Mark Davis claimed a third World 6-Reds Championship by overcoming world no.1 Neil Robertson in 2013 final in Bangkok yesterday. The Englishman came from 3-1 down to dominate the rest of the encounter and finally secure an 8-4 victory. The 41 year-old’s success adds to the title he won last[Read More…]
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Only Robertson Left For Davis
Mark Davis is one match away from scoring back-to-back 6-Red World Championship titles in Bangkok. The 41 year-old has Australian Neil Robertson for company in today’s final, to be played over 15 frames. Despite the fact that his opponent is the world no.1 in the traditional 15-red set-up, Davis must[Read More…]
Doherty and Murphy Out for Six
Ken Doherty and Robert Murphy were knocked out of the 6-Red World Championship in Bangkok yesterday – ending any Irish involvement in the event. Doherty was destroyed in a whitewash defeat to home contender Noppon Saengkham in the last 32. While his countryman Murphy, an seasoned amateur on the Irish[Read More…]
6-Red World Championship into Knockout
After three rather pointless days in Bangkok, the 6-Red World Championship has finally finished the round-robin stage. Two-thirds of the original 48-man field have made it through to the first knockout round and there were minimal casualties from the eight groups. The invitational event was made up of a mixture[Read More…]
Success for O’Sullivan in Paul Hunter Classic
Ronnie O’Sullivan won his first trophy of the season after a superb display in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth. The reigning world champion has not played in many events so far this season, this being his third, but looked in fine form as he improved through[Read More…]
Morris and Doherty Strong in Furth
Irish duo Ken Doherty and David Morris will compete in the last day of the Paul Hunter Classic today in Germany after reaching the last 16 over the weekend. On Friday, Morris beat David Grace and Sean O’Sullivan before recording an excellent victory over former world no.1 Judd Trump in[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: Remembering Paul Hunter
By Fin Ruane This weekend the snooker roadshow moves on to Furth in Germany for another European Tour event. This tournament, however, is of special significance and is one always well supported by the majority of the players involved as it’s named in honour of the dearly missed Paul Hunter.[Read More…]
Barnsley Opens Doors for Free
From World Snooker: Fans in Barnsley will be able to watch snooker’s top players in action for FREE at the Metrodome in October. The Barnsley Metrodome will stage World Snooker tournaments for the first time this season, starting with the International Championship qualifiers on October 1st and 2nd. The South[Read More…]
The Road to Sponsorship
By John McBride Firstly, let me just say that I have no aspirations left for becoming a successful snooker player. I had my chance & partied instead, like a good’un. Besides, I wasn’t good enough anyway! Now to my point. I’ve entered the World Seniors qualifying, because I like to[Read More…]
Irish Interest
The last few years haven’t been too plentiful for Irish snooker on the professional scene. While veteran Dubliners Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien have maintained the status as the country’s best, not many have been able to challenge their long-term duopoly. There have been a few primary reasons for this.[Read More…]