Matthew Selt has knocked out defending champion Stuart Bingham 5-4 to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open in Bendigo. The Englishman evidently has a love affair with Oz after the tournament gave him his first quarter-final place at a ranking event this time last year. In that run,[Read More…]
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Hendry and Robertson Progress
Stephen Hendry and Neil Robertson both came through their first round matches unscathed with 10-4 victories at the World Championship in Sheffield. Hendry had played superbly, compiling a maximum 147, in opening up an 8-1 advantage over Stuart Bingham yesterday but began this evening’s session poorly, dropping the opening three[Read More…]
Allen’s At it Again
Cao Yupeng caused a major upset by beating Mark Allen 10-6 in the opening round of the World Championship in Sheffield this afternoon. But once again the spotlight will be on the Northern Irishman for all the wrong reasons as he created a storm in the post-match press conference by[Read More…]
China’s Coming
In 2008 and 2010, three Chinese players contested the last 32 of the World Championship in Sheffield – discounting Hong Kong’s Marco Fu. Only last year’s semi-finalist Ding Junhui is assured of his place at the Crucible Theatre next Saturday but there is a possibility that four others could join[Read More…]
Chinese Eye Home Event
Five Chinese players made it through the second round of qualifying on Wednesday for their home event, the China Open. Of course, there will soon be five “home” events for China’s finest but that doesn’t make it any less special or important for them to make their mark in front[Read More…]