The final of the 2017 Dafabet Masters will be contested between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Joe Perry on Sunday. The Alexandra Palace in London hosted two remarkable semi-finals on Saturday as the two Englishmen emerged from unlikely scenarios. First, O’Sullivan produced scintillating snooker to come from 4-3 behind to deny the[Read More…]
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Masters: Semi-Final Preview
It’s come down to the final four in the Dafabet Masters at the Alexandra Palace in London. The line-up is certainly not what would have been predicted at the outset of the week, but neither does it come necessarily as a major surprise. When it was said that a case[Read More…]
Masters: Quarter-Final Preview
16 has become eight as the Dafabet Masters heads towards an eagerly anticipated weekend conclusion at the Alexandra Palace. In an entertaining first round which produced four ties that went the distance and a centuries count which amassed 17, the competitors remaining now set their sights on one of the four[Read More…]
Contrasting Wins for Mark Allen and Joe Perry
Mark Allen and Joe Perry both emerged victorious from their first round encounters at the Masters on Monday. That they made it through to the quarter-finals in London under different circumstances would be a great understatement. Allen, who has shortened to 14/1 with the latest 888sport betting odds, overcame two-time champion[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Ends Masters Drought
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui both reached the quarter-finals as the 2017 Masters got under way in London on Sunday. Defending champion O’Sullivan survived a monumental scare in coming from 5-4 behind to beat Liang Wenbo in a decider. Liang had wasted several opportunities in the penultimate frame to knock[Read More…]
Michael Holt Halts the Rocket – Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the International Championship after losing 6-4 to Michael Holt in the third round on Wednesday. At the start of 2016, Holt boasted just one solitary victory over the five-time world champion, but that has dramatically changed since after recording a hat-trick of wins this year.[Read More…]
Ali Carter Wins World Open
Ali Carter has won the 2016 World Open after a 10-8 victory over Joe Perry in Yushan on Sunday. The 37 year-old adds a fourth ranking event title to his collection, pockets £90,000, and returns to the top 16 in the world rankings following the success. It looked as though[Read More…]
Joe Perry and Ali Carter into World Open Final
The World Open final will be between Joe Perry and Ali Carter after contrasting last four victories for the Englishmen on Saturday. While Perry reached his third ranking event final in as many years with a stunning performance of break-building against close pal Neil Robertson, Carter’s triumph over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Continues World Open Defence
Reigning champion Shaun Murphy is into the quarter-finals of the World Open after a 5-1 victory over Kurt Maflin in Yushan. Murphy had waited more than tears to defend the title he won in Haikou, but is now only three wins away from repeating the success in China. The Englishman[Read More…]
Judd Trump Sets Up Ding Clash
Judd Trump won seven out of the last eight frames to come from behind and beat Liang Wenbo 10-8 in the first round of the World Championship on Thursday. The former world no.1 looked in desperate trouble when he lost the first frame of the second session to trail 7-3[Read More…]