The fourth ranking event of the 2017/18 season gets under way on Tuesday with the Indian Open in Visakhapatnam. Anthony McGill is the defending champion, returning to the scene of his maiden ranking event triumph when he beat fellow up-and-coming star Kyren Wilson in last year’s final. The Scot faces[Read More…]
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Mixed First Day for Seeds in China Championship
Mark Selby, John Higgins, and Ding Junhui all won their held over qualifying round matches as the Evergrande China Championship got under in Guangzhou on Wednesday. Selby and Ding weren’t at their best, understandably a little rusty as they contested their first proper matches of the season, but still managed[Read More…]
China Championship: Preview and Draw
The second ranking event of the season gets under way on Wednesday with the China Championship in Guangzhou. The China Championship was launched as a lucrative 16-man invitational last year, with John Higgins collecting a cool £200,000 champion’s cheque for beating Stuart Bingham in the final. With the field increased[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Makes it a Hat-Trick in Preston
Ken Doherty prolonged his 100% success record in qualifying matches this season after a 5-3 victory over Robbie Williams in the World Open qualifiers on Sunday. The Irishman withstood a late revival from his opponent to seal his place in Yushan next month and continue his fine form since being[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Denies Barry Hawkins for European Masters Berth
No sooner had the Indian Open qualifiers wrapped up at the Guild Hall, the next preliminaries were straight under way with the last 128 of the European Masters on Thursday. Ken Doherty maintained his wonderful start to the campaign with another eye-catching victory, backing up his win earlier this week[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Continues Fine Form
The July break from ranking event snooker did nothing to hinder Ken Doherty’s resurgence this season as he beat Ali Carter 4-2 to qualify for the Indian Open. That makes it three from three in qualifying events for the Irishman this term, having only regained his place on the Main[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The 1996 Snooker World Cup
By Fin Ruane Just over two months ago the snooker world was fixated on Sheffield as the blue riband event of the season took place. This year, the World Championship was even more special as it was the 40th anniversary of the prestigious event being held at the iconic Crucible[Read More…]
Riga Masters Delight for Ryan Day
Ryan Day finally secured his maiden ranking event title after a superb victory in the Riga Masters on Sunday in Latvia. The Welshman emerged from a very tough route to claim the top prize, but more importantly he silenced the doubters who thought he would never get his hands on some[Read More…]
Crafty Ken Doherty into Riga Quarter-Finals
Ken Doherty continued his resurgence this season as he moved into the quarter-finals of the Riga Masters on Saturday. The Irishman had to rely on receiving an invitational tour card after dropping off the Main Tour at the end of the last campaign. Doherty won only a handful of matches[Read More…]
Lukas Kleckers Stuns Neil Robertson
Rookie Lukas Kleckers produced a gutsy performance to beat defending champion Neil Robertson in the last 64 of the Riga Masters on Friday. The German was playing in only his second match as a professional and the upset represents his first victory since he got upgraded from an amateur after[Read More…]