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…]
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Seeds Dominate Welsh Open
It was another good day for the majority of the marquee names as the Welsh Open field got whittled down to the last 16 on Wednesday. The biggest upset, of sorts, came with the defeat of Shaun Murphy, but that can hardly legislate as a major surprise given his loss[Read More…]
Robin Hull Wins the Shoot-Out
Robin Hull won the Shoot-Out on Sunday, taking home the biggest prize of his career. The Finn pockets a handy £32,000 for winning just six frames lasting a duration of only one hour in total. In a format which rewards speed and a steely nerve, Hull held himself together well[Read More…]
Morris Falls in China Qualifiers
David Morris is out of the China Open after losing 5-3 to James Wattana in the qualifying round in Barnsley on Wednesday. The Irishman has now won only one of his last nine matches, a significant drop in form that has resulted in him plummeting down the rankings. Morris has[Read More…]
Thanks, Tempodrom
By Frank Halfar At the Tempodrom in Berlin Coming home from the after show party of the German Masters is a weird feeling. Can it really be that it’s all over? A whole year until it’s time again for this festival of snooker in my home town? While it sure[Read More…]
Gould Grabs German Masters Victory
Martin Gould has secured his maiden ranking event triumph after beating Luca Brecel in the final of the German Masters in Berlin. Both players began the encounter in search of their first success in a tournament of this stature and the enormity of the occasion showed as they each initially[Read More…]
Brecel and Gould in German Masters Final
Either Martin Gould or Luca Brecel will be crowned as the 2016 German Masters champion after both emerged from drab semi-final encounters on Saturday in Berlin. 20 year-old Brecel becomes only the second European – after Tony Drago – from outside the UK and Ireland to reach a ranking event[Read More…]
German Masters Continues to Surprise
The German Masters continued to spring up surprises on Friday as the four remaining contenders booked their semi-final spots in Berlin. Effectively since the conclusion of last year’s edition and staging of the Welsh Open, it has become customary for ranking events to feature unexpected competitors at the business end[Read More…]
Seeds Stumble in Berlin
Thursday in the German Masters proved to be a much busier affair than what came the day prior in Berlin. While Wednesday had featured four whitewash wins, the second day of action at the Tempodrom saw three matches dramatically go the distance while the higher seeds also continued to tumble out[Read More…]
UK Championship Last 16 Preview
From 128 there are now just 16. The UK Championship has reached the fourth round and we are approaching the business end of proceedings as the Barbican Centre transforms into a two-table arena in York. There has already been plenty of drama in 2015’s edition of the second biggest ranking[Read More…]