It was a rough day for a lot of the marquee names as the European Masters qualifiers came to a conclusion on Friday in Preston. Shaun Murphy was the most high-profile casualty but there were also defeats for multiple ranking event champions Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter, and Ricky Walden. Murphy[Read More…]
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Betting Charges Against Stuart Bingham
World number three Stuart Bingham has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary Committee after an investigation into an alleged breach of the betting rules. Bingham is accused of placing bets on snooker matches in “contravention of the WPBSA Betting Rules.” However, the WPBSA statement ensured that there was no suggestion of[Read More…]
Ricky Walden Beats Mark Selby in Gibraltar
Ricky Walden came from two frames down to beat top seed Mark Selby 4-3 in the third round of the Gibraltar Open on Saturday. Walden, who has struggled for form this season amid dropping out of the top 16 in the world rankings, moved into the final day at the expense[Read More…]
Alfie Burden in Breach of Betting Rules
The following WPBSA statement has been released: After a hearing before the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee that took place on 19th December 2016 Alfie Burden admitted to the following breaches of the WPBSA Betting Rules: Prior to August 2009 the WPBSA Members Rules stated: 2.7 A Player shall not bet or[Read More…]
Alfie Burden Compiles First Home Nations 147
Alfie Burden made the first ever maximum break in the inaugural Home Nations series at the English Open on Tuesday. The 39 year-old’s 100th career century was as memorable as they come as he squared his first round encounter with Daniel Wells with a perfect 147 break. Unfortunately for the[Read More…]
European Masters Down to Final Eight
Mark Selby and Judd Trump have joined the last eight cast as the European Masters nears the business end in Bucharest. The inaugural ranking event in Romania boasts a stellar line-up with the quarter-finals to look forward to on Friday. World champion Selby easily dispatched of an out-of-sorts Barry Hawkins[Read More…]
John Higgins into Last Eight
John Higgins came from 3-2 down to deny Tom Ford in a decider to reach the quarter-finals of the European Masters in Romania. The Scot wasn’t near his best and struggled for scoring prowess but a 71 break in the sixth frame forced the final frame shoot-out, before Higgins relied[Read More…]
Maguire Burdens Ding with Top 16 Woes in China
Stephen Maguire is one match away from automatic qualification for the World Championship after beating Dominic Dale 5-1 in the China Open on Thursday. The Scot booked his place in the quarter-final with runs of 86 and 51 to set up a titanic tussle against Alfie Burden on Friday in[Read More…]
Desperate Ding Suffers Another Bad Day
Ding Junhui’s season of turmoil continued today as he was dumped out of the German Masters following a dramatic 5-4 defeat to Ryan Day. In a match strewn with errors from both competitors, Ding took on a tricky final pink with the rest in the penultimate frame that would have[Read More…]
Selby’s Comeback Burns
Mark Selby came from 3-0 down to overcome Ian Burns 5-4 in a low-quality affair at the Australian Open in Bendigo. In a match that lasted more than four hours, Selby looked to be heading for a second opening round exit in succession when Burns, in the last 32 of[Read More…]