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…]
Tag: Judd Trump
Trump and Williams Among PHC Last 16
The last 16 line-up of the Paul Hunter Classic was completed on Saturday after another busy day in Furth. 2010 champion Judd Trump recorded wins over Marc Davis, Joe Perry and Daniel Wells to reach Sunday’s finals day. Trump, last year’s runner-up, was in good form as he knocked in[Read More…]
Paul Hunter Classic Under Way
Snooker returned yesterday with the opening day of the 2015 Paul Hunter Classic in Furth. The second European Tour event of the season is arguably the marquee minor ranking event on the calendar, with big attendances and quite a lot of prestige attached to the player in which it honours.[Read More…]
International Championship Moves to Daqing
Daqing in the north-east of China will host a world ranking event for the first time this season when the 2015 International Championship comes to the city. The tournament will run from October 25 to November 1 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, in the west of China’s[Read More…]
Doherty Downs Selby in Latvia
Ken Doherty knocked out world no.1 Mark Selby en route to reaching the last 16 of the Riga Open on Friday. The Irishman didn’t get this far in any tournament during the 2014/15 campaign but recorded three impressive victories in Latvia to embark on Sunday’s fourth round. After seeing off[Read More…]
World Grand Prix to Make Llandudno Return
The best snooker players on the planet will be back in Llandudno next March for the World Grand Prix. The tournament was new to the calendar last season and received a fantastic reception in North Wales. It proved a great success as fans flocked to Venue Cymru to see an[Read More…]
Welsh Wizards in Oz
Michael White edged Ali Carter in a dramatic decider to set up an all-Welsh quarter-final with Jamie Jones, who hammered Mark Selby in the Australian Open on Thursday. Irishman Fergal O’Brien is out, though, failing to build on his excellent victory over world champion Stuart Bingham as he was comprehensively[Read More…]
Trump Eases into Quarters in Day of Deciders
There were four deciding frame thrillers on an exciting third day at the Australian Goldfields Open on Wednesday. Defending champion Judd Trump was one of only two victorious players to avoid going all the way as he became the first name to feature in the quarter-final in Bendigo. Stephen Maguire[Read More…]
O’Brien Ousts Bingham Down Under
Fergal O’Brien came from 4-2 down to knock world champion Stuart Bingham out of the Australian Open on day one in Bendigo. Bingham appeared to be coasting to a routine enough victory in his first competitive match since being crowned Crucible king back in May – barring his World Cup[Read More…]
2015 SHQ Awards: The End of Season Review
As we prepare for a new season that amazingly starts in a mere few days, there’s still just about enough time to reflect on the 2014/15 campaign. Over the last few years on SnookerHQ I have always done an end of season review in May and this year will be[Read More…]