A tired Mark Selby flew into Belgium barely a day after his China Championship success on the other side of the world and duly beat Sam Craigie 4-1 in the last 64 of the European Masters on Tuesday. The world number one overcame John Higgins, who was a late withdrawal[Read More…]
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Judd Trump Begins European Masters Defence
Judd Trump didn’t waste much time as he romped to a speedy 4-0 victory over Martin O’Donnell in his held over qualifying round match on day one of the European Masters in Belgium. The defending champion knocked in breaks of 114, 76, and 52 on Monday as he coasted into[Read More…]
European Masters Draw and Preview
Belgium is the next stop on the 2018/19 snooker roadshow as the season gathers momentum with the start of the European Masters draw on Monday in Lommel. No sooner has the China Championship concluded, with Mark Selby emerging from a titanic tussle with John Higgins to land the title in[Read More…]
Preview: China Championship Quarter-Finals
The field has been whittled down in Guangzhou as the 2018 China Championship quarter-finals is set to entertain the final eight contenders on Friday. There is a distinct mix of proven winners and inexperienced pretenders throughout the draw, meaning that the final few days in China promise to be full[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Last 16 Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan will make his maiden bow of the 2018/19 campaign on Wednesday when he plays Neil Robertson in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters in China. The revamped tournament, being played as a lucrative invitational rather than a ranking event for the first time since its launch more[Read More…]
Mark Selby beats Jimmy White in Qualifiers
Mark Selby reached the main stages of the China Championship after a 5-2 triumph over Jimmy White at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday. The pair traded the opening four frames to leave the scores tied at the mid-session interval but a 118 from Selby upon the resumption of play[Read More…]
Big Names Crash Out of World Open
The 2018 World Open has taken a completely new shape after a purge of the marquee names sent a host of key contenders crashing out at the last 32 stage on Wednesday in Yushan. Defending champion Ding Junhui’s 5-4 defeat to Robert Milkins concluded an evening of upsets as a[Read More…]
Sluggish Mark Selby Qualifies for World Open
Mark Selby began slowly but eventually got his season off to a positive start on Sunday by sealing qualification for the World Open in China next month. The world number one looked rusty as he trailed amateur Luke Simmonds 3-1 at the mid-session interval but fought back in trademark fashion,[Read More…]
World Open Qualifiers to Start in Preston
A day after the conclusion of the preliminary round for the Riga Masters, the World Open qualifiers are set to take place this weekend at the Preston Guild Hall. Riga Masters qualifying finished on Thursday with the majority of the higher ranked players again emerging with early victories at the[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Quarter-Final Preview
After the lacklustre first-round preview here that yielded only nine correct predictions, redemption of sorts has been achieved following round two’s action in the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The second round provided seven out of eight accurate tips, with Ronnie O’Sullivan the only wrong punt after his shock 13-9[Read More…]