Republic of Ireland got their World Cup campaign back on track today with an elongated 4-1 victory over Egypt in Group A. Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at the hands of Pakistan on the opening day but are back in a strong position following a[Read More…]
Snooker News
Top Seeds Dominate Day Two
The three top ranked nations at the 2011 Snooker World Cup got their campaigns successfully under way today. Top seeded team Wales recorded the first whitewash of the event by overcoming Egypt 5-0 in Bangkok. The Welsh pairing of world number one Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens did not actually[Read More…]
First Day Defeat for Ireland
The Republic of Ireland suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Pakistan in the opening day of the Snooker World Cup in Thailand today. Despite a century each from Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien, the Dublin duo lost three scrappy frames to lose their first group stage encounter. Indeed, Pakistan’s Sahid[Read More…]
Selby Wins Wuxi Classic
Mark Selby edged World Cup team-mate Ali Carter 9-7 to win the fourth annual Wuxi Classic in China today. The world number 3 found himself behind in the match on only one occasion as he kept his English compatriot at bay for the majority of the contest. Both Selby and[Read More…]
English Duo into Final
World Cup team-mates Ali Carter and Mark Selby beat last year’s finalists to progress to the final of the Wuxi Classic in China. Carter enjoyed a relatively comfortable 6-3 victory over defending champion Shaun Murphy but his countryman was made to work a lot harder in a deciding frame defeat[Read More…]
Ding Disposes of Maguire
Home favourite Ding Junhui was made to work hard but eventually overcame Stephen Maguire 5-4 to progress to the semi-finals of the Wuxi Classic in China. Ding grew up in Wuxi so naturally had the bulk of the support but the partisan crowd were treated to an entertaining battle that[Read More…]
Early Exit for Stevens
Matthew Stevens was the only higher ranked player to be defeated in the opening round of the Wuxi Classic as he was beaten by Yu Delu 5-4 today. Welshman Stevens enjoyed a successful season last year, highlighted by his return to the winner’s enclosure by claiming the Championship League and[Read More…]
World Cup: Dark Horses
The eight seeds have been assessed but now it is time to look at three of the other twelve teams that may contend in the upcoming Snooker World Cup in Thailand. Thailand 1 As host nation, Thailand has been given the privilege of sending a pair of two-man teams –[Read More…]
Wuxi Classic Preview
The 2011 Wuxi Classic commences in the early hours of tomorrow morning as eight of the Top 16 in the world rankings contest the annual invitational tournament. Now in its fourth year, the Wuxi Classic has become a recognised World Snooker event and continues to attract star names across the[Read More…]
World Cup: China, Australia, Hong Kong
Five of the top eight seeds in next week’s revival of the Snooker World Cup are from Britain and Ireland. The remaining three reside in the Southern Hemisphere and I will now take a look at the prospects of the two-man teams put forward from China, Australia and Hong Kong.[Read More…]