Blink and you’ll miss him. That’s usually emcee Rob Walker’s final build-up before introducing Ronnie O’Sullivan into the arena for an important match. Well, for the snooker at present it’s more a case of blink and you’ll miss it – such is the speed that we are hurtling through these[Read More…]
Tag: Luca Brecel
Ronnie O’Sullivan Hits Century Milestone to Reach Champion of Champions Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan reached the final of the Champion of Champions after reeling off six frames in a row to beat Anthony Hamilton 6-2 on Friday in Coventry. In doing so, the “Rocket” compiled a brace of century breaks, taking his career tally in competition to an incredible 900. Clearly in[Read More…]
Champion of Champions: Semi-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the standout favourite as just four remain in the hunt for the Champion of Champions title this weekend in Coventry. The Englishman compiled a hat-trick of centuries on Thursday, bringing his career tally to just shy of 900, as he inflicted heavy drubbings on a pair of[Read More…]
Luca Brecel Beats Mark Selby and Judd Trump in Coventry
Luca Brecel compiled a gutsy 55 clearance to beat Mark Selby 6-4 and reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. The Belgian, featuring in the lucrative invitational event for the first time following his maiden ranking success in China during the summer, joins Anthony Hamilton and Shaun[Read More…]
Rejigged Shanghai Masters Commences with Qualifying
The Shanghai Masters made its return on Wednesday as the qualifiers for the newly scheduled event began in Wigan. There had been a certain degree of shock and dismay earlier in the campaign when the powers announced that the World Open would take place during the Shanghai Masters’ familiar spot[Read More…]
Big Names Continue to Roll in Lommel
Mark Selby survived a scare before advancing to the third round of the European Masters on Wednesday following a 4-3 victory over Lu Haotian in Belgium. John Higgins crashed out, though, becoming the biggest casualty of the tournament so far after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Mark Davis.[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Blitzes in Belgium
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he powered his way into the second round of the European Masters with a 4-0 victory over Fang Xiongman on Monday. In the three held over matches from the qualifying round, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Luca Brecel all managed to escape[Read More…]
Preview: European Masters
The players head to Belgium on Monday for the first ranking event in the country in 23 years. The European Masters, which was staged in Romania twelve months ago, moves to Lommel for the first time with £75,000 on offer for the champion next Sunday. This event represents the sixth ranking[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump Coast into International
Ronnie O’Sullivan breezed into the main draw of the International Championship as the qualifiers reached its conclusion in Preston on Friday. The “Rocket” wasted little time as he demolished Gerard Greene 6-0 in less than 90 minutes at the Guild Hall. O’Sullivan, without a ranking event victory since the 2016[Read More…]
World Open: Semi-Final Preview
The final four contenders remain in the hunt for World Open glory this weekend as the tournament enters the single table set-up on Saturday. There was a lengthy sequence over the course of the last couple of seasons that saw all ranking event semi-finals feature at least one player aged[Read More…]