The penultimate world ranking event of the 2012/13 season gets under way today with the China Open in Beijing. Peter Ebdon is the defending champion after a heroic effort saw him pip Stephen Maguire in last year’s final 10-9. The encounter started off under dour circumstances with only six of[Read More…]
Tournaments
World Open Qualifiers Commence
The Haikou World Open qualifiers got under way today as the final action of 2012 comes to a head in Sheffield. As per usual, 16 players will earn their right to fly over to China in a few months time for the tournament that in its inaugural staging was won[Read More…]
Allen and Lee for World Open
Mark Allen will bid for his first ranking title after coming from three behind with four to play to beat Mark Selby 6-5 in the World Open semi-finals. His opponent in Hainan will be Stephen Lee, who continues his resurgence by reaching his first ranking event final in six years[Read More…]
Seeds Routed in World Open
Only half of the Top 16 players remain in the Haikou World Open after the conclusion of the last 32 today in China. Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens, Stephen Maguire and Martin Gould joined Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham on the losers list as well as absentees Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali[Read More…]
Round-Up: World Open and Championship League
Such is the density of the snooker season nowadays that new stories come thick and fast – the most recent of which will be summarised now. World Open set for China It has been well-known over the past few months that the World Open – formerly the Grand Prix –[Read More…]
