The players head to Belgium on Monday for the first ranking event in the country in 23 years. The European Masters, which was staged in Romania twelve months ago, moves to Lommel for the first time with £75,000 on offer for the champion next Sunday. This event represents the sixth ranking[Read More…]
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Shaun Murphy Crashes Out of European Masters
It was a rough day for a lot of the marquee names as the European Masters qualifiers came to a conclusion on Friday in Preston. Shaun Murphy was the most high-profile casualty but there were also defeats for multiple ranking event champions Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter, and Ricky Walden. Murphy[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Denies Barry Hawkins for European Masters Berth
No sooner had the Indian Open qualifiers wrapped up at the Guild Hall, the next preliminaries were straight under way with the last 128 of the European Masters on Thursday. Ken Doherty maintained his wonderful start to the campaign with another eye-catching victory, backing up his win earlier this week[Read More…]
European Masters Belgium Bound
Belgium will stage a World Snooker ranking event for the first time in 23 years in October when the 2017 European Masters comes to Lommel. The tournament will run from October 2 to 8 in the city of Lommel in the Belgian province of Limburg. Belgium hosted the European Open[Read More…]
Judd Trump Triumphs in Thrilling European Masters Final
Judd Trump is the European Masters champion after a mesmerising 9-8 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in Bucharest on Sunday. The inaugural ranking event to be staged in Romania concluded with a wonderful final that delighted the packed Circul Globus arena. It was a fitting climax to a new tournament which[Read More…]
Rampant Ronnie O’Sullivan Joins Judd Trump in European Masters Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will contest the European Masters final after each recording dominant wins on Saturday. There had been plenty of excitement ahead of the semi-finals with four of the world’s most marquee competitors in action against each other in Romania. However, the anticipated close encounters never materialised[Read More…]
Star Names into European Masters Semi-Finals
The European Masters is set for a grandstand conclusion after four of snooker’s biggest stars made it through to the semi-finals on Friday. Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson will fight it off for the €75,000 winner’s cheque in front of what will surely be approaching a[Read More…]
European Masters Down to Final Eight
Mark Selby and Judd Trump have joined the last eight cast as the European Masters nears the business end in Bucharest. The inaugural ranking event in Romania boasts a stellar line-up with the quarter-finals to look forward to on Friday. World champion Selby easily dispatched of an out-of-sorts Barry Hawkins[Read More…]
John Higgins into Last Eight
John Higgins came from 3-2 down to deny Tom Ford in a decider to reach the quarter-finals of the European Masters in Romania. The Scot wasn’t near his best and struggled for scoring prowess but a 71 break in the sixth frame forced the final frame shoot-out, before Higgins relied[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Progresses in European Masters
The last 32 of the European Masters came to a conclusion on Tuesday as Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan continued their progress in Bucharest. O’Sullivan looked more assured as he knocked in four breaks above 50 in overcoming David Gilbert 4-1. The five-time world champion hasn’t yet found his stride[Read More…]