Tag: Bulgarian Open

World Championship final

Big Names to Contest Sofia Showdown

John Higgins and Mark Williams will play each other in the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open after passing their opening three tests in Sofia on Saturday. The duo, who have famously locked horns so many times throughout their illustrious careers, each manoeuvred their way through some tricky ties in[Read More…]

Murphy Wins Bulgarian Open

Shaun Murphy won the 2014 Bulgarian Open after a dominant Sunday display in Sofia. The 2005 world champion began the day in confident fashion, scoring heavily in a 4-0 whitewash over Jimmy White, and became the big favourite after overcoming world champion Mark Selby to reach the semi-finals. In the last[Read More…]

Trump Through

Judd Trump reached the last 16 of the Bulgarian Open after coming from behind to beat 2006 world champion Graeme Dott 4-3 in Sofia. The Englishman had already produced a sterling display to overcome another Scot in John Higgins 4-1 with the aid of two centuries and a maximum attempt.[Read More…]

Winning White in Sofia

Jimmy White won three matches in a row for the first time in more than two years as the 10-time ranking event champion reached the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open on Friday. The ‘Whirlwind’, who had a tough start to the season by losing a succession of close games[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…]