Judd Trump, Stuart Bingham and John Higgins were a few of the survivors on a day of mass upsets at the English Open in Manchester. The schedule at Event City came under serious scrutiny yesterday and that was heightened today with the fact that the players had to move through[Read More…]
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Alfie Burden Compiles First Home Nations 147
Alfie Burden made the first ever maximum break in the inaugural Home Nations series at the English Open on Tuesday. The 39 year-old’s 100th career century was as memorable as they come as he squared his first round encounter with Daniel Wells with a perfect 147 break. Unfortunately for the[Read More…]
Coral Contributes to Jessie May Charity
English Open title sponsor Coral will donate £50 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice At Home for every century break made during the seven days of the tournament. The Coral English Open runs until Sunday at Event City in Manchester, with 128 of the world’s best players competing for the title.[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Survives Scare in English Open
The Coral English Open got under way on Monday, initiating the inaugural Home Nations Series. The Home Nations comprises four ranking events staged in Great Britain and Ireland, the traditional homes of the sport, with a staggering bonus of £1 million on offer to any player who can somehow manage[Read More…]
Home Nations Starts with English Open
The new Home Nations series kicks off with the Coral English Open in Manchester on Monday. The English Open is among three new tournaments alongside similar fresh ventures in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the trio joining the already well-established Welsh Open on the calendar. Each event offers an individual[Read More…]
Coral Sponsors English Open
Snooker’s new Home Nations series starts next week with the Coral English Open. Coral has signed up as title sponsor of the world ranking event which will run from October 10 to 16 at Event City in Manchester. Top stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil[Read More…]
What’s Been Happening?
In short, not much. It’s been almost two weeks since the conclusion of the Indian Open, where Anthony McGill collected his maiden ranking event trophy, as the stagnated start to the 2016/17 campaign continues. The biggest tournament of the season so far gets under way on Monday with the return[Read More…]