Ronnie O’Sullivan wasn’t near his best but managed a 5-3 victory over James Cahill to qualify for the China Open on Thursday. The Masters champion compiled a high break of 107 in the third frame to go 2-1 up but otherwise had to scrap his way past his fellow Englishman.[Read More…]
Tag: Daniel Wells
White and Boileau out as Shanghai Qualifiers Commence
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers got under way on Tuesday at the Barnsley Metrodome. In one of only two tournaments which still carries the traditional format of tiered seedings and multiple rounds of qualifying before the higher ranked players enter the fold, the cueists ranked between 65 and 128 began their[Read More…]
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…]
Clark Foils Fernandez Tour Return
Rhys Clark denied Leo Fernandez a return to the Main Tour after a 4-1 victory over the Irishman in the final round of Q-School Event 1 in Burton. The young Scot joins the professional ranks for the first time in his career and is joined on the graduate list by[Read More…]
German Masters Preview
The 2013 German Masters resumes on Wednesday as one of the calendar’s best tournaments returns to Berlin for a third straight year. The Tempodrom has played host to two fabulous and well attended events and the same is to be expected this year. With a capacity of well over 2000[Read More…]
Brilliant Brecel Downs Donaldson
Luca Brecel won the last three frames to deny Scott Donaldson in a decider and advance to the second round of qualifying for the UK Championship. The teenage wonder kid from Belgium found himself 5-3 down only to crank up the gears in spectacular fashion with back-to-back tons – having[Read More…]
Who’s Who Q-School?
Following the conclusion of the 2012 World Championship, it took only a handful of days for the 2012/13 season to get under way. Amazing really, and long gone are the days where players and fans had to wait four or five months until the first event of a new campaign.[Read More…]
Morris Denies Davison in Decider
David Morris came from one down with two to play to beat Paul Davison 4-3 in the opening qualifying round of the Welsh Open. After sharing the first four frames, recent German Masters qualifier Davison fired in a brilliant 137 break to go within one of progressing to the next[Read More…]
Wells Claims European Championship
Daniel Wells won the 2011 European Snooker Championship after beating Irishman Vincent Muldoon 7-4 in Sofia. Neither player began the match as an overwhelming favourite as both had excelled in reaching the final of the competition for the first time. However, Wells looked the more at ease throughout and perhaps[Read More…]
Muldoon nears European glory
Ireland’s Vincent Muldoon is in the final of the European Snooker Championship in Bulgaria after a tense 6-4 victory over number one seed Martin O’Donnell. The 20 year-old from Galway will meet Daniel Wells in the final after the Welshman withheld a spirited comeback from countryman Lee Walker to also[Read More…]