15 year-old Yuan Sijun stunned the China Open on Tuesday after inflicting a whitewash 5-0 victory on Martin Gould in the first round. China’s Yuan had already caused a bit of a sensation by knocking out Andrew Higginson in the wildcard stage on Monday, but this triumph over the German Masters[Read More…]
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Top Guns Progress in Players Championship
Judd Trump and Ding Junhui eased into the second round of the Players Championship after respective 4-1 victories over Martin Gould and David Gilbert in Manchester. Ding, buoyed by a return to form of late which saw him feature in the last four of the World Grand Prix, comfortably beat[Read More…]
Selby Stuns Brecel in Important Gdynia Open
Eight players booked their places in the last 16 of the Gdynia Open on a busy Friday in Poland. The final European Tour event of the season is important in respect to many of the respective rankings races. The final places for the upcoming Players Championship and World Grand Prix[Read More…]
Fu Solid as a Rock in Gibraltar
Marco Fu captured his maiden European Tour title with a 4-1 victory over Michael White in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. It caps a wonderful weekend for the 37 year-old as he adds the €25,000 winner’s cheque to the £3,500 he already bagged for compiling his fourth[Read More…]
Fantastic Fu Compiles his Fourth 147 in Gibraltar
Hong Kong’s Marco Fu continued his run of decent form by reaching the last 16 of the Gibraltar Open on Friday. In doing so, the 37 year-old collected £3,500 for recording the fourth maximum break of his career in his 4-2 second round defeat of Sam Baird. It’s the 116th[Read More…]
Quarter-Final Preview
The UK Championship has reached the quarter-final stage with just eight competitors left vying for the title in York. The two halves of the draw could not look much more different, with the bottom section boasting three stars of the sport and former UK champions. In contrast, the top half is[Read More…]
Champions Murphy and Ebdon Out in York
World no.1 Mark Selby eased into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship on Wednesday after a 6-1 thrashing of Dechawat Poomjaeng in York. However, the 2006 and 2008 champions Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy are out after defeats to David Grace and Marco Fu respectively. Ebdon had been considered a[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…]
Bingham Beats Hamilton to Reach Last 32
Stuart Bingham and John Higgins safely negotiated the second round of the UK Championship on Saturday. However, former champion Mark Williams crashed out in a decider after losing the final three frames to Tom Ford in a 6-5 defeat. Irishman Ken Doherty, three times a runner-up in the tournament, also[Read More…]
Advani Wins Another World Title
Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Championship for a second time in his career after an 8-6 victory over Zhao Xintong on Saturday. It marks an incredible 15th world title for the Indian, adding to his previous triumphs in six-red snooker and billiards. The 30 year-old will once again be[Read More…]