Australian Open champion Judd Trump is out of the Shanghai Masters after a shock 5-2 defeat at the hands of Dominic Dale in China. Trump had been many people’s pre-tournament favourite to lift the title following his early season form but was powerless to stop his Welsh Opponent after the[Read More…]
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World Seniors now Over 40s
Snooker’s celebrated World Seniors Championship has a brand new qualifying criteria this season, with the age limit reduced from 45 to 40. The tournament will take place at the Blackpool Tower Circus Arena for the first time, on March 2nd and 3rd, 2015, and televised live on Sky Sports. The[Read More…]
Doherty Dethrones King to Reach Shanghai
Ken Doherty has qualified for the Shanghai Masters after a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Mark King in Barnsley. The bout was largely a scrappy occasion but Doherty was able to get the better of his English opponent in each frame with the aid of decent breaks of 74, 56 and[Read More…]
Doherty and Morris Through after Tight Tussles
David Morris came from 3-1 down to overcome amateur Eden Sharav 5-3 in a tough qualifying round contest for the Shanghai Masters. The Irishman hasn’t played much snooker so far during this campaign having decided to skip the Australian Open and the recent Riga Open in Latvia and it was[Read More…]
Irish Out in Wuxi
The seeds enjoyed a good second day at the opening ranking event of the season, the Wuxi Classic. But the same could not be said of the Irish challenge as Ken Doherty and David Morris joined Fergal O’Brien in the departure lounge. Last year’s quarter-finalist Morris pushed Robert Milkins all[Read More…]
McManus Downs Disappointing Doherty
Alan McManus eventually came through the victor in a dire last 16 affair with Ireland’s Ken Doherty in Sheffield on Saturday. The Scot had featured in the second round 13 times previously in his career but had only emerged victorious on three of those occasions. The two-time semi-finalist at the Crucible[Read More…]
Doherty and McManus Set for Old Guard Battle
John Higgins became the fourth seed to be eliminated in the opening round of the World Championship after being dumped 10-7 by fellow Scotsman Alan McManus this morning. Resuming 6-3 ahead after the first session, McManus showed few signs on nerves as he raced to a 9-4 advantage at the[Read More…]
Ronnie Safely into Second Round
Ronnie O’Sullivan has reached the second round of the World Championship after a 10-4 victory over Robin Hull on the opening day at the Crucible. The two-time defending champion was made to work harder than the scoreline would suggest, though, as Hull fought well but ultimately was left to rue a[Read More…]
2014 World Championship: The Big Preview
The draw for the first round of the 2014 World Championship was made on Thursday and as ever it threw up some interesting ties. The qualification stage is complete and all that is left is the small matter of the 17 days required for one of the 32 competitors[Read More…]
Doherty Returns to the Crucible
Ken Doherty has qualified for the World Championship for the first time in two years after beating Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-5 in the final qualifying round in Sheffield. The Irishman put the disappointment of failing to reach the Crucible last season, as well as what has transpired to be a disastrous[Read More…]