David Morris caused the upset of the UK Championship so far by beating world champion Mark Selby 6-4 in the second round in York. The Irishman was never behind as he played a superb match to overcome the world no.1 in front of a large crowd at the Barbican. Morris,[Read More…]
Tag: Ding Junhui
UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.
Morris Moves into Round Two
David Morris is into the second round of the 2014 UK Championship after a battling 6-4 victory over Li Hang in York. The Kilkenny cueist, who reached the last 16 at the Barbican this time last year, was pushed almost all the way by his Chinese opponent but eventually pulled[Read More…]
Robertson Completes Champions Semi-Final Line-up
Neil Robertson was the last man to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Friday. Following a small run of bad form, in which the Australian lost in the early rounds of both the Shanghai Masters and International Championship, Robertson looked to be approaching somewhere[Read More…]
Ding the First Name into Last Four
Ding Junhui became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Monday. The Chinese returned to a degree of form as he stuttered over the finishing line in a 4-2 victory over Dominic Dale before repeating the feat in a 6-5[Read More…]
International Championship Preview
Sunday announces the start of the International Championship as the 64 qualifiers begin battle for the lucrative £125,000 winner’s cheque in Chengdu. Now in its third year on the calendar, the International Championship has quickly become a firm favourite with both the players and the fans alike. Its longer format[Read More…]
White Hanging on in Haining
The second Asian Tour event of the season is taking place this week in China, known as the Haining Open. Already down to the last 32 stage, Jimmy White has continued his promising form of late as a brace of victories has sent him into the third round. The ‘Whirlwind’,[Read More…]
Seeds and Schedule for Champion of Champions
With the second annual Champion of Champions set for the prestigious Ricoh Arena, Coventry, the four seeded players for this year’s event are Ronnie O’Sullivan (1), Mark Selby (2), Neil Robertson (3) and Ding Junhui (4). Taking place from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th November, the Champion of Champions features[Read More…]
Snooker in October
From the start of the season in May until now at the end of September, the snooker season has been a stop-start motion right the way through. This is in stark contrast to last season when it felt like there was no respite almost from beginning to end, until Mark[Read More…]
Ding’s Defence of International Over
Ding Junhui has been sent crashing from the International Championship after a 6-5 defeat to fellow Chinese player Wang Zepeng in Barnsley. The qualifying round to get back to Chengdu had been expected to be a formality for Ding, who was coming up against an amateur countryman. But just to[Read More…]