The Gibraltar Open, a pro-am ranking event, has been running since Wednesday but it’s from today that the Main Tour players enter the fray at the Victoria Stadium. The Gibraltar Open is one of the last surviving tournaments from the Players Tour Championship era and, in fact, its inaugural edition[Read More…]
Tag: Asian Tour
Players Championship Preview
After the last week of rest this season, snooker returns to our screens on Tuesday with the Players Championship in Manchester. 32 players make up the field at Event City, in much the same format which shaped the recent World Grand Prix. It’ll be best of sevens until the semi-finals,[Read More…]
2015 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at the best moments to come[Read More…]
Ding’s Delight in Haining
Ding Junhui is back in the winner’s enclosure after being crowned the Haining Open champion in his homeland China. The 28 year-old has endured a mostly torrid time of it for the last 18 or so months since his last tournament triumph came at the Yixing Open in June, 2014.[Read More…]
Fernandez Run Ended but Main Tour Hopes Remain Alive
A high-quality quartet make up the final four in the Haining Open as the first and potentially only Asian Tour event of the campaign nears its conclusion. In a busy day of action in China, home favourite Ding Junhui won three matches, two of which in deciding frame thrillers, to[Read More…]
Bingham Underlines Winning Habit
Stuart Bingham has won his second event of the season after emerging victorious in the Haining Open on Friday. The 38 year-old won the Shanghai Masters at the end of September and has added this campaign’s second Asian Tour event. Indeed, Bingham has clearly taken a liking to the minor[Read More…]
147 Day but Lines Shines
Ryan Day made his maiden maximum break in tournament play but was unable to reach the semi-finals of the Haining Open in China. The Welshman compiled the 147 break in a 4-1 victory over Chinese Cao Yupeng in the last 32. In a quick 10-minute break, Day was rarely out[Read More…]
Snooker in October
From the start of the season in May until now at the end of September, the snooker season has been a stop-start motion right the way through. This is in stark contrast to last season when it felt like there was no respite almost from beginning to end, until Mark[Read More…]