Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
Tag: Jack Lisowski
Lisowski’s Time to Progress
Jack Lisowski has qualified for the Shanghai Masters after seeing off Matthew Stevens 5-3 in Barnsley. It was the third tight contest of a tricky week for Lisowski but one in which he finally didn’t require all nine frames to progress. On Wednesday and Thursday, the 23 year-old advanced the[Read More…]
World Champion Out of Wuxi
Newly crowned world champion Mark Selby has been dumped out early in the first ranking event of the season, the Wuxi Classic. The ‘Jester’ was involved in a high-quality affair with China’s Liang Wenbo, eventually succumbing to a 5-3 defeat despite compiling breaks of 119 and 81. Liang, somewhat of[Read More…]
Qualifiers Book Australian Open Spots
The Australian Open qualifiers concluded on Tuesday with 16 players booking their flights Down Under. Now in its fourth season on the calendar, the ranking event is one of only a few that has retained the old format of seeded stages. This ensured that the lower ranked players were forced[Read More…]
Allen Survives Scare
Mark Allen came from 3-0 down to eventually scrape past amateur Sydney Wilson in the first round of the Welsh Open on Thursday. Despite claiming a brace of European Tour events this season, Allen has actually had a rather indifferent campaign and it looked like his poor form in main[Read More…]
Defending Champion Out Amid Shocks
The first day of the 2014 German Masters was all about who didn’t go through, rather than who was able to progress to the last 32 at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The majority of the last 64 encounters took place on Wednesday and there was a quartet of major upsets[Read More…]
Selby Edges O’Sullivan in Antwerp Win
Mark Selby came from 3-1 behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-1 and win the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 was in good form throughout the weekend but arguably saved his best for last as he overcame an in-form ‘Rocket’. It looked like the world champion was heading[Read More…]
Maximum Effort Not Enough for Trump
Judd Trump compiled the first 147 break of his career but still lost to Mark Selby 4-3 in the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 is one of the most prolific break-builders in the game so it was a little surprising that it has taken him this long[Read More…]
2013 SHQ Awards
The new campaign is just a matter of days away but let’s first take a look back at the highlights of the 2012/13 campaign with the second annual SHQ Awards. As was the case twelve months ago, I am lucky enough to be joined by regular contributors Fin Ruane and[Read More…]
World Championship First Round Preview
The eagerly anticipated 2013 World Championship gets under way tomorrow as 32 of the best players on the planet do battle for the biggest prize of them all. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield plays host to the 17-day marathon for a 37th consecutive year with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan returning[Read More…]
