The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the start of the China Open in Beijing. The revamped tournament — China’s longest running ranking event – now boasts an impressive total prize fund of £1 million and will see next week’s champion collect a cool £225,000.[Read More…]
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John Higgins Wins Championship League Again
The 2018 Championship League Snooker concluded on Thursday with John Higgins successfully defending the invitation title at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The Scot became the first player win the Championship League in consecutive seasons after a 3-2 victory over Zhou Yuelong in the Winners’ Group final. The 42 year-old[Read More…]
John Higgins Completes Championship League Line-Up
John Higgins won Group 7 of the Championship League to earn the last spot in this week’s Winners’ Group, where the overall winner of the annual invitational event will be determined. Higgins, the defending champion, left it until the last possible opportunity to qualify for the series conclusion but made[Read More…]
WATCH: Luca Brecel Makes Maximum 147
Luca Brecel put some of his recent struggles behind him by compiling his first competitive 147 break in the Championship League on Monday. The Belgian’s perfect knock came in the third frame of his 3-0 round-robin victory over John Higgins at the Ricoh Arena in Group 7 of the tournament that’s[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into Final After Classic
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the last two frames of a gripping encounter to beat Judd Trump 6-5 on Saturday and move into the final of the Players Championship in Wales. In a clash that fully lived up to its billing with big breaks, high drama, and a thrilling conclusion conjuring up[Read More…]
Players Championship: Semi-Final Preview
The Players Championship is down to its final four contenders and it promises to be a cracking conclusion at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno this weekend. Pre-tournament favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan faces the defending champion Judd Trump later on Friday while the second semi-final takes place on Saturday evening between Mark[Read More…]
Ryan Day’s Month Ended in Llandudno
Ryan Day’s streak of twelve wins in a row came to a disappointing climax on Thursday after a 6-3 defeat to fellow Welshman Mark Williams in the last eight of the Players Championship. Day’s incredible run saw him collect trophies in both the Gibraltar Open and the Romanian Snooker Masters[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into Players Championship Semi-Finals
Favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan fought back from 2-0 down to beat Ding Junhui 6-3 with a powerful performance in the quarter-finals of the Players Championship on Wednesday. The world number two was well tested early on in the showdown, which was a repeat of the World Grand Prix final from last[Read More…]
Players Championship: Preview and Draw
The third last ranking event of a busy campaign gets under way on Monday with the start of the Ladbrokes Players Championship in Llandudno. A high-quality field of 16 players will assemble in north Wales, with the £125,000 champion’s cheque providing the fourth biggest prize on offer for events staged[Read More…]
Judd Trump Thumps Luca Brecel in Bucharest
Judd Trump looked impressive again as he thoroughly dismantled the challenge of Luca Brecel with a heavy 4-0 defeat of the Belgian in the Romanian Masters on Thursday. Trump has lost some of his momentum from the first half of the campaign in recent weeks, particularly after he threw away[Read More…]