The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals got under way with a bang last night in Galway as two dramatic encounters ended in nervy deciding frame thrillers. Firstly, Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail, technically considered an amateur player these days, produced a vintage display to come from three down to Stephen Maguire[Read More…]
Tag: Ken Doherty
Doherty Confident of Galway Success
From World Snooker Irish ace Ken Doherty goes into next week’s Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals with refreshed confidence after a recent return to form. Dublin’s Doherty is among a star-studded 32-man line up for the event at the Bailey Allen Hall at the National University of Ireland in[Read More…]
Doherty Dumps Higgins
Ken Doherty recorded an excellent 4-1 victory over three-time champion John Higgins in the last 32 of the Welsh Open today. The Dubliner, also a multiple winner of the title when he claimed the spoils in 1993 and 2001, comfortably outplayed his Scottish opponent, who was completely out of sorts.[Read More…]
Ken Doherty’s Lucky Break
Something I didn’t get a chance to write about last week was the announcement of a new snooker talent show to be screened on Setanta Ireland later this year. The search will take place over two auditions in Douglas Snooker Club in Cork on March 2nd and the Ken Doherty[Read More…]
Sky Shoot-Out
It’s fair to say that the Sky Shoot-Out, which returns to our screens tonight for a third successive year, divides opinion. Some see it as some light relief in an otherwise hectic calendar that facilitates an abundance of the traditional format of the game. Others point to its gimmicky premise,[Read More…]
PTC Grand Finals Return to Galway
We had known it was likely for quite some time but it was finally confirmed yesterday that the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals will be returning to Ireland for a third straight year next March. The event will be held from 12-17 March, climaxing on St. Patrick’s Day and will once[Read More…]
Ding Ends 2012 with Title
Ding Junhui won the Scottish Players Tour Championship event by beating home favourite Anthony McGill 4-2 in the final at Ravenscraig. It puts a gloss to what has been a topsy-turvy year for the Chinese number one having won the Welsh Open at the outset but then subsequently struggled for[Read More…]
Doherty into Munich Open
The first two rounds of the sixth and final European Players Tour Championship event took place over the last two days – with 32 players moving forward to the Munich Open just after the New Year. Ken Doherty won his two encounters over a pair of amateur opponents to strengthen[Read More…]
Dublin’s Dynamite Duo do it Again
Ken Doherty saw off stern opposition to reach the last 16 of the third Players Tour Championship event of the season at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. And Fergal O’Brien added gloss to another rare positive day for Irish snooker by winning 12 of his 14 frames to[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: Surviving the Cut
By Fin Ruane The retirement of Stephen Hendry during last season’s World Championship raised quite a few eyebrows. The seven-time world champion stunned the snooker community with his announcement after his quarter-final defeat to Stephen Maguire. Many thought, including myself, that he still had a lot to offer the game[Read More…]