The last snooker action of 2013 took place during the last two days as the World Open field was whittled down to 64 in Barnsley. The previous two days had seen the same scenario take place for the German Masters and, similarly, there were very few of what you would[Read More…]
Tag: Barry Hawkins
Favourites Flying High
Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire are into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after respective victories over former world champions in York yesterday. Crucible runner-up Hawkins emerged from a 6-5 thriller with Shaun Murphy while 2004 champion Maguire saw off fellow Scotsman John Higgins 6-3. Murphy had struggled for form[Read More…]
Morris Copes Fine in York
Ireland’s David Morris beat Jamie Cope 6-4 in his first round match at the UK Championship in York yesterday. Although the opening couple of days were somewhat dominated by upsets and shocks, Morris’ victory, despite being 50 places below his opponent in the world rankings, doesn’t necessarily come as a[Read More…]
Ronnie Snatches Semi-Final Spot
Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 3-0 and 5-3 down to beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a thriller at the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Friday night. The world champion was up against arguably the best player in the world right now, Ding, who has won the last three ranking events[Read More…]
All-Chinese Affair in Shanghai
There’ll be an all-Chinese final in a ranking event for the first time after Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong won their semi-finals at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. Both players were made to work hard for their victories despite the seemingly one-sided look of both scorelines. Xiao overcame England’s Michael[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters take place on Friday with markedly different halves of the draw in China. While the bottom section is dominated by established stars of the sport, the top half is a mixture of new blood and season campaigners who perhaps have never fully reached their[Read More…]
Unwell Robertson Begins Well in Australia
World no. 1 Neil Robertson eased past Marcus Campbell in the first round of the Australian Open – despite admitting afterwards that he could have pulled out sick. The Wuxi Classic champion has been waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweats and had to fight off[Read More…]
Perry Pips Hawkins for Pink Ribbon
Joe Perry came from 3-1 behind to continue his good early season form by beating Barry Hawkins 4-3 in the final of the annual Pink Ribbon at the Capital Venue in Gloucester yesterday. The Englishmen put on a good show, sharing sevens breaks of 45 or more between them –[Read More…]
2013 SHQ Awards
The new campaign is just a matter of days away but let’s first take a look back at the highlights of the 2012/13 campaign with the second annual SHQ Awards. As was the case twelve months ago, I am lucky enough to be joined by regular contributors Fin Ruane and[Read More…]
Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie
Ronnie O’Sullivan last night completed an astonishing comeback to the sport by claiming his fifth World Snooker Championship title with an 18-12 victory over Barry Hawkins. The capacity Crucible Theatre audience was treated to a final of very high quality as O’Sullivan was valiantly pushed by his underdog opponent. Yet,[Read More…]