The 2014 General Cup gets under way in Hong Kong on Sunday as the snooker season enjoys another mini leg in China. First contested in 2004, The General Cup has been an almost permanent fixture on the calendar since 2009. For one reason or another, there never seems to be[Read More…]
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Round-Up: Tuite, Mann, Lines and Carter
The last couple of weeks has been quiet enough on the snooker front but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been some action on the baize of late. Indeed, it’s difficult to find any period of the year nowadays when absolutely nothing is going on. Despite this, even us hardy[Read More…]
Ali Carter Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
Terrible news this morning as two-time Crucible runner-up Ali Carter has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer. The Englishman has had a long battle with Crohn’s Disease throughout his career and only last year came through a testicular cancer scare. Everyone at SnookerHQ would like to wish Ali a full[Read More…]
Ding and Robertson Finally
The China Open final will be contested between the world’s top two players, Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson. Mark Selby might currently hold the official world no.2 ranking position but both the Australian and Chinese shooters are strides ahead of the rest in the provisional money rankings list which will[Read More…]
Dunn Downs Selby for First Semi
Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson remain on course for a showdown in the China Open final on Sunday – but fellow top 3 player Mark Selby was dumped out in the quarter-finals in Beijing. World no.2 Selby had begun his match with fellow Englishman Mike Dunn as the overwhelming favourite[Read More…]
Quarter-Final in China
The China Open has reached the quarter-final stage and it is certainly a case of experience meets the day in Beijing. There are no young pretenders or rookies involved, with all eight remaining in the draw seasoned competitors. Neil Robertson fought back his virus symptoms for a third straight match[Read More…]
Defending Champion Out Amid Shocks
The first day of the 2014 German Masters was all about who didn’t go through, rather than who was able to progress to the last 32 at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The majority of the last 64 encounters took place on Wednesday and there was a quartet of major upsets[Read More…]
2014 German Masters Preview
The seventh main ranking event of a busy season gets under way tomorrow with the German Masters in Berlin. There have been plenty of success stories since the outset of the Barry Hearn era and the influx of new tournaments onto the calendar, but the German Masters is arguably the[Read More…]
Mighty Maxes but Rocket Runs Empty
It has only been five days since Mark Selby’s landmark 147 break that was the 100th made in professional competition. Yet, there has already been two further maximums compiled since that memorable moment – both coming in the German Masters opening round. The Berlin event doesn’t get under way properly[Read More…]
Morris and O’Brien Advance in York
David Morris moved into the last 32 of the UK Championship for the first time after hammering former champion Peter Ebdon 6-1 in York on Saturday. The encounter didn’t boast many big breaks – the only half century came in the opening frame with a 72 from Morris – but[Read More…]