The last 16 line-up of the Paul Hunter Classic was completed on Saturday after another busy day in Furth. 2010 champion Judd Trump recorded wins over Marc Davis, Joe Perry and Daniel Wells to reach Sunday’s finals day. Trump, last year’s runner-up, was in good form as he knocked in[Read More…]
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Murphy in Hunt for Third Paul Hunter Classic Success
Eight players sealed their last 16 places in the Paul Hunter Classic after an interesting day’s play on Friday in Furth. I mixed bag of old, young, established and new faces make up the top half of the draw in what is widely regarded as the most sought-after European Tour[Read More…]
WPBSA Statement – Unusual Betting Patterns
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has just released the following statement: “The WPBSA was today alerted to unusual betting patterns regarding the match between Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Martin O’Donnell at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany.” “The WPBSA monitors betting on ALL professional snooker and has the most[Read More…]
Irish Amateurs Fall in Furth
Josh Boileau was denied a place in the Paul Hunter Classic main draw after a narrow 4-3 loss to Scotland’s Marc Davis in the final round of qualifying on Thursday in Furth. Boileau had become the only Irish amateur to make it the last stage of the preliminaries when he[Read More…]
Paul Hunter Classic Under Way
Snooker returned yesterday with the opening day of the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic in Furth. The second European Tour event of the season is arguably the marquee minor ranking event on the calendar, with big attendances and quite a lot of prestige attached to the player in which it honours.[Read More…]
Hawkins Wins Riga Open
Barry Hawkins won the Riga Open on Sunday after a 4-1 victory over fellow Englishman Tom Ford in Latvia. Hawkins didn’t enter the Australian Open last month to better prepare for the long new season ahead, and that decision paid dividends as he romped to his maiden European Tour title.[Read More…]
Latvia Loss to Liang for Bingham
China’s Liang Wenbo reached the fourth round of the Riga Open after knocking out world champion Stuart Bingham on Saturday. The 28 year-old’s highest break was just 50 but he recorded a second successive 4-1 triumph to add to an earlier victory over Ireland’s David Morris in Latvia. Except for[Read More…]
Snooker Returns in Riga
Professional snooker returns on Wednesday with the Riga Open as the European Tour kicks off in Latvia. After more than a three-week summer break from the sport, it will be interesting to see how the marquee players perform. In truth, even though there has already been the World Cup and[Read More…]
Robertson Romps to Gdynia Open Title
Neil Robertson won the Gdynia Open for the second time after a 4-0 victory over Mark Williams in Poland on Sunday. The Australian was triumphant when the Gdynia Open was held for the first time in 2012, and he overcame defending champion Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals en route to[Read More…]
Gdynia Open Final Day
The final day of the Gdynia Open takes place today with the last 16 gunning for the title in Poland. Shaun Murphy is the defending champion and, following a walkover in the first round, won his two matches on Saturday to reach the fourth round. The Masters champion takes on[Read More…]