Fergal O’Brien is into the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open after winning his opening three bouts in Sofia on Friday. The Irish no.1 was made to work hard but in typical ‘Ferginator’ fashion emerged from a trio of tough ties to reach Sunday’s last 16. The 43 year-old first[Read More…]
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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…]
Barnsley Braced for International Championship Qualifiers
Professional snooker returns on Wednesday with the qualifiers for the International Championship at the Metrodome in Barnsley. 60 matches will be completed over the course of four days in South Yorkshire, where fans are invited to go and watch the action unfold for free. There are 128 players competing in[Read More…]
Change the Channel
Yesterday Kyren Wilson became the lowest ranked qualifier in a decade to win a ranking event, overcoming former world no.1 Judd Trump in a titanic tussle that went the distance. It is a moment that the 23 year-old will remember for the rest of his life, as he joins the[Read More…]
Wilson Wins Shanghai Masters in Thriller
Kyren Wilson has won the 2015 Shanghai Masters after a thrilling 10-9 victory over Judd Trump in China. The 23 year-old withstood a strong fightback from the former world no.1 to collect his maiden ranking event title – the first of what will surely be many. Wilson had never before[Read More…]
Trump and Wilson in Shanghai Masters Final
The 2015 Shanghai Masters final will be contested between Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson – two young players with many years at the top of the sport ahead of them. In contrasting semi-finals, Trump knocked out defending champion Stuart Bingham in a high-scoring affair while Wilson, featuring in his maiden[Read More…]
Bingham Takes Gould to Reach Last Four
Defending champion Stuart Bingham came from 4-2 down to deny Martin Gould a place in the last four of the Shanghai Masters today in China. Gould had looked on course for a second successive appearance in a ranking event semi-final when he went within a frame of victory over the[Read More…]
Trump Pinches Victory off Selt
Both of last year’s finalists remain on a collision course to meet at the same stage again after reaching the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters today in China. Defending champion Stuart Bingham and the player who he overcame to lift the trophy in 2014, Mark Allen, both recorded comprehensive 5-1[Read More…]
Bingham Begins Defence of Shanghai Masters
Defending champion Stuart Bingham is into the second round of the Shanghai Masters after seeing off amateur Fang Xiongman on day two in China. Chinese invitee Fang had recorded the customary defeat of a professional in the much detested wildcard round when he ousted Jamie Jones on Monday. However, world champion[Read More…]
6-Red World Championship Returns
The Sangsom 6-Red World Championship gets under way on Monday in Bangkok. Scotland’s Stephen Maguire returns to defend his title while Mark Davis, a three-time world champion in this discipline, also features. World no.1 Mark Selby, the winner in 2010, takes part as well but other former champions Ricky Walden[Read More…]