Judd Trump edged Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York today. There was never more than a frame between the two entertainers in the entire encounter as the lead traded hands on several occasions. The result mirrors the contest the duo served up a[Read More…]
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Trump Through With Angry Allen
Judd Trump came from 4-2 behind to beat Dominic Dale 6-4 and set-up a mouth-watering second round clash with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the UK Championship in York. However, the day will be mainly remembered for controversial comments made by Ulsterman Mark Allen, who launched a scathing attack at World Snooker[Read More…]
The Ronnie League
Ronnie O’Sullivan has been in the final of the last seven Premier Leagues, winning six of those, and last night reached the Play-offs again with victories over Jimmy White and Shaun Murphy. This ensured that, despite going into the night with a slight chance of unexpectedly missing the semi-final stage,[Read More…]
Trump Wins Antwerp Open
Judd Trump beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 in an outstanding final to claim the ninth Players Tour Championship of the season in Belgium. In front of a packed audience of more than 1500 people who generated an electric atmosphere, two of the sport’s most gifted talents conjured up the match of[Read More…]
Delight for Ding in Southampton
Ding Junhui has assured himself a place in the play-offs of the 2011 Premier League having won night eight in Southampton. The Chinese Sensation beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-1 in the final to go top of the league table on 16 points and is certain of finishing inside the top four,[Read More…]
Robertson Claims Alex Higgins Trophy
Neil Robertson beat Judd Trump 4-1 to win the Alex Higgins International Trophy in Killarney. The Australian’s victory is his second Players Tour Championship event success in recent weeks having claimed the Warsaw Classic earlier in the month. The final was a scrappy affair, not at all what had been[Read More…]
Crafty Ken Through in Killarney
Ken Doherty was the star attraction on day three of the Alex Higgins International Trophy and progressed to round four after three successive deciding-frame victories. The Irishman has been involved in some dramatic encounters down the years – World Championship finals included – but put his home fans through the[Read More…]
Trump Advances in PTC 6
Judd Trump is through to the last 16 of the Warsaw Classic in Poland after manoeuvring through the gears in the early rounds. The China Open champion secured a less than convincing 4-0 whitewash over Polish amateur Rafal Gorecki in the first round before dodging a bullet against Tian Pengfei[Read More…]
Paul Hunter Classic
The fourth Players Tour Championship event of the season commences this week as the circuit heads outside England for the first time in the minor-ranking event series. The tournament, perhaps better known as the Paul Hunter Classic, takes place in Furth, Germany over the weekend as the momentum for the 2011/12[Read More…]
Premier League
The 2011 Premier League gets under way this Thursday as ten tournament champions from last season contest a revised format of the invitational event. In recent years, seven players played each other once in a best of 6 format with points awarded for a win or draw and nothing for[Read More…]