Most of the big-name players in action on Sunday advanced unscathed from their second round encounters at the UK Championship in York. The biggest scare came when 2004 champion Stephen Maguire found himself 5-2 down to young Belgian talent Luca Brecel. However, the teenager panicked with the winning line in[Read More…]
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Morris and O’Brien Advance in York
David Morris moved into the last 32 of the UK Championship for the first time after hammering former champion Peter Ebdon 6-1 in York on Saturday. The encounter didn’t boast many big breaks – the only half century came in the opening frame with a 72 from Morris – but[Read More…]
Morris Copes Fine in York
Ireland’s David Morris beat Jamie Cope 6-4 in his first round match at the UK Championship in York yesterday. Although the opening couple of days were somewhat dominated by upsets and shocks, Morris’ victory, despite being 50 places below his opponent in the world rankings, doesn’t necessarily come as a[Read More…]
More Upsets as Liang Misses 100th Maximum
The second day of the UK Championship threw up another few unexpected results but not as many as the higher ranked players fought back on Wednesday in York. Five players ranked inside the world’s top 41 were dumped out of the competition on the opening day’s action and they were[Read More…]
Wilson Destroys Jones in First Day of “Shocks”
The 2013 UK Championship got under way yesterday with quite a few surprise results baptizing the tournament in York. This is the first year that the second biggest ranking event on the calendar has adopted the 128 flat draw that offers no protection for the game’s elite. While none of[Read More…]
PTC Grand Finals Moving to Thailand
World Snooker today announced that this season’s Players Tour Championship Grand Finals will be staged in Thailand. It is good news for the South East Asian country, which has a long history hosting snooker tournament dating back to the 1980s. But it is a major blow for professional snooker in[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The hectic snooker schedule continues today as the 2013 UK Championship gets under way at the Barbican Centre in York. The flat 128-player draw that was newly introduced for most of the ranking events this season means that the tournament this year will be 13 days long. This is quite[Read More…]
Ronnie is the Champion
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the inaugural Champion of Champions after a hard-fought 10-8 victory over Stuart Bingham in Coventry on Sunday night. Neither player played to their full potential, indeed it was a pretty scrappy affair throughout, but the world champion produced a late burst to add yet another trophy to[Read More…]
Champions O’Sullivan and Bingham
The final of the inaugural Champion of Champions event will take place between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stuart Bingham today. The Englishmen came through tough semi-final encounters on Saturday against Neil Robertson and Mark Selby respectively. In a new tournament that has been full of drama and excitement from the very[Read More…]
Ronnie Snatches Semi-Final Spot
Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 3-0 and 5-3 down to beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a thriller at the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Friday night. The world champion was up against arguably the best player in the world right now, Ding, who has won the last three ranking events[Read More…]