Ronnie O’Sullivan again generated all the headlines as he compiled a majestic maximum break en route to a quick and easy 4-0 triumph over Allan Taylor in the English Open on Wednesday. The defending champion boasted an average shot time of less than 15 seconds as he coasted into the[Read More…]
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Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Hits 147 Break in English Open
Thepchaiyu Un-Nooh compiled a maximum break on another hectic day of action in the English Open at the K2 in Crawley on Tuesday. The Thai scored the perfect frame, which as only the third 147 of the season is set to win him a nice £15,000 jackpot, in his 4-1 victory[Read More…]
English Open Begins With Ronnie O’Sullivan Rant
The English Open got under way on Monday with Ronnie O’Sullivan again generating headlines as he made his first appearance in a ranking event of the 2018/19 season. O’Sullivan, who won the lucrative Shanghai Masters invitational last month in China, began his defence of the English Open with a 4-1[Read More…]
English Open Coming to Crawley
Crawley will welcome the best snooker players in the world later this year when the English Open comes to the town. Taking place at K2 Crawley from October 15th to 21st, it will be the first world ranking event ever staged in the West Sussex town. The English Open is[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Runs Away With English Open Success
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the English Open after an impressive 9-2 victory over Kyren Wilson at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday. By lifting the Steve Davis Trophy in front of a big crowd on home soil, O’Sullivan collects his 29th ranking event title – taking him above the six-time world[Read More…]
English Open Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Kyren Wilson
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson will contest the final of the English Open after emerging from tough semi-final encounters on Saturday in Barnsley. O’Sullivan withstood a spirited comeback from Anthony McGill to eventually prevail 6-4 against the Scotsman, while earlier in the day Wilson reeled off the last four frames[Read More…]
English Open: Semi-Final Preview
Four remain in the hunt for the English Open title as the first Home Nations event of the season reaches the business end of proceedings in Barnsley. An interesting quartet is left battling it out for glory at the Metrodom, with one proven star of the sport attempting to hold[Read More…]
English Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the senior statesman as he heads a distinctly young English Open quarter-final line-up in Barnsley. There have been signs over the past year or so that a changing of the guard is potentially imminent, highlighted by several new ranking event champions and the emergence of many new[Read More…]
Maximum Magic from Liang Wenbo in English Open
Liang Wenbo fired in a maximum 147 as he fought from behind to beat Tom Ford in the English Open on Wednesday. The defending champion looked in trouble when he trailed 3-1 but forced a deciding frame with the perfect break that pocketed the Chinese number two a neat £40,000 from[Read More…]
Mark Selby Survives Scare in Metrodome
World champion Mark Selby avoided an early exit from the English Open by coming from 3-2 down to beat Scott Donaldson in a decider on Tuesday. The world number one has struggled to find his top form this season after a record-equalling last campaign that brought him five ranking titles,[Read More…]