An interesting mix of experienced warhorses and up-and-coming talent remains in the hunt for glory in the Indian Open this weekend. Friday will see the last 16 whittled down to the final four as the business end of proceedings heats up in Visakhapatnam. Star top 16 competitors are littered throughout[Read More…]
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Hamilton Billiards Dives Deep into Snooker Table Restoration
Many of us enjoy an occasional game of pool at our local pub or a stimulating snooker game in Rileys Bar, but owning a table of your own is another matter entirely. Often, the cost or required space necessary to host such a luxury makes it an option only available[Read More…]
John Higgins Through First Test
John Higgins just about made it through to the last 32 of the Indian Open after an entertaining 4-3 victory over Zhao Xintong on Tuesday. In a match that boasted seven breaks of 60 or above, tournament favourite Higgins held off the young Chinese player with an 87 in the[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Squeezes Through in India
Ken Doherty continued his resurgence in form as he edged John Astley 4-3 in the first round of the Indian Open on Tuesday. The Irishman won three out of the last four frames with runs of 62 and 50 to move into the last 32 in Visakhapatnam. Doherty dropped off[Read More…]
Preview: Indian Open
The fourth ranking event of the 2017/18 season gets under way on Tuesday with the Indian Open in Visakhapatnam. Anthony McGill is the defending champion, returning to the scene of his maiden ranking event triumph when he beat fellow up-and-coming star Kyren Wilson in last year’s final. The Scot faces[Read More…]
Q&A: With Nigel Bond
By Vladimir Jankovic Can you please tell me about your early days in snooker? How did it all start? “I first started playing snooker when I received a small table as a Christmas present when I was eight years old. The reason I started playing was because my father also[Read More…]
Mark Williams Wins Six Red World Championship
Mark Williams is the 2017 six red world champion after an 8-2 victory over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Bangkok on Saturday. The 42 year-old adds a third different World Championship crown to a stellar career in which he has also been world champion at the Crucible twice and enjoyed a World[Read More…]
Six Red World Championship Final: Mark Williams vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Williams and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh will contest the Six Red World Championship final after respective 7-3 semi-final victories on Friday. Williams overcame Marco Fu in the opening last four contest, establishing 3-0 and 6-1 cushions as he dominated the affair from the outset. Fu had come from 5-2 down to[Read More…]
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Looking to Reclaim Six Red Crown
Former champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is one of four players who remain in the hunt for Six Red World Championship glory this week in Bangkok. The Thai, winner of this event two years ago, delighted his home support with dramatic victories over Stuart Bingham and Liang Wenbo. The 32 year-old led[Read More…]
Six Red World Championship Down to Last 16
Defending champion Ding Junhui qualified for the last 16 of the Six Red World Championship on Wednesday after a 5-2 victory over Tom Ford in his final round-robin fixture in Thailand. Ding, the top ranked player competing in the invitational tournament, finished second in Group A behind Noppon Saengkham and[Read More…]