With the penultimate qualifying event – the International Championship – concluding this weekend in China, Matchroom Sport can announce that the final seeded player for the Champion of Champion will be Scotland’s John Higgins. The current World No. 12 is the highest ranked player already qualified and will take his[Read More…]
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Higgins Mauls Murphy to Reach Last Eight
Four-time world champion John Higgins was in superb form as he routed Shaun Murphy 6-0 in the last 16 of the International Championship on Wednesday. Higgins endured a difficult 2014 but has steadily improved once again this year – highlighted by his consistent return to the winning table with victories[Read More…]
Wild Defeat for Trump Ends International Championship Qualifiers
Judd Trump suffered an unbelievable whitewash defeat at the hands of Michael Wild on the final day of International Championship qualifying in Barnsley. The 2012 champion was among the favourites to not only reach Daqing, but contend the latter stages of the tournament as well. Trump has been arguably the[Read More…]
Irish Amateurs Fall in Furth
Josh Boileau was denied a place in the Paul Hunter Classic main draw after a narrow 4-3 loss to Scotland’s Marc Davis in the final round of qualifying on Thursday in Furth. Boileau had become the only Irish amateur to make it the last stage of the preliminaries when he[Read More…]
Higgins is Wizard of Oz
John Higgins has won the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open after a dramatic 9-8 victory over Martin Gould in Bendigo. In a hugely entertaining final where the pendulum swung on multiple occasions, Higgins just about prevailed as he lifted his 27th ranking event trophy – equalling Ronnie O’Sullivan at third on[Read More…]
Gould into Goldfields Final
Martin Gould is into the Australian Goldfields Open final after a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Stephen Maguire in Bendigo on Saturday. The Englishman will play John Higgins for the title on Sunday, after the four-time world champion impressively came from 4-0 down to beat Jamie Jones 6-4 earlier today. Gould[Read More…]
Higgins Stuns Jones to Reach Goldfields Final
John Higgins is into the final of the Australian Goldfields Open after a remarkable comeback against Jamie Jones in Bendigo. The Scot was heavy favourite going into the contest against a young Welshman making his debut at the last four stage of a ranking event. But it was Jones who looked[Read More…]
Maguire Tames Trump
Stephen Maguire got the better of defending champion Judd Trump as he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday. Trump had comfortably won his opening two rounds without ever being put under any great deal of pressure, but the 25 year-old knew he was in for a different[Read More…]
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…]
O’Brien Ousts Bingham Down Under
Fergal O’Brien came from 4-2 down to knock world champion Stuart Bingham out of the Australian Open on day one in Bendigo. Bingham appeared to be coasting to a routine enough victory in his first competitive match since being crowned Crucible king back in May – barring his World Cup[Read More…]