Read More…]
Murphy Wins in Brazil
Shaun Murphy romped to victory in the inaugural Brazil Masters – the Englishman whitewashing Graeme Dott 5-0 to claim the trophy. The 2005 world champion had earlier defeated Stephen Hendry in a one-sided affair 5-1 and maintained his dominance against an evidently out-of-sorts opponent in the final. Dott beat fellow[Read More…]
A Brazilian World
Four ex-world champions will contest the business end of the 2011 Brazil Masters later tonight. Stephen Hendry showed continued signs of a surge in form as he whitewashed Ali Carter 4-0 in the quarter-finals. The victory followed an opening round win where the Scotsman almost equalled Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 147 record[Read More…]
Figueiredo for Brazil
The first round of the Brazilian Masters was completed yesterday as four ranking event winners made their way into the last eight. Former world number one Stephen Hendry once again showed signs of good form in his 4-1 victory over local wildcard Noel Rodrigues – seeing the Brazilian off 4-1.[Read More…]
Big Interview: Finbarr Ruane
Ireland has had a long relationship with snooker. Headlines from the 1970s and 80s were dominated by Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor from the North while Dubliner Ken Doherty has taken on the mantle of representing the island since the 1990s. In that time, snooker clubs have come and gone[Read More…]
Brazil Masters
The first ever professional snooker tournament in South America will be held this week as the 2011 Brazil Masters – also known as the Brazilian Masters – commences on Thursday. Thirteen of the world’s best in the sport will be joined by Brazilian professional Igor Figueiredo and two amateur countrymen as wildcards.[Read More…]
Selby Snatches Shanghai Masters
An enthralling climax to the 2011 Shanghai Masters resulted in Mark Selby winning the last three frames to pip Mark Williams 10-9 to claim the second ranking event title of his career. The victory took on added significance for the Englishman as it guaranteed he will officially become the ninth[Read More…]
Williams and Selby for Number One
Mark Williams and Mark Selby will battle it out in the final of the 2011 Shanghai Masters after coming through contrasting semi-finals in China. Selby demolished surprise opponent Mark King 6-0 in a speedy display and didn’t need to be at his best to overcome the qualifier. King, who has[Read More…]