Ireland’s David Morris beat Jamie Cope 6-4 in his first round match at the UK Championship in York yesterday. Although the opening couple of days were somewhat dominated by upsets and shocks, Morris’ victory, despite being 50 places below his opponent in the world rankings, doesn’t necessarily come as a[Read More…]
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Angry Allen Out as Neil Robs Carter
Neil Robertson became the third player through to the semi-finals of the inaugural Champion of Champions after a hugely dramatic day at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. All three encounters went to a deciding frame, with the world no.1 just about getting the better of Ali Carter in the third[Read More…]
Allen On Course for Hat-Trick
Ding Junhui has been the man of the last couple of months after completing a rare trio of successive ranking event titles. However, Mark Allen is now only four matches away from completing a hat-trick of his own in the minor ranking event European Tour series. The Northern Irishman won[Read More…]
Antwerp Open Preview
The tournaments are coming thick and fast and the next stop is Belgium for the third annual Antwerp Open. Mark Allen is the defending champion and enters the event in good form having captured the last two Players Tour Championship titles on the European Tour – in Ruhr and Gloucester.[Read More…]
It’s a Young Man’s Game After All
Mark Allen won the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup in Gloucester yesterday, making it back-to-back European Tour titles. The Northern Irishman was rarely troubled throughout the weekend as he collected a second trophy in a month following his success in October’s Ruhr Open in Germany. Allen overcame Judd Trump in the[Read More…]
Finals Day in Gloucester
The last 16 line-up for the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup was confirmed on Saturday at the Capital Venue in Gloucester. The likes of David Morris and Judd Trump already booked their place on Friday and were joined by eight further players yesterday. World no.1 Neil Robertson was banging in more[Read More…]
Allen Wins Ruhr Open
Mark Allen won his first title of the season at the fifth European Tour event yesterday in Mulheim, Germany. The Northern Irishman claimed his second PTC event in as many years, and fourth professional title carrying ranking points overall, with a 4-1 victory over Ding Junhui in the final. The[Read More…]
Talking the Talk
Three days have now passed in the 2013 World Championship and, as always, there have already been many talking points. Three world champions have gone by the wayside in the last couple of days with John Higgins, Mark Williams and Peter Ebdon all suffering early 10-6 defeats. While all three[Read More…]
World Championship First Round Preview
The eagerly anticipated 2013 World Championship gets under way tomorrow as 32 of the best players on the planet do battle for the biggest prize of them all. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield plays host to the 17-day marathon for a 37th consecutive year with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan returning[Read More…]
2013 World Championship Draw
The draw for the last 32 of the 2013 World Championship has just been completed on talkSPORT radio station. Here is the full draw… Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Marcus Campbell Ali Carter vs Ben Woollaston Stuart Bingham vs Sam Baird John Higgins vs Mark Davis Shaun Murphy vs Martin Gould Graeme[Read More…]