Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham were among the winners as the final event of the Home Nations series began on Monday with the opening day of the Welsh Open in Cardiff. The World Grand Prix had been just a few short hours old as play in the third longest running[Read More…]
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Neil Robertson Pinches Scottish Open Success
Neil Robertson returned to the winners’ enclosure after a remarkable 9-8 victory over Cao Yupeng in the Scottish Open final on Sunday. The Australian, a huge favourite before the contest began, was thoroughly outplayed for the majority of the encounter before staging a late fight back to pinch glory from[Read More…]
Scottish Open Final: Neil Robertson vs Cao Yupeng
Neil Robertson and Cao Yupeng will contest the final of the Scottish Open in Glasgow on Sunday. It will mark only the ninth time in a ranking event that no player from the United Kingdom will feature in the final. Robertson won the second of those with victory over Ding[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Semi-Final Preview
Well, it took a scintillating performance from old foe John Higgins to put an end to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s end-of-year dominance. After a hat-trick of ranking crowns in the last couple of months, the “Rocket” was already running on empty as he reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in Glasgow.[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan heads a strong line-up that will contest the last eight of the Scottish Open this weekend in Glasgow. The Englishman, a winner of three ranking titles in the last couple of months including the UK Championship last week in York, was on the verge of falling asleep at[Read More…]
John Higgins and Stephen Maguire Advance in Scotland
Only three home players remain in the hunt for glory as the last 32 line-up in the Scottish Open was completed on Wednesday. Two of them are proven champions on the Main Tour while the other is a rookie who has been buoyed by the local support by reaching this[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Back Winning as Cao Yupeng Enjoys Maximum Moment
China’s Cao Yupeng compiled a maiden 147 break as Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui were among the winners in the Scottish Open on Tuesday. Cao, who reached the semi-finals of the European Masters in Belgium earlier this season, recorded the feat in the third frame of his 4-0 first-round triumph[Read More…]
Marco Fu Begins Defence of Scottish Open
Reigning champion Marco Fu made a strong start to the Scottish Open as he whitewashed Duane Jones on Monday in Glasgow. The Hong Kong cueist, who hasn’t been beyond the last 16 of a ranking event this season, completed the rout with a 101 in the last frame. John Higgins,[Read More…]
Preview: Home Nations Scottish Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan might have just completed his record-equalling sixth UK Championship victory, but it’s straight on to the next ranking event in Scotland from Monday. Hong Kong’s Marco Fu returns to Glasgow as the reigning champion of the Scottish Open, the third event of four in the Home Nations series.[Read More…]
Mark Williams Captures Alex Higgins Trophy
Mark Williams has won his first ranking event title since 2011 after a dramatic 9-8 triumph over Yan Bingtao on Sunday. The Welshman was never in front until the final frame, which he took to deny the 17 year-old an opportunity to become the youngest ever ranking event champion. There were[Read More…]