It’s fair to say that the second half of Barry Hawkins’ Crucible career has been better than his first. Hawkins has been traveling to Sheffield to compete in the World Championship for the last ten consecutive campaigns. Once considered a bit of a journeyman, the 36 year-old is now firmly[Read More…]
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World Championship: Round Two Preview
The conclusion of the first round runs alongside the opening exchanges in the last 16 today. 14 out of the 16 last 32 ties have been decided with Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy looking set to join that group in round two later today. Coinciding with the end of their[Read More…]
Robertson Romps to Victory on Day Three
2010 world champion Neil Robertson stormed into the second round of this year’s event in Sheffield after a convincing 10-2 victory over Jamie Jones on Monday. The Australian, who compiled a tournament-high 143 in the opening session to lead 7-2, opened the second session with an excellent 133 and duly[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]
Robertson Foils Fu in Bangkok
Two-time runner-up Neil Robertson came from 3-1 down to beat Marco Fu in a deciding frame on the opening day of the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final in Thailand. The Australian, beaten finalist in 2012 and 2013, appeared to be heading for an early exit but fought well to reverse[Read More…]
Players Championship Grand Final Preview
Think you can catch a breather now that the World Grand Prix is over? Think again! Tuesday sees the start of the Players Championship Grand Final, for the first time taking place in Thailand. Last year’s edition was supposed to be held in Bangkok before political unrest in the country[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Record Breaking Moment with Win
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his defence of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over Ricky Walden on Wednesday in London. The ‘Rocket’ compiled two tons and in doing so equaled Stephen Hendry’s centuries record of 775. It always seemed fitting that the 39 year-old Chigwell cueist would surpass Hendry in a[Read More…]
Maguire Tames Trump
Stephen Maguire came from behind to beat Judd Trump 6-4 while Neil Robertson repeated the scoreline against Robert Milkins on the second day of the Masters. Maguire gained a modicum of revenge over Trump after being defeated by the same margin to the Englishman at the recent UK Championship in York.[Read More…]
Hawkins Hits 147 and Wins Championship League Group 1
Barry Hawkins was the first player to qualify for the 2015 Championship League Winners’ Group after emerging victorious from Group 1 on Tuesday. The Englishman reached the semi-finals after finishing third following the round-robin stage, having registered four victories from his opening six encounters. Hawkins then saw off the top[Read More…]
Easy UK Wins for Hawkins and Bingham
The 2014 Coral UK Championship got under way at the Barbican Centre in York yesterday. A lot of hype surrounded the build up to this year’s International Championship but the UKs represents the first traditional major of the campaign. With a rich history of producing wonderful champions, it’s easy to[Read More…]