International Championship The International Championship returns for a second year as the qualifiers take place in Barnsley today and tomorrow. Last year’s event in Chengdu was recognised as an overall success, with a slightly longer format and increased prize money appeasing the wishes of both fans and players alike. Judd[Read More…]
Tag: David Morris
Morris and Doherty Strong in Furth
Irish duo Ken Doherty and David Morris will compete in the last day of the Paul Hunter Classic today in Germany after reaching the last 16 over the weekend. On Friday, Morris beat David Grace and Sean O’Sullivan before recording an excellent victory over former world no.1 Judd Trump in[Read More…]
Irish Interest
The last few years haven’t been too plentiful for Irish snooker on the professional scene. While veteran Dubliners Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien have maintained the status as the country’s best, not many have been able to challenge their long-term duopoly. There have been a few primary reasons for this.[Read More…]
Inaugural Indian Open Commences
The qualifying round for the inaugural Indian Open was staged over the last couple of days at the Doncaster Dome in England. 128 players were whittled down to 64 as two intense days of action took place ahead of the first staging of a professional event in India next October.[Read More…]
Irish Out of Shanghai
It was a bad day for the Irish contingent as all three went out in the final round of qualifying for the Shanghai Masters. David Morris, who had superbly come through three rounds already to get to this stage, ran out of steam as he succumbed to a whitewash defeat[Read More…]
More From Mighty Morris
David Morris was in the winner’s circle again on Thursday when he secured his second successive 5-1 victory in the Shanghai Masters qualifiers – this time over Northern Irishman Gerard Greene. The Kilkenny cueist backed up his comprehensive win over Elliot Slessor with another confident display against Greene, a player[Read More…]
Morris Through; Controversy in Shanghai Qualifiers
Ireland’s David Morris continued his promising return to the professional scene by overcoming Elliot Slessor 5-1 in the opening qualifying round for the Shanghai Masters. This is one of the few events remaining that hasn’t altered its format to include only one qualifying round so Kilkenny’s Morris still has three[Read More…]
Wonderful Robertson Wins Again
Neil Robertson yesterday claimed the Wuxi Classic title in front of an enthusiastic crowd in China. The Australian came from behind to overcome Scotland’s John Higgins 10-7 in a thoroughly entertaining final of high quality snooker. The victory means that Robertson has now won the last two ranking events staged[Read More…]
Wuxi Classic Semi-Final
The Wuxi Classic has reached the last four stage with a more than justifiable quartet of players bidding for the first ranking event of the season in China. The quarter-final proved to be the end of the road for Ireland’s David Morris, but he can be content in the knowledge[Read More…]
Morris Sends the Captain Crashing
Ireland’s David Morris recorded what must surely be the victory of his career by knocking Ali Carter out of the Wuxi Classic in a dramatic 5-4 thriller. Morris had already bettered his previous best in a ranking event by reaching the last 16 yesterday but now has the prospects of[Read More…]