Mark Selby’s journey to break the ‘Curse of the Crucible’ continued on Saturday, but only just as he narrowly edged past Kurt Maflin in a classic last 32 encounter in the World Championship. It had all appeared so comfortable for the world no.1 as he led 6-3 after the opening[Read More…]
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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…]
Ding Sets up Higgins Quarter-Final
Ding Junhui recorded arguably his best win of the entire season as he ousted the in-form Mark Williams to reach the quarter-final of the China Open on Thursday. The defending champion looked a much more confident force following his earlier victories this week over Marcus Campbell and Mark Davis, knocking[Read More…]
Seeds Surge in Mumbai
Ricky Walden ended the hopes of a nation as he knocked out home favourite Aditya Mehta out of the Indian Open on Thursday. The International Championship winner withstood a spirited comeback from the 2013 runner-up, who won two frames from 3-0 down but couldn’t force a decider as Walden advanced[Read More…]
Gdynia Open Final Day
The final day of the Gdynia Open takes place today with the last 16 gunning for the title in Poland. Shaun Murphy is the defending champion and, following a walkover in the first round, won his two matches on Saturday to reach the fourth round. The Masters champion takes on[Read More…]
Who Will Be The Next First-Time Ranking Event Winner?
In reaching the final of the Welsh Open on Sunday, Ben Woollaston almost became the first first-time winner of a ranking event in almost three years. It resulted in a question posed on social media website Twitter yesterday – who will be the next? Ok snooker people,Who do u think will[Read More…]
Higgins Wins Welsh Again
John Higgins won the Welsh Open for a record fourth time on Sunday after a 9-3 victory over Ben Woollaston in Cardiff. It marks a long-awaited return to the winners enclosure for the Scot, who must have sometimes wondered in the past couple of years if he would ever taste[Read More…]
Welsh Open Final: Higgins vs Woollaston Preview
The final of the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open will be contested between John Higgins and Ben Woollaston today in Cardiff. Not many, if anybody, would have predicted a final between these two players before the tournament started a week ago at the Motorpoint Arena. Higgins, a legend maybe, had not[Read More…]
Welsh Open Semi-Final Preview
The semi-finals of the Welsh Open take place on Saturday with a quartet of perhaps unexpected names making up the last four in Cardiff. Two legends of the game are joined by a pair of semi-final debutants as both ties represent battles of generations old and new. Home favourite Mark[Read More…]
Brecel Beats Selby as Seeds Crash Out
Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump all lost in the Welsh Open as the last short best-of-seven round conjured up more shocks in Cardiff. However, Scottish former champions John Higgins and Stephen Maguire advanced to the quarter-finals, where they’ll do battle for a place in the last four. World[Read More…]