Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his defence of the Shanghai Masters with a 10-6 defeat of the in-form Kyren Wilson – in doing so advancing to Sunday’s final in China. The world number three won the tournament’s last staging as a ranking event ten months ago and is now one victory from[Read More…]
Tag: Barry Hawkins
Ding Junhui Plays Barry Hawkins in Second Shanghai Semi-Final
China’s Ding Junhui delighted the home crowd late on Thursday by hanging on for a 6-5 victory over world number one Mark Selby in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals. Ding was never behind in the contest but was typically pegged back on numerous occasions by Selby, who almost repeated his trademark[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his 2018/19 campaign with a 6-3 win over Neil Robertson to complete the Shanghai Masters quarter-final in China on Wednesday. There had been plenty of anticipation surrounding the 42 year-old’s return to the baize after the best part of half a year away, subsequent to his fiery[Read More…]
World Open Semi-Final Preview
Mark Williams booked a World Open semi-final spot on Friday after a dramatic turnaround in fortunes against Jack Lisowski in the quarter-finals in Yushan. The world champion looked to be heading home in the blink of an eye as his young, in-form opponent reeled off a hat-trick of lightning fast[Read More…]
World Open Quarter-Final Preview
The 2018 World Open has reached its quarter-final stage with only two top 16 players left in the hunt for glory in Yushan this weekend. World champion Mark Williams fronts an unexpected last eight line-up that will battle it out for the £150,000 top prize over the coming day. The[Read More…]
Preview: Riga Masters
Viva la Riga! After one of the most prolonged spells of downtime on the professional circuit in years, snooker returns on Friday in the Latvian capital for the first ranking event of the new season – the Riga Masters. Okay, so in the beginning of July a bout of qualifying[Read More…]
Early Wins for Shaun Murphy and Barry Hawkins
The 2018/19 snooker season commenced on Monday with the start of the Riga Masters qualifying round at the Preston Guild Hall. There were no upsets of note to speak about as the top seeds in action safely negotiated their opening task of what will ultimately prove to be another long[Read More…]
Both Semi-Finals Delicately Poised
John Higgins and Barry Hawkins boast narrow advantages heading into the final day of the semi-finals in the 2018 World Snooker Championship. Four-time champion Higgins upped his game in the third session to withstand the improved challenge from Kyren Wilson and maintain the same two-frame cushion that he held after[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Semi-Final Preview
When eight becomes four and two becomes one as the World Snooker Championship semi-final stage is embarked upon at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. A quartet of contenders will battle it out for glory over the next few days under the single table set-up, when the venue truly comes into[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Nears Defeat in World Championship
Barry Hawkins produced an assured performance to move to within the brink of a place in the World Snooker Championship semi-finals after dominating the opening two sessions against Ding Junhui in Sheffield. Ding had been instilled as the tournament favourite after the early exits of both Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan[Read More…]