Rounding off 2015 on the Main Tour is the qualifying stage for the German Masters, which takes place in Wigan from Thursday. The German Masters follows the flat draw structure but, uniquely, there’ll be two qualifying rounds completed rather than the customary one. That means that there is even more[Read More…]
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Round Two Preview
Friday sees no action in the 2015 UK Championship with the players granted a rest day ahead of the remainder of the tournament in York. That’ll give suitable enough time for the television cables to be assembled ahead of the start of the coverage on BBC and Eurosport tomorrow. 64[Read More…]
Trump and Murphy Ease Through
All the heavy-hitters in action on a busy second day at the UK Championship made it through the first round in York on Wednesday. Two-time champion Ding Junhui exited the event a day earlier amid some minor controversy surrounding his press conference – he swore – but there was to[Read More…]
Classic UK Finals in the Last Decade
In just over a fortnight the 2015 UK champion will be crowned at the Barbican Centre in York. The second biggest ranking event of the campaign gets under way on Tuesday with 128 competitors lining up in chase of major glory. The UK Championship is, of course, one of the[Read More…]
Wilson First Semi-Finalist in Coventry
Kyren Wilson became the first semi-finalist in the Champion of Champions after winning his opening two matches of the event in Coventry on Tuesday. In the last 16, Wilson once again got one over on fellow Englishman Judd Trump, who he dramatically overcame 10-9 to claim his maiden ranking event success[Read More…]
O’Brien Battles Through in Bulgarian Open
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…]
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…]