Tag: Ben Woollaston

Dublin’s Dynamite Duo do it Again

Ken Doherty saw off stern opposition to reach the last 16 of the third Players Tour Championship event of the season at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. And Fergal O’Brien added gloss to another rare positive day for Irish snooker by winning 12 of his 14 frames to[Read More…]

Maximum Delight for Milkins

Robert Milkins recorded a 147 break before easing to a 10-4 victory against China’s Xiao Guodong in the World Championship qualifiers. The Englishman compiled his second career maximum in the third frame and, despite going 3-2 behind, won seven of the next eight frames to go one match away from[Read More…]

Higgins and Robertson Progress in PTC 10

John Higgins beat fellow Scot Stephen Hendry 4-3 to reach the last 16 of the tenth Players Tour Championship event of the season in Sheffield. The world champion had earlier beaten Irishman David Hogan and Adrian Gunnell of England before disposing of his old rival in a close and entertaining[Read More…]

Paul Hunter Classic

The fourth Players Tour Championship event of the season commences this week as the circuit heads outside England for the first time in the minor-ranking event series. The tournament, perhaps better known as the Paul Hunter Classic, takes place in Furth, Germany over the weekend as the momentum for the 2011/12[Read More…]

Woollaston Reaps Rewards

Ben Woollaston’s shock victory in Players Tour Championship event 3 yesterday highlighted the strength and depth that snooker currently enjoys. The Englishman beat former world champion Graeme Dott in the final to become the fourth different winner of tournaments this season following Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump’s successes in the[Read More…]