Judd Trump and Liang Wenbo will contest the English Open final after emerging past contrasting semi-final encounters on Saturday. England’s Trump continued his hot streak of late by winning his 14th match in a row to reach a second successive ranking event final. The 27 year-old wasn’t at his high-scoring[Read More…]
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Semi-Finals at the English Open
It’s semi-final day in the English Open as the first leg of the Home Nations Series nears its conclusion in Manchester. Wednesday and Thursday had taken several scalps as the field was almost completely decimated. However, the quartet left in the hunt for glory at Event Cityย is among a group[Read More…]
Players Prepare for Shanghai Masters
The biggest event of the season so far gets under way on Monday with the Shanghai Masters in China. Now in its tenth edition since Dominic Dale won the inaugural staging back in 2007, the Shanghai Masters is one of the most keenly contested and respected ranking events on the[Read More…]
Can China Conquer?
Ten years ago it was a common occurrence to hear pundits naively predict that Chinese players would soon dominate the sport. Indeed, the repeated adage “half of the top 16 will be made up of Chinese in the next five years” has been muttered so often that it’s become a[Read More…]
Judd Trump Sets Up Ding Clash
Judd Trump won seven out of the last eight frames to come from behind and beat Liang Wenbo 10-8 in the first round of the World Championship on Thursday. The former world no.1 looked in desperate trouble when he lost the first frame of the second session to trail 7-3[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Passes First Test
Qualifier Ding Junhui came from 8-6 down to beat Martin Gould 10-8 in a thrilling first round encounter in the World Championship on Wednesday. The Chinese no.1, an eleven-time ranking event winner, was forced to qualify for the tournament after dropping out of the elite top 16 in the world[Read More…]
16 World Championship Qualifiers Confirmed
The World Championship qualifiers came to a conclusion on Wednesday with 16 players emerging from Ponds Forge to complete the last 32 line-up at the Crucible. As always, there was plenty of drama and tension in Sheffield as a coveted place in the main draw was at stake, and it[Read More…]
China Open Conjures Shock Results
Day one in the China Open threw up quite a few surprises as the top 16 permutations were thrown wide open. It goes without saying that the China Open is one of the biggest and most established ranking events on the calendar, and therefore its stature as an important tournament[Read More…]
Players Championship to Break Off
Tuesday marks the opening day in the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester. Half of the last 32 matches will be played out today while the remaining first round encounters take place on Wednesday. Much like the World Grand Prix in Llandudno a couple of weeks ago, the early stages[Read More…]
Ding and Bingham into Last Eight
Ding Junhui is into the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix after a strong 4-0 victory over Peter Ebdon on Thursday in Llandudno. The Chinese 11-time ranking event champion has struggled for much of the last two campaigns, resulting in him plummeting down the rankings. As a result, the 28[Read More…]