Ronnie O’Sullivan romped to victory in the World Grand Prix by comfortably outplaying Ding Junhui to secure a 10-3 scoreline at the Guild Hall on Sunday in Preston. The Englishman was rarely troubled as he confidently powered his way to a fourth ranking title of the campaign, more than he[Read More…]
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World Grand Prix Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ding Junhui
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will contest the final of the World Grand Prix on Sunday at the Guild Hall in Preston. The pair emerged from tight semi-final encounters to set up a first meeting with one another since Ding’s defeat of the “Rocket” in last year’s World Championship. At[Read More…]
World Grand Prix: Semi-Final Preview
An extremely high quality quartet will assemble for the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix in Preston this weekend. The current world number one, two players who have previously stood atop those standings in the rankings list, and an ex world number two make up the impressive group of contenders[Read More…]
World Grand Prix: Quarter-Final Preview
The World Grand Prix is down to its final eight contenders after an entertaining few days at the Guild Hall in Preston. The quarter-finals boasts an extremely tasty line-up that will get under way later on Thursday with favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan in action against Xiao Guodong. The top seed edged[Read More…]
Mark Allen Falls in German Masters
Masters champion Mark Allen couldn’t maintain his run of form as he bowed out of the German Masters at the last 32 stage on Wednesday in Berlin. The 31 year-old became the first Northern Irishman in more than three decades to claim one of the Triple Crown events when he[Read More…]
Preview: German Masters
The first ranking event of 2018 gets under way on Wednesday with the start of the German Masters in Berlin. Ever since its relaunch in 2011, the German Masters has been one of the most popular tournaments on the calendar each year, primarily due to the endearing atmosphere that is[Read More…]
Mark Allen Snooker Odds for Worlds Shorten – But Will He Qualify?
There might still be a lot to play for between now and the snooker World Championship – but it’s around this time every year when players and fans begin to think about the end-of-season month in Sheffield. Whether by its association with the Triple Crown, the BBC, or something else[Read More…]
China Open Becomes £1 Million Event
World Snooker has announced a new agreement that will see the China Open become the second richest tournament on the calendar from this year. The four-year contract between the sport’s governing body and the Chinese promoters will begin with the 2018 event taking place in its usual early-April time slot.[Read More…]
Judd Trump Books Masters Quarter-Final Place
Judd Trump held off a spirited fight back from Liang Wenbo to advance to the quarter-finals in the prestigious Masters with a 6-4 victory on Monday. The 28 year-old was in a seemingly commanding position when he led Liang 5-1 thanks to four half-century breaks but the Chinese came storming back[Read More…]
Full Marks for Williams and Allen at Ally Pally
There were impressive victories for both Mark Williams and Mark Allen as the opening day of the 2018 Masters didn’t disappoint at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Williams rode his luck a touch but in the end fought back superbly to deny world number one Mark Selby in a dramatic[Read More…]