Stuart Bingham walked away with his second trophy of the season today after following up his victory in the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am with a 4-3 triumph over Stephen Lee at the first APTC event of the season in China. In an exciting and what seemed to be high-quality final, Bingham[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
White Making his Mark
Michael White is announcing himself as a big-time player after reaching the semi-finals of the first Asian Players Tour Championship event of the season in China. The 20 year-old has been widely tipped as a star of the future and many believe that the beginning of a potentially illustrious career[Read More…]
Doherty Extends Trip Abroad
Ken Doherty qualified for the second ranking event of the season at the Australian Open after a 5-0 whitewash over Michael Wild yesterday. It continues an excellent start to the season for the former world champion after his success in qualification for the Wuxi Classic last week. Wild, still an[Read More…]
Donaldson Downs O’Donoghue for European Glory
Promising young Scotsman Scott Donaldson won the European Snooker Amateur Championship in Latvia yesterday, beating Ireland’s Brendan O’Donoghue 7-3 in the final. 18 year-old Donaldson actually upset both of Ireland’s top players as he overcame Rodney Goggins 6-2 in the semi-final while O’Donoghue whitewashed Donaldson’s compatriot James McBain in the[Read More…]
Mark Allen Receives Fine and Warning
Mark Allen has been fined £11,000 in total for his controversial comments about Chinese snooker players following the defeat to Cao Yupeng at the World Championship in April. The Northern Irishman alleged that he believed certain Chinese players to be cheats, an accusation made following what he perceived as a[Read More…]
Decider Alert
There were an astonishing eight deciding frame in the final round of qualifying for the Wuxi Classic yesterday. Half of the last bout of action went the full distance and there were contrasting fortunes for two players seeking to make their maiden appearance at the venue stage of a ranking[Read More…]
Chinese Contingent Get the Chop
It was a bad day at the office for all of the Chinese players attempting to qualify for the first of their five home ranking tournaments on the calendar this season. The Wuxi Classic had established itself in recent years as one of the top invitational events and has now[Read More…]
Mehta Continues Progress
Indian Aditya Mehta won his second match at the Wuxi Classic qualifiers as he continues his bid to reach the venue stage of a tournament for the first time. The 26 year-old followed his impressive victory over the much-hyped Sam Baird on Tuesday with a 5-1 drubbing of veteran James[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Statement
This statement was released this afternoon on the Grove Snooker website. Ronnie O’Sullivan has decided to make good on his desire to take some time off from competitive snooker. He said today: “I have decided not to enter any tournaments for the time being including this year’s Premier League and[Read More…]
Here We Go Again
Four weeks ago, Ronnie O’Sullivan lifted the World Championship trophy for the fourth time in his career. In years gone past, we would have had to have waited three or four months, sometimes more, for the beginning of the new season. Yet, less than a month following the ‘Rocket’s’ triumph[Read More…]