The Six Red World Championship is nearing the business end of proceedings with only eight players left vying for the title in Bangkok. Three Thai competitors remain in the hunt for glory on home soil, including the under-21 world champion Boonyarit Kaettikun – who has already beaten Michael Holt and[Read More…]
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Welsh Wizards in Oz
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…]
Bingham Bags Player of the Year Awards
Newly-crowned World Champion Stuart Bingham was named snooker’s Player of the Year at the sport’s annual awards ceremony in London tonight. Bingham conquered the Crucible for the first time by beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in an epic final this week. He also won the Shanghai Masters world ranking event earlier[Read More…]
A Quiet Monday Ahead
There wont be much action on Monday at the Crucible. That is unless the four matches that are scheduled to finish on day ten of the World Championship result in unlikely turnarounds. After a last 32 which provided plenty of close encounters, including three thrilling deciding frame climaxes, the majority[Read More…]
World Championship: Round Two Preview
The conclusion of the first round runs alongside the opening exchanges in the last 16 today. 14 out of the 16 last 32 ties have been decided with Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy looking set to join that group in round two later today. Coinciding with the end of their[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Stevens Surge into Second Round
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Matthew Stevens set up an intriguing second round clash after easily coming through their first World Championship tests on Wednesday. The pair last met at the Crucible in 2012, when O’Sullivan beat the Welshman in the last four en route to his fourth world crown. On that[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]
Perry Prizes Players Championship
Joe Perry has won the 2015 Players Championship after a 4-3 triumph over Mark Williams in Bangkok. In doing so, the Englishman has finally captured his maiden ranking event title after 24 years as a professional on the Main Tour. We waited almost three years for a first-time ranking event[Read More…]
Williams and Perry Seeking Success
Saturday will see the Players Championship champion crowned in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual finale to the European and Asian Tours has reached the semi-final stage with both it and the final to be contested later today in the Far East. A strong quartet of Judd Trump, Mark Williams, Stuart Bingham[Read More…]
Winning Williams in Another Quarter-Final
Mark Williams came from 3-1 down to beat Mark Selby 4-3 in the second round of the Players Championship and further strengthen his chances of qualifying automatically for the World Championship. The in-form Welshman looked to be heading home before Selby broke down on 65 in the fifth frame with[Read More…]
