Ken Doherty moved into the penultimate qualifying round for the Australian Open after a 5-1 victory over Sanderson Lam in Crawley on Wednesday. The Irishman controlled the contest throughout despite there being a number of tight frames, before knocking in a 108 in the last to seal victory. The 1997[Read More…]
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UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.
Lisowski’s Time to Progress
Jack Lisowski has qualified for the Shanghai Masters after seeing off Matthew Stevens 5-3 in Barnsley. It was the third tight contest of a tricky week for Lisowski but one in which he finally didn’t require all nine frames to progress. On Wednesday and Thursday, the 23 year-old advanced the[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Begin
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers got under way today at the Metrodome in Barnsley. The third ranking event of the campaign is also the second that uses the old flat 128 draw format – the others being the already completed Australian Open won by Judd Trump and the season-ending World Championship[Read More…]
Walden Winds Down Wilson’s Challenge
Ricky Walden narrowly avoided becoming another early seeded casualty after coming through a tough battle with debutant Kyren Wilson 10-7. The Chester cueist, semi-finalist at the Crucible in 2013, appeared to be cruising to a relatively comfortable victory when he led 22 year-old 8-5. However, Wilson fought back gallantly to[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…]
The World Awaits for Final Qualifiers
After a week of high drama, the 2014 World Championship qualifiers are at its final stage. There are only 32 players remaining as they battle it out for the 16 remaining places on offer at this year’s Sheffield showdown. Such is the strength in depth on the Main Tour these[Read More…]
Long Welsh Open Starts Today
The Welsh Open gets under way today in a revamped format that sees the entire tournament contested in Newport. Now in its 23rd year on the calendar, the Welsh Open is the third longest running ranking event, with only the World and UK Championship in existence for a longer period.[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters take place on Friday with markedly different halves of the draw in China. While the bottom section is dominated by established stars of the sport, the top half is a mixture of new blood and season campaigners who perhaps have never fully reached their[Read More…]