Mark Allen hammered in five century breaks in beating Barry Hawkins and Neil Robertson to reach the last four of the Champion of Champions on Thursday in Coventry. The Northern Irishman, who superbly won the International Championship last week in China, was brimming with confidence as he booked a semi-final[Read More…]
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Mark Selby Compiles Champion of Champions 147
Mark Selby became the first player to compile a Champion of Champions 147 after making the perfect break in his first round encounter with Neil Robertson on Thursday. After the Englishman lost a scrappy opening frame to Robertson, he potted a long red and was immediately perfect on the black[Read More…]
Classy Kyren Wilson into Coventry Semi-Finals
Kyren Wilson produced a scintillating display of scoring to hammer Judd Trump and become the third player to reach the Champion of Champions Coventry semi-finals at the Ricoh Arena. Earlier in the day, Wilson knocked out world champion Mark Williams with a controlled first round performance proving enough to get[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Sets Up Shaun Murphy Rematch
Ronnie O’Sullivan lived up to his nickname of the “Rocket” as he launched himself into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Tuesday in Coventry. Most players slow down with age but the soon to be 43 year-old was in stellar form as he dislodged two fellow former world[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Begins Coventry Defence Strongly
Shaun Murphy became the first player to book a semi-final place in the Champion of Champions as the 2018 edition got under way on Monday in Coventry. The defending champion, who has not shown a lot of form since suffering a surprising first round exit at the World Snooker Championship[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Preview and Draw
Less than 24 hours after the completion of the International Championship in China, the Champion of Champions gets under way in Coventry on Monday. The 16-man invitational event returns to the calendar for a sixth straight season and features all the tournament winners from the last twelve months on the[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship
The players return to China this week for the third ranking event of the season in the country – the lucrative International Championship in Daqing, which starts on Sunday. The International Championship has become a permanent fixture on the calendar since its launch in 2012, when Judd Trump edged Neil[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2017
Well, give yourself a pat on the back, we’ve made it to the end of another year. As we say goodbye to 2017, we can reflect on another twelve months that provided countless moments of jubilation and joy, coupled with numerous instances of defeat and despair. Over the last few[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy is Champion of Champions
It was a case of third time lucky for Shaun Murphy in finals this season as he held off Ronnie O’Sullivan’s late fight back for a 10-8 Champion of Champions victory on Sunday. The Englishman, who had never even won a match at the Coventry invitational in four previous attempts,[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy will contest the final of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Sunday. Murphy booked a showdown with the “Rocket” after fighting back from 4-2 down to beat Luca Brecel 6-4 in the last four in front of a packed crowd at the Ricoh Arena.[Read More…]