The incident occurred at a crucial moment of the world number 34’s World Championship qualifying victory.
Tag: Fergal O’Brien
Liang Wenbo Denies Fergal O’Brien in Decider
It was the fifth time in the last ten years that O’Brien had participated in a deciding frame in the final qualifying round.
Tour Survival Rankings Paint Sorry Picture for Irish Snooker
Former world champion Ken Doherty’s tour survival is in the balance with just a few ranking events remaining in the 2019/20 campaign.
Snooker World Cup Returns to Wuxi
The 2019 Snooker World Cup returns to the calendar this week with 24 teams set to take part in China from Monday.
Alan McManus Beats Women’s World Champion
Alan McManus withheld a stern challenge from women’s world champion Ng On Yee to win his World Championship qualifying opener on Friday.
Ding Junhui Wins China Championship Opener
Ding Junhui began the China Championship with a 5-3 victory over Lee Walker in his held over qualifying round tie in Guangzhou on Monday. The home favourite delighted his fans to overcome the Welshman for the first time in his career despite only knocking in a couple of breaks over[Read More…]
Mark Selby beats Jimmy White in Qualifiers
Mark Selby reached the main stages of the China Championship after a 5-2 triumph over Jimmy White at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday. The pair traded the opening four frames to leave the scores tied at the mid-session interval but a 118 from Selby upon the resumption of play[Read More…]
Big Names Crash Out of World Open
The 2018 World Open has taken a completely new shape after a purge of the marquee names sent a host of key contenders crashing out at the last 32 stage on Wednesday in Yushan. Defending champion Ding Junhui’s 5-4 defeat to Robert Milkins concluded an evening of upsets as a[Read More…]
World Open Qualifiers to Start in Preston
A day after the conclusion of the preliminary round for the Riga Masters, the World Open qualifiers are set to take place this weekend at the Preston Guild Hall. Riga Masters qualifying finished on Thursday with the majority of the higher ranked players again emerging with early victories at the[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw
The eagerly anticipated World Snooker Championship qualifying draw was announced by World Snooker on Monday. A total of 128 players will head to the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from Wednesday hoping to win the three matches required to reach the main event at the Crucible Theatre in less[Read More…]