David Morris came from 3-1 down to overcome amateur Eden Sharav 5-3 in a tough qualifying round contest for the Shanghai Masters. The Irishman hasn’t played much snooker so far during this campaign having decided to skip the Australian Open and the recent Riga Open in Latvia and it was[Read More…]
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Irish Out in Wuxi
The seeds enjoyed a good second day at the opening ranking event of the season, the Wuxi Classic. But the same could not be said of the Irish challenge as Ken Doherty and David Morris joined Fergal O’Brien in the departure lounge. Last year’s quarter-finalist Morris pushed Robert Milkins all[Read More…]
Morris Returns to Wuxi
The Wuxi Classic qualifiers – or first round if you will – took place in Gloucester over a protracted five days of action at the Capital Venue. With it commenced the 2014/15 snooker campaign as the sport’s roadshow once again shifts into gear. Seeking to maximise as much streaming revenue[Read More…]
2014 SHQ Awards: The End of Season Review
The 2014/15 campaign gets under way on Saturday with the Wuxi Classic qualifiers. Yes, you read that correctly. After only a short few weeks, the action returns almost straight away as the roadshow sets off once more. Some will argue that there isn’t enough of a break in between seasons.[Read More…]
Early Exit for Morris
The opening round of qualifying for the World Championship concluded yesterday with a shock defeat for Ireland’s David Morris. The Kilkenny cueist, who had otherwise enjoyed a fantastic season on his return to the circuit following a one-year absence, was sent crashing out early following a 10-7 defeat to 17[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers Preview
One of the most exciting events in the entire season gets under way tomorrow in Sheffield. No, the snooker roadshow does not quite stop at the Crucible Theatre yet but first at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre for the World Championship qualifiers. While it doesn’t gain as much coverage as[Read More…]
World Championship Qualifiers Draw Made
The draw for the qualifying stages of the 2014 World Championship has been made. The rounds will take place from the 8th to the 16th of April at the Ponds Forge Sports Centre in Sheffield, with the last 32 of the main event beginning three days later at the Crucible.[Read More…]
Long Welsh Open Starts Today
The Welsh Open gets under way today in a revamped format that sees the entire tournament contested in Newport. Now in its 23rd year on the calendar, the Welsh Open is the third longest running ranking event, with only the World and UK Championship in existence for a longer period.[Read More…]
Morris Through to China
David Morris booked another flight to the Far East as he qualified for the China Open in Beijing with an excellent 5-1 victory over Mark Davis on Monday. The Kilkenny cueist had already reached the final stages of the Wuxi Classic at the outset of the campaign, where he went[Read More…]
2014 German Masters Preview
The seventh main ranking event of a busy season gets under way tomorrow with the German Masters in Berlin. There have been plenty of success stories since the outset of the Barry Hearn era and the influx of new tournaments onto the calendar, but the German Masters is arguably the[Read More…]