Michael White edged Ali Carter in a dramatic decider to set up an all-Welsh quarter-final with Jamie Jones, who hammered Mark Selby in the Australian Open on Thursday. Irishman Fergal O’Brien is out, though, failing to build on his excellent victory over world champion Stuart Bingham as he was comprehensively[Read More…]
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Trump Eases into Quarters in Day of Deciders
There were four deciding frame thrillers on an exciting third day at the Australian Goldfields Open on Wednesday. Defending champion Judd Trump was one of only two victorious players to avoid going all the way as he became the first name to feature in the quarter-final in Bendigo. Stephen Maguire[Read More…]
Doherty Dumped but Delight for Dott
Ken Doherty is out of the 2015 World Championship after losing 10-3 to Mark Davis in the final qualifying round at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. The 1997 champion never really stood a chance after ending the first session on Tuesday 8-1 down as the world no.18 coasted to victory[Read More…]
Woollaston Makes 147 but Undone by Ebdon
Ben Woollaston compiled the 110th competitive 147 in snooker yesterday but failed to reach the last 16 of the inaugural Lisbon Open in Portugal. The Englishman constructed the perfect break in the third frame of his 4-0 victory over amateur Joe Steele before being knocked out by Peter Ebdon in[Read More…]
Stevens Ousts O’Brien in Oz
Matthew Stevens was the first man to the reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today as he overcame Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien 5-2 in Bendigo. With there being such a short period in between this ranking event and the Wuxi Classic which only concluded on Sunday, the format was slightly[Read More…]
Irish Out in Wuxi
The seeds enjoyed a good second day at the opening ranking event of the season, the Wuxi Classic. But the same could not be said of the Irish challenge as Ken Doherty and David Morris joined Fergal O’Brien in the departure lounge. Last year’s quarter-finalist Morris pushed Robert Milkins all[Read More…]
The World Awaits for Final Qualifiers
After a week of high drama, the 2014 World Championship qualifiers are at its final stage. There are only 32 players remaining as they battle it out for the 16 remaining places on offer at this year’s Sheffield showdown. Such is the strength in depth on the Main Tour these[Read More…]
Trump Continues Form in Poland
The last 16 of the Gdynia Open has its first eight competitors after a busy day at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Poland on Friday. The top half of the draw was whittled down to eight in the eighth and final European Tour event on the Players Tour Championship series.[Read More…]
It’s a Young Man’s Game After All
Mark Allen won the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup in Gloucester yesterday, making it back-to-back European Tour titles. The Northern Irishman was rarely troubled throughout the weekend as he collected a second trophy in a month following his success in October’s Ruhr Open in Germany. Allen overcame Judd Trump in the[Read More…]
Maguire Ends Hendry Career
Stephen Maguire demolished countryman Stephen Hendry 13-2 to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship in Sheffield for the second time. But the breaking news on day 11 of this year’s tournament is that King of the Crucible Stephen Hendry has officially announced his retirement from professional snooker. The Scot[Read More…]