Mark Davis became the World Seniors champion for the first time on Sunday. The Englishman overcame former champion Darren Morgan 2-1 in the final to collect the trophy at the Preston Guild Hall. Davis, 43, had arguably the toughest route to the final. After first coming through qualifying to reach[Read More…]
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Bingham Beats Hamilton to Reach Last 32
Stuart Bingham and John Higgins safely negotiated the second round of the UK Championship on Saturday. However, former champion Mark Williams crashed out in a decider after losing the final three frames to Tom Ford in a 6-5 defeat. Irishman Ken Doherty, three times a runner-up in the tournament, also[Read More…]
Selby and Williams on the Mark
World no.1 Mark Selby and former world champion Mark Williams will meet in the fourth round of the Ruhr Open after emerging from their opening three bouts unscathed in Germany. Neither had it all their own way, though, with Selby needing a brace of deciding frame victories to seal the[Read More…]
Robertson Fails to Cope in China
Jamie Cope knocked Neil Robertson out of the Australian Open as only seven of the top 16 seeds made it into the second round of the Shanghai Masters. There were high-profile exits for Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire and Marco Fu over the course of the first two days of action,[Read More…]
It’s There! Face Off
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]
Doherty Dumped but Delight for Dott
Ken Doherty is out of the 2015 World Championship after losing 10-3 to Mark Davis in the final qualifying round at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. The 1997 champion never really stood a chance after ending the first session on Tuesday 8-1 down as the world no.18 coasted to victory[Read More…]
Winning Williams in Another Quarter-Final
Mark Williams came from 3-1 down to beat Mark Selby 4-3 in the second round of the Players Championship and further strengthen his chances of qualifying automatically for the World Championship. The in-form Welshman looked to be heading home before Selby broke down on 65 in the fifth frame with[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Quarter-Final Preview
Friday sees the last eight in the inaugural World Grand Prix battle it out for the semi-final spots in Llandudno in Wales. The field of 32, invited to contest the tournament thanks to money earned since last year’s World Championship, has been whittled down following the opening two rounds earlier[Read More…]
Davis Ousts O’Sullivan in Championship League
Mark Davis avoided losing a hat-trick of Championship League finals when he came from 2-0 down to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-2 to win Group 5 on Tuesday. The Englishman had already been defeated twice by 3-1 scorelines in the finals of both of the last two groups, to Ali Carter[Read More…]