In just over a fortnight the 2015 UK champion will be crowned at the Barbican Centre in York. The second biggest ranking event of the campaign gets under way on Tuesday with 128 competitors lining up in chase of major glory. The UK Championship is, of course, one of the[Read More…]
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UK Championship Preview
The highly anticipated 2015 Betway UK Championship gets under way next Tuesday in York. 128 cueists are set to do battle in the sport’s second biggest ranking event, with a whopping top prize of £150,000 on offer for the champion. Realistically, only a small fraction of those who have entered[Read More…]
Robertson Wins Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson won the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Mark Allen in the final in Coventry. It marks the Australian’s biggest title since he landed the Wuxi Classic in the summer of 2014, and will give him considerable confidence ahead of[Read More…]
Robertson and Allen in Champion of Champions Final
Neil Robertson and Mark Allen will contest the Champion of Champions final in Coventry after safely negotiating their last four ties on Saturday. Australia’s Robertson was made to work hard in his clash with close pal Joe Perry, but managed to hold off the Englishman for a 6-4 triumph. Robertson[Read More…]
Allen Continues Winning Run
Mark Allen completed the semi-final line-up in the Champion of Champions on Friday after victories over Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire at the Ricoh Arena. The wins extend the Northern Irishman’s unbeaten run to nine matches following his success in last week’s Bulgarian Open. Allen rode his luck a little in[Read More…]
Amazing Allen in Bulgaria
Mark Allen won the Bulgarian Open on Sunday after a 4-0 victory over Ryan Day in the final in Sofia. The Northern Irishman was rarely troubled in the showdown encounter, and indeed on the final day in general, as he reeled off three whitewash wins out of his four matches[Read More…]
Big Names to Contest Sofia Showdown
John Higgins and Mark Williams will play each other in the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open after passing their opening three tests in Sofia on Saturday. The duo, who have famously locked horns so many times throughout their illustrious careers, each manoeuvred their way through some tricky ties in[Read More…]
Higgins Mauls Murphy to Reach Last Eight
Four-time world champion John Higgins was in superb form as he routed Shaun Murphy 6-0 in the last 16 of the International Championship on Wednesday. Higgins endured a difficult 2014 but has steadily improved once again this year – highlighted by his consistent return to the winning table with victories[Read More…]
Day Downs Ding in Daqing
The International Championship is down to the last 16 after a very busy day of second round action in China on Tuesday. The top and bottom half of the draws are taking quite different shapes as the seeds begin to crumble in one and stack up in the other. The[Read More…]
Murphy On Course for Ruhr Double
Some big names will be battling it out for the Ruhr Open title after the last 16 line-up was completed on Saturday in Germany. Defending champion Shaun Murphy remains in the hunt to continue his reign in Mulheim after emerging from some tricky tests with David Grace, Sam Craigie and[Read More…]