Neil Robertson will meet Mark Allen in the International Championship final after an entertaining 9-7 victory over Jack Lisowski on Saturday in Daqing. The Australian played well but most importantly relied on his experience to outlast the “Big” Lisowski in a high-quality affair. A semi-final encounter that was close for[Read More…]
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Mark Allen Reaches International Championship Final
Mark Allen is into the International Championship final for the second successive season after a 9-6 triumph over Matthew Stevens in Daqing on Friday. In a barnstorming semi-final encounter that boasted one big contribution after another, Allen just about got the better of the resurgent Welshman to move one step[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Semi-Finals
Neil Robertson reached the International Championship semi-finals on Thursday thanks to a superb 6-4 victory over Mark Selby – ending the world number one’s 18-match unbeaten record in Daqing. In an entertaining affair, Selby appeared set to continue his dominance in an event that he had won in each of[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Quarter-Finals
Mark Selby remains on course for a hat-trick in Daqing after reaching the International Championship quarter-finals – which will take place on Thursday in China. The world number one, who has won the event in each of the last two seasons, safely booked his place in the last eight thanks[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui Advance in China
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui are among several big names who remain in the hunt for the International Championship after the last 32 was completed on Tuesday in Daqing. The pair emerged from tight encounters with Robert Milkins and Zhao Xintong respectively with a pair of 6-4 scorelines to remain[Read More…]
Mark Williams Loses to Sunny Akani
Mark Williams became the biggest casualty of the International Championship so far after a surprise 6-3 defeat to Akani Songsermsawad in the last 64 on Monday in Daqing. The world champion led the affable Thai player, known as Sunny Akani, 3-2 but was mostly powerless as his opponent went on[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Opening Test in Daqing
Mark Selby scraped into the first round proper of the International Championship after a typically gritty 6-5 victory over Li Yuan on the first day of action in Daqing on Sunday. The world number one’s qualifying match had been held over to the main venue, where he has triumphed in[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship
The players return to China this week for the third ranking event of the season in the country – the lucrative International Championship in Daqing, which starts on Sunday. The International Championship has become a permanent fixture on the calendar since its launch in 2012, when Judd Trump edged Neil[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Wins in International Championship Qualifiers
The players returned to England on Tuesday for the start of the International Championship qualifiers at the Barnsley Metrodome. The lucrative ranking event returns to the calendar for a seventh successive season at the end of the month but first there’s the preliminary round to negotiate, with half of the[Read More…]
Mark Selby Secures International Championship Double
Mark Selby has won the 2017 International Championship after a 10-7 victory over Mark Allen in China on Sunday. The Englishman successfully defended the title in Daqing, capturing a 13th ranking event trophy of an illustrious career as well as pocketing £150,000. Selby once again showed his dominance over the[Read More…]