Defending champion Mark Selby and Scot John Higgins set up a quarter-final clash with each other after contrasting victories on the opening day of the 2014 Masters. Alexandra Palace in London was packed with almost 1500 people as Selby, three times a winner of the prestigious event over the last[Read More…]
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Perry Wins Group Two of CL
2008 Championship League champion Joe Perry came through Group 2 of 2014 edition yesterday to join Ricky Walden in the Winners Group. Perry overcame Judd Trump 3-0 in the final with breaks of 73, 68 and 70 to be the second player this week to book his places in the[Read More…]
Walden Wins Group 1 of Championship League
Ricky Walden edged Judd Trump 3-2 in the final of the first group in the 2014 Championship League. The victory means that the Chester cueist is the first man through to the Winners Group that will take place in March. This is the seventh year of the annual invitational event,[Read More…]
Seeds Starting to Dominate in York
Several of the top players flexed their muscles on Monday as the UK Championship begins to heat up nicely. Four former champions booked their place in the last 16 and they were joined by a trio of other ranking event winners. The match of the day featured Liang Wenbo and[Read More…]
Great Scots
Most of the big-name players in action on Sunday advanced unscathed from their second round encounters at the UK Championship in York. The biggest scare came when 2004 champion Stephen Maguire found himself 5-2 down to young Belgian talent Luca Brecel. However, the teenager panicked with the winning line in[Read More…]
Morris Copes Fine in York
Ireland’s David Morris beat Jamie Cope 6-4 in his first round match at the UK Championship in York yesterday. Although the opening couple of days were somewhat dominated by upsets and shocks, Morris’ victory, despite being 50 places below his opponent in the world rankings, doesn’t necessarily come as a[Read More…]
Bingham Bags Second Semi Spot
Stuart Bingham became the second player through to the semi-finals of the inaugural Champion of Champions event in Coventry on Wednesday. ‘Ballrun’ was invited to play at the Ricoh Arena off the back of capturing the Premier League title around this time last year. This new initiative has replaced the[Read More…]
Maximum Effort Not Enough for Trump
Judd Trump compiled the first 147 break of his career but still lost to Mark Selby 4-3 in the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 is one of the most prolific break-builders in the game so it was a little surprising that it has taken him this long[Read More…]
It’s a Young Man’s Game After All
Mark Allen won the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup in Gloucester yesterday, making it back-to-back European Tour titles. The Northern Irishman was rarely troubled throughout the weekend as he collected a second trophy in a month following his success in October’s Ruhr Open in Germany. Allen overcame Judd Trump in the[Read More…]
Morris Mounts Gloucester Challenge
David Morris got back to winning ways in Gloucester as he won three matches at the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup on Friday. The Kilkenny cueist was pushed to the wire in his opening bout with Malta’s Alex Borg, needing all seven frames to finally prevail in a decider 4-3. However,[Read More…]