144 have become just eight as the World Championship embarks on the quarter-final stage at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Four former champions remain in contention to win the sport’s blue riband event, and with it the whopping £375,000 champion’s cheque. Arguably the tie of the round is the eagerly anticipated clash[Read More…]
Tag: Marco Fu
Marco Fu Stuns Luca Brecel with Comeback Win
Marco Fu staged a remarkable comeback in a dramatic third day at the World Championship in Sheffield on Monday. Four seeds somehow all managed to emerge from the first round unscathed despite having to battle extremely hard for their places in the last 16. None did so more than Hong[Read More…]
Judd Trump Wins Players Championship
Judd Trump came from behind to superbly win the Players Championship, beating Marco Fu 10-8 in front of a big crowd in Llandudno. Trump had lost in his last three ranking event finals, all this season including the last two tournaments he entered, but scored heavily to add to his[Read More…]
Players Championship Final: Judd Trump vs Marco Fu
Judd Trump and Marco Fu will contest the final of the Players Championship after each emerged from tight semi-final encounters this weekend in Wales. On Friday, Trump reached a third ranking event final in succession with a 6-4 triumph over Ali Carter. Fu then battled back from behind to pip[Read More…]
Players Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Four players remain in the hunt for the lucrative Players Championship title in Llandudno this week. The field of 16 players, invited based on their high earnings from this season, has been whittled down to the semi-finalists after eight sessions of action in Wales. Host broadcaster ITV’s horse racing coverage[Read More…]
Marco Fu Beats Mark Selby in Players Championship
Marco Fu dispatched of world number one Mark Selby to reach the semi-finals of the Players Championship in Llandudno on Thursday. The Scottish Open champion, one of the most in-form players over the last three months, twice trailed by a single frame but managed to tie the scores at 2-2[Read More…]
Mark Selby Seizes Day in Players Championship
Mark Selby came through a tough battle with Ryan Day 5-4 to move into the last eight of the Players Championship in Llandudno. The world champion was never behind in the match but was challenged by a resilient opponent who has been in top form of late. Day had come[Read More…]
Gibraltar Open: Preview and Draw
Next stop on the roadshow this season is the Gibraltar Open, which gets under way on the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday. The Gibraltar Open is one of the three survivors from the old European Tour – or PTC era – alongside the Riga Masters and the Paul Hunter Classic.[Read More…]
World Grand Prix: Semi-Final Preview
After eight sessions of snooker, the field of 32 in the World Grand Prix has been whittled down to the final four in Preston. The world’s top seven ranked players, and Ronnie O’Sullivan, are notable in their absence but the line-up remains compelling in the mere fact that it’s so[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy’s World Grand Prix Reign Continues
Defending champion Shaun Murphy came from behind to beat Ding Junhui and reach the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix on Wednesday in Preston. Ding led 2-0 and 3-2 but didn’t have a genuine opportunity to seal victory as Murphy limited his opponent to just four points in the last[Read More…]