It’s semi-finals day in the 2015 Masters and what a formidable final four we have at the Alexandra Palace in London. Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world no.1 Neil Robertson and two of the most in-form players of the campaign in Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen complete what is a stellar[Read More…]
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Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The last eight line-up for the 2015 Masters was completed on Wednesday with Mark Allen and Joe Perry coming through unscathed. In a high-scoring affair, Allen held off a stern challenge from John Higgins to prevail in a tight 6-4 tussle before Perry won his first ever match in the[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Record Breaking Moment with Win
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his defence of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over Ricky Walden on Wednesday in London. The ‘Rocket’ compiled two tons and in doing so equaled Stephen Hendry’s centuries record of 775. It always seemed fitting that the 39 year-old Chigwell cueist would surpass Hendry in a[Read More…]
Ding and Allen Dumped Out of UK
Two of the favourites for the 2014 UK Championship were ousted on Tuesday as the seeds’ domination came to an abrupt end. Two-time champion Ding Junhui and 2011 runner-up Mark Allen both suffered surprising exits in the third round in York, while Joe Perry and Robert Milkins also failed to[Read More…]
Morris Into the Last 16
David Morris has matched his run in last year’s UK Championship by reaching the fourth round for successive seasons in York. The Kilkenny cueist was under a little bit of pressure to back up his superb victory over world champion Mark Selby on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint with a[Read More…]
Determined Doherty Denies White in York
Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.
Hobbling O’Sullivan a Doubt as Carter Crashes Out
The first round of the UK Championship concluded on Thursday with most of the big names easing into the last 64. However, it had looked as though all of the top 16 seeds were going to avoid an early exit but the returning Ali Carter lost the last three frames[Read More…]
Defending Champion Allen Out of Ruhr Open
The top half of the field at the Ruhr Open got whittled down on Friday as the first eight players booked their last 16 spots in Germany. Read more here.
Wonderful Walden Wins International Championship
Ricky Walden has won the 2014 International Championship after a superb 10-7 victory over Mark Allen in Chengdu. After a relatively slow start from both, the final transpired to be a wonderful occasion of attacking snooker that produced a worthy winner. The pair was both seeking a hat-trick of ranking event[Read More…]