The four favourites for the China Open comfortably reached the second round on Tuesday in Beijing. Ding Junhui delighted his legion of home fans with a 5-0 drubbing of Paul Davison, in doing so setting up a highly intriguing last 32 tie with young countryman Zhou Yuelong. Ding appeared in[Read More…]
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Mark Selby and Judd Trump Firing in China
Defending champion Judd Trump and world number one Mark Selby both scored heavily as they emerged from their opening bouts unscathed at the China Open on Monday. Both Englishman had their qualifying round matches held over to the venue stages and each managed to compile a hat-trick of centuries in[Read More…]
Preview: The China Open
The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the China Open in Beijing. Almost 20 years in existence and running in consecutive campaigns since 2005, the China Open represents one of the most well-established ranking tournaments on the calendar. In recent years its importance has[Read More…]
Last 32 in the Shoot Out
32 players remain in the hunt for the Coral Shoot Out as the controversial ranking event reaches its conclusion on Sunday. The Shoot Out, with its shot clocks and other variations from the traditional rules of the game, has divided opinion since its inception in 2011, but none more so[Read More…]
Welsh Open Preview
The World Grand Prix reaches its conclusion later today but thoughts will immediately turn to the next ranking event, which starts in Cardiff with the Coral Welsh Open on Monday. Staged every year since 1992, the Welsh Open is the third longest continuously running ranking event behind only the World[Read More…]
Tom Ford Hits 147, Ronnie O’Sullivan Crashes Out of German Masters
The German Masters got under way on Wednesday in Berlin, typically amid plenty of furore and drama. This year, SnookerHQ is again delighted to welcome Germany’s own Frank B. Halfar as a guest writer for the week’s action at the Tempodrom. There was certainly a lot to take in from[Read More…]
Preview: German Masters
The first ranking event of 2017 begins on Wednesday with the eagerly anticipated F66.com German Masters in Berlin. Since the reincarnation of the German Masters in 2011, the tournament has been consistently hailed as one of the very best on the annual calendar. The format reverts to the traditional best[Read More…]
Mark Williams and Jimmy White Beijing Bound
Three-time champion Mark Williams came from behind to beat Zhao Xintong 5-3 and qualify for the China Open on Wednesday. The Welshman won the opening frame with a run of 75 but looked to be in trouble when teenager Zhao reeled off the following three frames. It looked like it[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2016
Another 12 months has passed by as we prepare to say goodbye to 2016 in snooker. It was an entertaining year which produced countless moments of magic, comebacks, breakdowns, emotional victories and painful defeats. Over the last few days we took a look at some of the highs and lows[Read More…]
Whirlwind and Rocket to Battle Again
Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan will meet each other for the second time in as many months after recording comfortable second round victories in the Scottish Open on Wednesday. White continued his resurgence in form this season with a resounding 4-0 defeat of Ryan Day in Glasgow that featured breaks of[Read More…]