Judd Trump and Neil Robertson both qualified for the International Championship as the qualifiers wrapped up at the Guild Hall on Saturday. The two finalists from the inaugural staging of the most lucrative ranking event in China emerged from contrasting tests to reach the last 64. Trump compiled a brace[Read More…]
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Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien Reach International Championship
Qualifying for upcoming ranking events continued at the Preston Guild Hall on Thursday with the first day of the International Championship qualifiers. Ronnie O’Sullivan, entering the event for the first time in two years, withstood a spirited fight back from James Cahill to deny the 20 year-old 6-4. The ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
Preston Guild Hall to Stage Ranking Event Qualifiers
Top snooker stars including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Judd Trump, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson will be playing in the qualifying rounds of two world ranking events at the Guild Hall in Preston later this month. The European Masters qualifiers run from September 26 to 28 with all[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan to Play in Two Chinese Events
Ronnie O’Sullivan announced today on social media that he will be entering the Shanghai Masters and International Championship this year in China. The Englishman, who is yet to play competitively this season, was last in action at the World Championship where he lost to Barry Hawkins in a dramatic second[Read More…]
Higgins Ties Davis with International Championship Triumph
John Higgins has won the 2015 International Championship after a 10-5 victory over David Gilbert in China. As well as lifting the trophy and collecting a cool £125,000 for his success, Higgins now joins Steve Davis at second on the all-time ranking event winners’ list – having now surpassed Ronnie[Read More…]
Higgins Sets up Gilbert Final Clash
John Higgins is into the final of the International Championship after a 9-4 victory over Mark Selby on Saturday in China. The four-time world champion was in punishing form throughout the semi-final clash with the world no.1, capitalising on most of Selby’s errors with hard match snooker. Although it came[Read More…]
Gilbert into Maiden Ranking Final
David Gilbert is the first man into the International Championship final after a 9-5 victory over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in China on Friday. In doing so, the Englishman reaches his maiden ranking event final at the age of 34 having been a professional player since 2002. The fact that this week[Read More…]
Contrasting Semi-Finals in Store for International Championship
World no.1 Mark Selby remains on course to claim the International Championship for the first time as he reached the semi-finals on Thursday in Daqing. Selby prevailed in a lengthy quarter-final bout with Neil Robertson 6-4 to set up an intriguing tie against John Higgins – a repeat of the[Read More…]
Higgins Mauls Murphy to Reach Last Eight
Four-time world champion John Higgins was in superb form as he routed Shaun Murphy 6-0 in the last 16 of the International Championship on Wednesday. Higgins endured a difficult 2014 but has steadily improved once again this year – highlighted by his consistent return to the winning table with victories[Read More…]
Day Downs Ding in Daqing
The International Championship is down to the last 16 after a very busy day of second round action in China on Tuesday. The top and bottom half of the draws are taking quite different shapes as the seeds begin to crumble in one and stack up in the other. The[Read More…]