Jimmy White continued his mini resurgence of late by comfortably beating David John 4-0 in the Scottish Open first round on Tuesday. The 10-time ranking event champion compiled a 133 total clearance in the first frame to go along with additional runs of 57 and 56 to move into the[Read More…]
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Mark Selby Through to the Tempodrom
Former champions Mark Selby, Ali Carter and Mark Williams all qualified for the German Masters on the final day of preliminaries in Barnsley. However, the action on Friday saw many of the top seeds fall by the wayside in their attempt to reach the last 32 in Berlin. Shaun Murphy,[Read More…]
Jimmy White One Step Closer to German Masters
Jimmy White beat Zhou Yuelong 5-3 in a battle of ages to move into the final qualifying round for the German Masters. At 54, White represents the oldest competitor on the Main Tour while he was up against one of the youngest in 18 year-old Zhou. It was the pair’s[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Beats Jimmy White in NI
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Jimmy White 4-1 in front of a capacity crowd to reach the third round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast on Wednesday. The clash was just as much about celebrating the occasion of a clash between two of the sport’s most loved players, as it was[Read More…]
Irish Start Well in Belfast
Josh Boileau earned his second win of the season with a hard-fought and nervy victory over Mike Dunn at the Northern Ireland Open on Monday. The Kildare cueist had only one other victory to his name in what is his rookie campaign on the Main Tour – a 4-2 victory[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Next for Liang Wenbo
The first hectic period in this season’s schedule continues this week with the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. It marks the return of the potentially very lucrative Home Nations series, which comprises four tournaments in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales during this campaign. Should someone manage the unlikely feat[Read More…]
White and Boileau out as Shanghai Qualifiers Commence
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers got under way on Tuesday at the Barnsley Metrodome. In one of only two tournaments which still carries the traditional format of tiered seedings and multiple rounds of qualifying before the higher ranked players enter the fold, the cueists ranked between 65 and 128 began their[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Paul Hunter Classic
Mark Selby beat Tom Ford 4-2 to win the Paul Hunter Classic for a third time at the Stadthalle in Furth. In the all-Leicester final, the world champion withstood Ford’s early challenge but pulled away from 2-2 with runs of 72 and 58 to capture the title. In doing so,[Read More…]
Jimmy White Fighting Fit in Furth
Jimmy White has reached the last 16 of a European Tour event for the first time in almost two years at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany. The ‘Whirlwind’, who won just one match all of last season, has undergone a diet over recent months leading to the 54 year-old[Read More…]
Whirlwind Wins First Match in Almost a Year
Jimmy White won hist first ranking event match since the start of last August after beating Ali Carter 4-1 on Monday. In doing so, the ten times ranking event champion qualified for the Indian Open in July, where he’ll face fellow veteran Joe Swail. White won only one match in[Read More…]