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…]
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Gibraltar Open: Preview and Draw
Next stop on the roadshow this season is the Gibraltar Open, which gets under way on the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday. The Gibraltar Open is one of the three survivors from the old European Tour – or PTC era – alongside the Riga Masters and the Paul Hunter Classic.[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Dumped out of China Open
Ken Doherty lost 5-3 to Allan Taylor on the first day of China Open qualifiers in Preston, exacerbating his chances of staying inside the top 64 in the world rankings. The Irishman has endured a torrid campaign which has seen him fall to within a few places of dropping below[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Seventh Masters Title
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the Masters for a record seventh time after a 10-7 victory over Joe Perry at the Alexandra Palace in London. The ‘Rocket’ got off to a slow start, falling 4-1 behind during a shaky first session, but reeled off seven frames in succession to take control[Read More…]
Masters Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Joe Perry
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…]
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…]