Ali Carter demolished Xiao Guodong 6-0 on Friday to become the first player through to the Cheltenham final of the World Grand Prix.
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World Grand Prix Semi-Final Preview
Englishmen Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins will face each other in the World Grand Prix semi-final at the Cheltenham Racecourse this weekend.
Xiao Guodong into Last Four at Cheltenham Racecourse
Xiao Guodong denied Yuan Sijun a maiden ranking event semi-final appearance after edging a turgid World Grand Prix contest on Thursday at the Cheltenham Racecourse.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump Through in Deciders
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump narrowly avoided early exits in the UK Championship after each emerged from dramatic 6-5 thrillers at the Barbican Centre on Sunday.
Race to the Masters
With only one more counting event before the cut-off point for the Alexandra Palace, there’ll be plenty of attention given to the Race to the Masters over the next couple of weeks. The draw for the UK Championship was released on Monday and there’s an abundance of excitement building for[Read More…]
Defending Champion Mark Williams Beaten by Ali Carter
Defending champion Mark Williams is out of the Northern Ireland Open after a scrappy 4-3 defeat to Ali Carter at the Waterfront Hall on Wednesday. The Welshman captured a first ranking title in almost seven years when he edged Yan Bingtao in a dramatic final twelve months ago, a victory[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Quarter-Finals
Mark Selby remains on course for a hat-trick in Daqing after reaching the International Championship quarter-finals – which will take place on Thursday in China. The world number one, who has won the event in each of the last two seasons, safely booked his place in the last eight thanks[Read More…]
Preview: English Open Quarter-Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains on course to defend his English Open crown after coasting through another couple of rounds at the K2 in Crawley on Thursday. The world number three has already been in the headlines this week for good and bad reasons, with his boorish criticism of the venue, which[Read More…]
Reigning Champ Ryan Day Exits Riga
Ryan Day’s first defence of a ranking event ended in immediate disappointment as he lost 4-3 to Ali Carter in the last 64 of the Riga Masters on Friday. The Welshman, who landed his maiden ranking title just over 12 months ago in the Latvian capital city, was handed a[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Quarter-Final Preview
After the lacklustre first-round preview here that yielded only nine correct predictions, redemption of sorts has been achieved following round two’s action in the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The second round provided seven out of eight accurate tips, with Ronnie O’Sullivan the only wrong punt after his shock 13-9[Read More…]