The Men’s event in the 2015 Home Internationals came to a dramatic conclusion on Monday with England denying the Republic of Ireland glory in Leeds. With both countries standing on 9 points from their opening five matches – with four wins and one draw apiece – the annual amateur tournament came[Read More…]
Finals
Hawkins Wins Riga Open
Barry Hawkins won the Riga Open on Sunday after a 4-1 victory over fellow Englishman Tom Ford in Latvia. Hawkins didn’t enter the Australian Open last month to better prepare for the long new season ahead, and that decision paid dividends as he romped to his maiden European Tour title.[Read More…]
Kaettikun Crowned World Under-21 Champion
Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun won the World Under-21 Championship in Romania after a dramatic victory over Jamie Clarke in the final on Sunday. Kaettikun had been the top seed following the initial round robin stage having dropped only a single frame in his opening league encounters. It inevitably became tougher for[Read More…]
Higgins is Wizard of Oz
John Higgins has won the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open after a dramatic 9-8 victory over Martin Gould in Bendigo. In a hugely entertaining final where the pendulum swung on multiple occasions, Higgins just about prevailed as he lifted his 27th ranking event trophy – equalling Ronnie O’Sullivan at third on[Read More…]
Chinese Teenagers Win World Cup
China B has sensationally won the 2015 World Cup on home soil after overcoming Scotland 4-1 in the final in Wuxi. The team, comprising teenagers Zhou Yuelong and Yan Bingtao, also saw off Welshmen Mark Williams and Michael White in the last four. Combining for a remarkable age of just[Read More…]
Wild Wins European Championship
Michael Wild has become the 2015 European champion after beating Jamie Clarke 7-4 in the final in Prague. The 34 year-old built up an early lead against Welshman Clarke, who had earlier knocked out Irish national champion Brendan O’Donoghue, and held on despite a spirited comeback to capture the prestigious amateur[Read More…]
Four More Graduate from Q-School
The second Q-School event came to a conclusion on Monday as the final four Main Tour places were decided. The two tournaments in Burton were particularly good for Great Britain as three Englishmen, three Welshmen and two Scots made up the eight names who earned two-year cards for the professional[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins National Title
Brendan O’Donoghue won the Irish National Championship on Sunday after a 7-2 victory over Robert Murphy at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. It marks the second time the Nenagh native has got his hands on the prestigious amateur title in what was his fifth appearance in the final. O’Donoghue’s previous[Read More…]
Brilliant Bingham Becomes World Champion
Stuart Bingham is the 2015 world snooker champion after a thrilling 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy in Sheffield. The English duo served up a treat in a dramatic final that ebbed one way and then the other. The pendulum swung in Bingham’s favour for the defining time in a tense[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins Talbot Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the seventh and final Irish ranking event of the season after beating top ranked Rodney Goggins 4-3 to claim the Talbot Classic. It was the third time during this campaign that the pair met each other in the final showdown and, somewhat incredibly, all three ties have[Read More…]