Ronnie O’Sullivan began his 2018/19 campaign with a 6-3 win over Neil Robertson to complete the Shanghai Masters quarter-final in China on Wednesday. There had been plenty of anticipation surrounding the 42 year-old’s return to the baize after the best part of half a year away, subsequent to his fiery[Read More…]
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Shanghai Masters Last 16 Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan will make his maiden bow of the 2018/19 campaign on Wednesday when he plays Neil Robertson in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters in China. The revamped tournament, being played as a lucrative invitational rather than a ranking event for the first time since its launch more[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Draw and Preview
Following the conclusion of the Six Red World Championship, snooker returns to its more traditional 15-red format next week with the revamped Shanghai Masters in China. After a decade as one of the most popular and well-supported ranking events on the calendar, the decision was made to transform the Shanghai[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Wins Six Red World Championship
Kyren Wilson made it back-to-back triumphs on the Main Tour after claiming the 2018 Six Red World Championship title on Saturday in Thailand. The Englishman produced an assured display to see off the challenge of former champion Ding Junhui with an 8-4 scoreline. The last time the pair met in[Read More…]
Six Red World Championship Final: Ding Junhui vs Kyren Wilson
Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson will contest the 2018 Six Red World Championship final on Saturday after each emerging from tough semi-final encounters in Bangkok. Ding, the champion from two years ago, trailed Luca Brecel 6-5 in a gripping affair that ebbed one way and then the other, before eventually[Read More…]
Six Red World Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Three top 16 players feature in the last four of the Six Red World Championship with outsider Akani Songsermsawad hoping to upset the odds and lift the title on home soil in Thailand. The popular 22 year-old, known as Sunny Akani, prevailed in both of his opening knockout phase fixtures[Read More…]
Former Champions Find Form in Six Red World Championship
Former champion Stephen Maguire became one of the first players to guarantee their spots in the knockout stages of the 2018 Six Red World Championship after a second round-robin victory on Tuesday in Bangkok. The Scot, who lifted the title four years ago when he edged Ricky Walden in a[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Wins Paul Hunter Classic
Kyren Wilson fought back from behind to capture his second ranking title with a 4-2 victory over Peter Ebdon in the final of the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic on Sunday. The Kettering cueist ended a three-year wait for a piece of silverware to add to his maiden triumph in the[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson and Jack Lisowski Advance in Paul Hunter Classic
Kyren Wilson and Jack Lisowski moved through the early rounds of the Paul Hunter Classic as the last 16 line-up was completed on Saturday in Germany. The English pair had been among the favourites to challenge for glory this weekend in Furth after the majority of the marquee names in[Read More…]
Mark Selby beats Jimmy White in Qualifiers
Mark Selby reached the main stages of the China Championship after a 5-2 triumph over Jimmy White at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday. The pair traded the opening four frames to leave the scores tied at the mid-session interval but a 118 from Selby upon the resumption of play[Read More…]