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…]
Tag: John Higgins
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…]
German Masters Preview
The German Masters, one of the best tournaments on the calendar, gets under way on Wednesday in Berlin. Ever since its introduction in 2011 the ranking event has been a resounding success, aided in large part thanks to the enthusiastic sell-out crowd that packs the 2000-plus capacity Tempodrom arena every[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Record Breaking Moment with Win
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his defence of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over Ricky Walden on Wednesday in London. The ‘Rocket’ compiled two tons and in doing so equaled Stephen Hendry’s centuries record of 775. It always seemed fitting that the 39 year-old Chigwell cueist would surpass Hendry in a[Read More…]