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…]
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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…]
Angry Allen Out as Neil Robs Carter
Neil Robertson became the third player through to the semi-finals of the inaugural Champion of Champions after a hugely dramatic day at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. All three encounters went to a deciding frame, with the world no.1 just about getting the better of Ali Carter in the third[Read More…]
Bingham Bags Second Semi Spot
Stuart Bingham became the second player through to the semi-finals of the inaugural Champion of Champions event in Coventry on Wednesday. ‘Ballrun’ was invited to play at the Ricoh Arena off the back of capturing the Premier League title around this time last year. This new initiative has replaced the[Read More…]
Selby First Champion of Champions Semi-Finalist
The inaugural Champion of Champions event got under way yesterday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. 16 of the best players in the world have been invited to compete against one another for a top prize of 100,000 pounds on Sunday. While the Masters traditionally invites the top 16 in[Read More…]
Selby Edges O’Sullivan in Antwerp Win
Mark Selby came from 3-1 behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-1 and win the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 was in good form throughout the weekend but arguably saved his best for last as he overcame an in-form ‘Rocket’. It looked like the world champion was heading[Read More…]
Allen On Course for Hat-Trick
Ding Junhui has been the man of the last couple of months after completing a rare trio of successive ranking event titles. However, Mark Allen is now only four matches away from completing a hat-trick of his own in the minor ranking event European Tour series. The Northern Irishman won[Read More…]
Maximum Effort Not Enough for Trump
Judd Trump compiled the first 147 break of his career but still lost to Mark Selby 4-3 in the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 is one of the most prolific break-builders in the game so it was a little surprising that it has taken him this long[Read More…]
Steve Davis Set For Jungle
While the majority of the snooker fraternity is battling it out in Antwerp this weekend, a six-time world champion is lapping it up in a luxurious 5-star hotel in Australia. Of course, that will only last for a couple more days as Steve Davis will begin his quest to become[Read More…]
Antwerp Open Preview
The tournaments are coming thick and fast and the next stop is Belgium for the third annual Antwerp Open. Mark Allen is the defending champion and enters the event in good form having captured the last two Players Tour Championship titles on the European Tour – in Ruhr and Gloucester.[Read More…]