Judd Trump and Mark Selby eased into the second round of the Players Championship Grand Final on Wednesday after comfortable 4-0 whitewash wins in Bangkok. The Englishmen were rarely seriously troubled against Luca Brecel and Dominic Dale respectively and remain on course for a potential semi-final clash on Saturday. Trump[Read More…]
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Trump’s Title in Llandudno
Judd Trump came from behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 and win the inaugural World Grand Prix in Llandudno on Sunday evening. The 25 year-old gained revenge for earlier final defeats in the Champion of Champions and UK Championship already this season. While on those occasions Trump was unable to[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Final: Ronnie vs Judd
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet in a home-televised final for the third time this season after coming through their respective World Grand Prix semi-finals in contrasting fashions in Wales. The English duo have already locked horns in the finals of the Champion of Champions and UK Championship this[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Trump into World Grand Prix Semis
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump remain on course for a third final meeting of the season after contrasting quarter-final victories in the World Grand Prix on Friday. O’Sullivan wasn’t at all pleased despite beating Scotland’s Graeme Dott 4-1 in Llandudno, describing his standard of play as ‘diabolical’. Indeed, the ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Quarter-Final Preview
Friday sees the last eight in the inaugural World Grand Prix battle it out for the semi-final spots in Llandudno in Wales. The field of 32, invited to contest the tournament thanks to money earned since last year’s World Championship, has been whittled down following the opening two rounds earlier[Read More…]
Seeds Surge in Mumbai
Ricky Walden ended the hopes of a nation as he knocked out home favourite Aditya Mehta out of the Indian Open on Thursday. The International Championship winner withstood a spirited comeback from the 2013 runner-up, who won two frames from 3-0 down but couldn’t force a decider as Walden advanced[Read More…]
Trump and Williams Through in Indian Open
Former world champions Mark Williams and Peter Ebdon moved into the last 32 of the Indian Open after a pair of 4-2 victories on Tuesday. England’s Judd Trump joined them in the second round after recording the same scoreline in his win over Peter Lines in Mumbai, but may be[Read More…]
Deciding Matters in German Masters
The greatest session of snooker ever? That’s certainly what the German fans who were lucky enough to be present at the Tempodrom auditorium on Friday evening will be thinking as they awake from their well-deserved slumber this morning. For yesterday evening’s set of quarter-finals must surely go down as one[Read More…]
Favourites Advance in German Masters
Other than defending champion Ding Junhui’s early exit, the top seeds were in fine fettle on day two of the German Masters in Berlin on Thursday. A mixture of the conclusion of the first round and the beginning of the last 16 took place in a busy second day schedule[Read More…]
Stars Set Off in Berlin
The German Masters got under way on Wednesday at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The event has been widely acclaimed since its reintroduction onto the calendar in 2011, with massive enthusiastic crowds cheering on their favourite players amid a wonderful setting. The same is to be expected in this short, busy[Read More…]