The English Open final will be contested between two home players but one of them won’t be Ronnie O’Sullivan after the defending champion crashed out to Mark Davis on Saturday in Crawley. O’Sullivan had been the overwhelming favourite to continue his unbeaten streak this season, following his previous triumph in[Read More…]
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Preview: English Open Semi-Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains undefeated this season after beating Luo Honghao in a high-scoring affair to reach the English Open semi-final at the K2 in Crawley on Friday. The defending champion opened the contest with superb runs of 118 and 90 but lost three frames on the spin as the WSF[Read More…]
Preview: English Open Quarter-Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains on course to defend his English Open crown after coasting through another couple of rounds at the K2 in Crawley on Thursday. The world number three has already been in the headlines this week for good and bad reasons, with his boorish criticism of the venue, which[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson and Jack Lisowski Advance in Paul Hunter Classic
Kyren Wilson and Jack Lisowski moved through the early rounds of the Paul Hunter Classic as the last 16 line-up was completed on Saturday in Germany. The English pair had been among the favourites to challenge for glory this weekend in Furth after the majority of the marquee names in[Read More…]
Jimmy White Loses in World Championship Qualifiers
Jimmy White’s long wait for a return to the Crucible Theatre will have to go on for another year at least after he suffered a 10-5 defeat to Joe Perry in the penultimate World Championship qualifying round on Sunday in Sheffield. The Whirlwind, who hasn’t reached the venue stages since[Read More…]
Big Names Continue to Roll in Lommel
Mark Selby survived a scare before advancing to the third round of the European Masters on Wednesday following a 4-3 victory over Lu Haotian in Belgium. John Higgins crashed out, though, becoming the biggest casualty of the tournament so far after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Mark Davis.[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Loses Six Reds Opener
Defending champion Ding Junhui has work to do if he is going to advance from the round-robin phase as the Six Red World Championship got under way in Thailand on Monday. The Chinese number one suffered a one-sided 5-1 defeat to Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham in his first fixture in Group[Read More…]
Preview: Six Red World Championship
The Sangsom Six Red World Championship gets under way on Monday with a high-quality field assembled in Thailand. A total of 32 players from all around the world will compete in the short format event, which was first staged in Bangkok almost a decade ago. Ricky Walden won the inaugural[Read More…]
Well, Who is the Best Player Without a Ranking Event Now?
We’re back discussing this conversation again! For several years the answer to the question of the best player to have never won a ranking event always seemed like a no-brainer. However, in recent times the debate has been thrown on its head with numerous first-time champions on the tour –[Read More…]
Ricky Walden Beats Mark Selby in Gibraltar
Ricky Walden came from two frames down to beat top seed Mark Selby 4-3 in the third round of the Gibraltar Open on Saturday. Walden, who has struggled for form this season amid dropping out of the top 16 in the world rankings, moved into the final day at the expense[Read More…]