John Higgins won the Champion of Champions for the first time after a 10-7 victory over old foe Ronnie O’Sullivan in Coventry on Saturday. Triumph for the Scot extends a remarkable resurgence in form which also saw him capture the inaugural Evergrande China Championship last week in Guangzhou. In November[Read More…]
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Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins in Champion’s Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins will meet in a mouthwatering final of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Saturday. The duo, with nine World Championship titles between them, will renew a rivalry which dates long before even they turned professional in 1992. Since then the pair has featured persistently[Read More…]
John Higgins Completes Classy Final Four in Coventry
John Higgins has completed the last four line-up in the Champion of Champions after an excellent 6-4 victory over Judd Trump in Coventry. The Scot prolonged his superb form in November, having last weekend clinched the inaugural Evergrande Championship in China – where he pocketed a tidy £200,000 winner’s cheque.[Read More…]
Mark Allen Stuns Selby Again
Mark Allen got the better of Mark Selby in a thrilling decider for a second successive week to reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. The Northern Irishman’s triumph mirrored his 6-5 success over the world no.1 in the quarter-final of the China Championship last Thursday. Just[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Downs Stuart Bingham
Ding Junhui fought back from 3-1 down to overcome Stuart Bingham 6-4 and reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. Ding struggled badly at times in the early exchanges, and indeed sporadically during his first round victory over Ali Carter earlier on Tuesday, but gradually grew in[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into the Semi-Finals in Coventry
Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after emerging through his opening two tests in Coventry on Monday. The two-time champion extended his unbeaten run at the Ricoh Arena with victories over Robin Hull and Martin Gould. O’Sullivan was triumphant in this lucrative invitational in each[Read More…]
Championing Invitations
The inaugural China Championship came to an appropriate conclusion on Saturday with John Higgins pocketing the mammoth cheque in Guangzhou. Not only did the Scot overcome an elite field to win the lucrative invitational and collect £200,000 – the biggest prize ever awarded outside the UK – Higgins duly managed[Read More…]
Liang Wenbo Claims Champion of Champions Spot
Following his maiden ranking event victory at the English Open on Sunday, Liang Wenbo has also now earned an invitation to the lucrative Champion of Champions in November. While the Chinese 29 year-old collected £70,000 for his triumph in Manchester, a further £100,000 will be up for grabs at the[Read More…]
QUIZ: Champion of Champions
The Champion of Champions will return to Coventry later this year and the qualifying criteria was made clear a few days ago. Despite the fact there are 23 counting events where the winners can gain an invitation to the lucrative tournament, only ten names are so far in line to earn[Read More…]
Robertson Wins Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson won the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Mark Allen in the final in Coventry. It marks the Australian’s biggest title since he landed the Wuxi Classic in the summer of 2014, and will give him considerable confidence ahead of[Read More…]