The 2017/18 campaign began a few weeks ago in Preston with the qualifying rounds for the Riga Masters and the China Championship. But let’s pretend that didn’t count and that the season is really starting now with the start of the main event in Latvia just a few days away. It has nothing[Read More…]
Tag: Anthony Hamilton
Marco Fu Beats Mark Selby in Players Championship
Marco Fu dispatched of world number one Mark Selby to reach the semi-finals of the Players Championship in Llandudno on Thursday. The Scottish Open champion, one of the most in-form players over the last three months, twice trailed by a single frame but managed to tie the scores at 2-2[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Anthony Hamilton Win in Wales
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Anthony Hamilton moved into the quarter-finals of the Players Championship after recording respective 5-1 victories on Monday evening. The pair each landed a brace of centuries as they coasted into the last eight with a minimum of fuss in Llandudno. O’Sullivan made much lighter work of Liang[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy’s World Grand Prix Reign Continues
Defending champion Shaun Murphy came from behind to beat Ding Junhui and reach the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix on Wednesday in Preston. Ding led 2-0 and 3-2 but didn’t have a genuine opportunity to seal victory as Murphy limited his opponent to just four points in the last[Read More…]
It’s All Emotion at the Tempodrom
By Frank B. Halfar In Berlin The five-day snooker extravaganza that is the German Masters came to a most emotional conclusion with Anthony Hamilton claiming title and trophy on Sunday. Hamilton had made many new fans in Berlin with the unassuming way in which he conquered the most difficult section[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Draw
The frenetic snooker roadshow continues with the start of the Ladbrokes World Grand Prix on Monday at the Guild Hall in Preston. The German Masters isn’t even 24 hours old but the next ranking event is already upon us as Shaun Murphy returns to defend the title he won in[Read More…]
Humble Anthony Hamilton Wins German Masters
Anthony Hamilton has won his maiden ranking event title at the age of 45 after a 9-6 victory over Ali Carter in the German Masters final in Berlin. After a slow start, the “Sheriff of Pottingham” fought back superbly from 5-2 down to reel off six frames on the trot[Read More…]
German Masters Final: Ali Carter vs Anthony Hamilton
Ali Carter and Anthony Hamilton will entertain a packed Tempodrom auditorium in search of the 2017 German Masters title on Sunday. The pair emerged from contrasting semi-finals to book their rightful places in the final, where a ranking event trophy and €80,000 are up for grabs. For Carter, it would[Read More…]
Late Night Drama at the Tempodrom
Into the small hours – Day four at the Tempodrom By Frank B. Halfar In Berlin On Saturday we had this much talked about set up, the famous Tempodrom atmosphere again with only the one table in the middle and a packed arena, a 2500-strong audience. It never fails to impress.[Read More…]
Final Four in German Masters
By Frank B. Halfar In Berlin The plot thickens as the cast of pretenders thins – day three at the Tempodrom. The third day of the German Masters saw eight matches, a growing audience, and rising sleep deprivation on some of the staff… The afternoon session concluded the second round with[Read More…]