Jackson Page defended the European Under-18 Championship on Monday after a 5-3 victory over Florian Nüßle in Sofia. The Welshman compiled breaks of 96, 84, and 63 to prevail in a close affair and reign supreme in the underage category for the second time in succession. Page’s run to the final[Read More…]
Finals
The latest snooker news reports from finals on the World Snooker Tour, Women’s Tour, Seniors Tour, and amateur tours
Mark Williams Scores 20th Ranking Title with German Masters Double
Mark Williams dominated Graeme Dott to claim the 2018 German Masters crown in fine style with a resounding 9-1 victory in Berlin on Sunday. The Welshman rarely looked troubled and, after a relatively even early exchange, proceeded to pummel the Scotsman in a thoroughly one-sided affair. The victory for Williams[Read More…]
Mark Allen Claims Masters Victory
Mark Allen has won the 2018 Masters after a compelling 10-7 victory over Kyren Wilson in Sunday’s final at the Alexandra Palace. The Northern Irishman claimed his maiden Triple Crown trophy with a hard-fought success that sees him emulate famous countrymen Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor as champions in London.[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Pinches Scottish Open Success
Neil Robertson returned to the winners’ enclosure after a remarkable 9-8 victory over Cao Yupeng in the Scottish Open final on Sunday. The Australian, a huge favourite before the contest began, was thoroughly outplayed for the majority of the encounter before staging a late fight back to pinch glory from[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Record-Equalling Sixth UK Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the 2017 UK Championship after a superb 10-5 triumph against Shaun Murphy in York on Sunday. Victory for the Englishman takes him level with Steve Davis in the all-time UK winners’ list with six crowns, and it also means that the 42 year-old matches Stephen Hendry’s[Read More…]
Pankaj Advani Wins IBSF World Championship
Pankaj Advani has won the IBSF World Amateur Championship for a third time after beating Amir Sarkhosh 8-2 in the final in Qatar. The Indian, who also won the tournament in 2003 and 2015, was one of the pre-tournament favourites and duly delivered again on the big stage to record[Read More…]
Mark Williams Captures Alex Higgins Trophy
Mark Williams has won his first ranking event title since 2011 after a dramatic 9-8 triumph over Yan Bingtao on Sunday. The Welshman was never in front until the final frame, which he took to deny the 17 year-old an opportunity to become the youngest ever ranking event champion. There were[Read More…]
Relentless Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Shanghai Masters
Ronnie O’Sullivan romped to victory in the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, dismantling the challenge of Judd Trump in the final with a 10-3 drubbing of his fellow Englishman in China. It had been expected that a tight encounter would materialise, especially given their even head-to-head record and Trump’s superior showing[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy is Champion of Champions
It was a case of third time lucky for Shaun Murphy in finals this season as he held off Ronnie O’Sullivan’s late fight back for a 10-8 Champion of Champions victory on Sunday. The Englishman, who had never even won a match at the Coventry invitational in four previous attempts,[Read More…]
Mark Selby Secures International Championship Double
Mark Selby has won the 2017 International Championship after a 10-7 victory over Mark Allen in China on Sunday. The Englishman successfully defended the title in Daqing, capturing a 13th ranking event trophy of an illustrious career as well as pocketing £150,000. Selby once again showed his dominance over the[Read More…]