World champion Stuart Bingham is out of the International Championship after a 6-2 first round defeat to Yu Delu in Daqing. Yu only had one break above 50, a 72 in the first frame, but took advantage of an out-of-sorts Bingham who missed several chances to stamp his authority on[Read More…]
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Walden’s International Championship Reign Ended Early
Ricky Walden’s defence of the International Championship ended before it really began as he was dumped out of the competition by Tian Pengfei on the opening day in Daqing. Walden’s qualifying round with the Chinese player was held over from Barnsley to the main event but the Englishman probably wishes[Read More…]
Wild Defeat for Trump Ends International Championship Qualifiers
Judd Trump suffered an unbelievable whitewash defeat at the hands of Michael Wild on the final day of International Championship qualifying in Barnsley. The 2012 champion was among the favourites to not only reach Daqing, but contend the latter stages of the tournament as well. Trump has been arguably the[Read More…]
O’Brien Reaches Daqing
Another 16 players booked their places in the International Championship first round after coming through qualifying on a routine day in Barnsley. 2012 runner-up Neil Robertson was the highest profile player in action and survived a brief scare before coming from 3-1 down to beat amateur Kuldesh Johal 6-3. The Australian[Read More…]
Allen In but Morris Out of International Championship
The International Championship qualifiers got under way on Wednesday at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Each player must win one match in South Yorkshire in order to ensure their safe passage to the main event in Daqing later in October. Despite the top 64 being seeded against the bottom 64 in[Read More…]
Barnsley Braced for International Championship Qualifiers
Professional snooker returns on Wednesday with the qualifiers for the International Championship at the Metrodome in Barnsley. 60 matches will be completed over the course of four days in South Yorkshire, where fans are invited to go and watch the action unfold for free. There are 128 players competing in[Read More…]
International Championship Moves to Daqing
Daqing in the north-east of China will host a world ranking event for the first time this season when the 2015 International Championship comes to the city. The tournament will run from October 25 to November 1 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, in the west of China’s[Read More…]
2014 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2014 draws to a close in the next few days, it’s time to reflect on what has been another entertaining year full of drama both on and off the table. There have been many stories over the last 12 months worthy of recalling, from title triumphs to near misses, comebacks[Read More…]
Robertson Completes Champions Semi-Final Line-up
Neil Robertson was the last man to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Friday. Following a small run of bad form, in which the Australian lost in the early rounds of both the Shanghai Masters and International Championship, Robertson looked to be approaching somewhere[Read More…]
Wonderful Walden Wins International Championship
Ricky Walden has won the 2014 International Championship after a superb 10-7 victory over Mark Allen in Chengdu. After a relatively slow start from both, the final transpired to be a wonderful occasion of attacking snooker that produced a worthy winner. The pair was both seeking a hat-trick of ranking event[Read More…]