All of the bigger names advanced as the Home Nations series got under way with the start of the English Open on Monday. There were a few close calls but, by the end of a hectic day’s play that concluded after midnight, there were no major casualties of note to[Read More…]
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Preview: Home Nations English Open
The Home Nations series gets under way on Monday with the first of its four tournaments in the United Kingdom and Ireland – the English Open. The series was successfully launched last year, bringing more snooker to fans in the traditional home of the sport. Tournament in Northern Ireland, Scotland,[Read More…]
Mark Selby Planning Return After Injury
World champion Mark Selby will head the field when the English Open comes to Barnsley for the first time in October. Selby has missed the start of the current season due to a broken toe but is set to return to the baize later this month. And the world number[Read More…]
English Open Makes Barnsley Move
Barnsley will stage a World Snooker ranking tournament for the first time in October when the English Open comes to the town. The event will run from October 16 to 22 at the Barnsley Metrodome with 128 of the world’s best players in action, and tickets are on sale now.[Read More…]
Coral Continues Home Series Support
World Snooker is delighted to announce Coral as the title sponsor of the new Home Nations series. The three remaining events in the series – the Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open – will all be title-sponsored by Coral. This follows their successful sponsorship of the recent Coral[Read More…]
£3,150 Raised for Jessie May
English Open title sponsor Coral has raised £3,150 for Jessie May Children’s Hospice At Home. Coral pledged to donate £50 for every century break made during the English Open in Manchester and there were 63 tons made over the seven days of the world ranking event. Jessie May Children’s Hospice[Read More…]
Liang Wenbo Claims Champion of Champions Spot
Following his maiden ranking event victory at the English Open on Sunday, Liang Wenbo has also now earned an invitation to the lucrative Champion of Champions in November. While the Chinese 29 year-old collected £70,000 for his triumph in Manchester, a further £100,000 will be up for grabs at the[Read More…]
Wonderful Liang Wenbo Wins English Open
Liang Wenbo captured his maiden ranking event title at the English Open after a superb 9-6 victory over Judd Trump in Manchester. In doing so, the Chinese no.2 has become just the fourth Asian ever to win a ranking event – joining snooker royalty from the continent in James Wattana,[Read More…]
English Open Final: Judd Trump vs Liang Wenbo
Judd Trump and Liang Wenbo will contest the English Open final after emerging past contrasting semi-final encounters on Saturday. England’s Trump continued his hot streak of late by winning his 14th match in a row to reach a second successive ranking event final. The 27 year-old wasn’t at his high-scoring[Read More…]
Semi-Finals at the English Open
It’s semi-final day in the English Open as the first leg of the Home Nations Series nears its conclusion in Manchester. Wednesday and Thursday had taken several scalps as the field was almost completely decimated. However, the quartet left in the hunt for glory at Event City is among a group[Read More…]