It was a rough day for a lot of the marquee names as the European Masters qualifiers came to a conclusion on Friday in Preston. Shaun Murphy was the most high-profile casualty but there were also defeats for multiple ranking event champions Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter, and Ricky Walden. Murphy[Read More…]
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Fergal O’Brien and Mark Allen Qualify for India
Irish duo Fergal O’Brien and Mark Allen both reached the main draw for the upcoming Indian Open after contrasting preliminary round victories in Preston. O’Brien joined fellow Republic players Ken Doherty and Josh Boileau in the last 64 with a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Craig Steadman at the Guild Hall.[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup
By Fin Ruane Just over two months ago the snooker world was fixated on Sheffield as the blue riband event of the season took place. This year, the World Championship was even more special as it was the 40th anniversary of the prestigious event being held at the iconic Crucible[Read More…]
Cue the Recovery
Let the snooker hangover commence. After 27 days, which dates back to the start of the World Championship qualifiers at Ponds Forge in early April, the festivities in Sheffield have drawn to a close. The final Monday when the champion is crowned is always an unusual day as it conjures[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends World Championship
Mark Selby has won a third World Championship title after beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final in Sheffield. In doing so, the 33 year-old becomes only the fourth player to successfully defend the crown, on the 40th anniversary of the tournament being staged at the Crucible Theatre. Selby joins[Read More…]
Mark Selby Reels in John Higgins
John Higgins will take a 10-7 lead over Mark Selby going into the final day of the 2017 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The Scot raced clear of the defending champion, winning the first session 6-2 before extending his advantage to 10-4 in the evening’s play. A weary Selby looked[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Final: Mark Selby vs John Higgins
Mark Selby and John Higgins will contest the final of the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The pair won contrasting last four encounters to set up a repeat of the final ten years ago, which Higgins won 18-13. A lot has changed in the[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui on Course for Classic
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui tussled in a thrilling third session which left their World Championship semi-final finely poised at 12-12 in Sheffield. The pair goes into Saturday’s final session each requiring five frames in order to reach the final at the Crucible for a second successive season. Defending champion[Read More…]
Preview: World Championship Semi-Finals
It’s down to the final four in the 2017 World Championship at the Crucible Theatre. After three weeks of qualifying action followed by the opening three rounds of the main event in Sheffield, the cream of the crop have certainly risen to the top. The quartet of remaining contenders all[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Close to Taking Down Rocket
Ding Junhui is on course for a telling victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan after the Chinese number one established a 10-6 quarter-final lead on Tuesday in Sheffield. The 30 year-old was in superb form as he dominated the second session to pull away after the opening session between the pair was[Read More…]