Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Judd Trump are among the eight players who have reached the Northern Ireland Open quarter-finals at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The trio of stars emerged from two rounds on Thursday to reach Friday’s last eight, where the format will increase from the best of[Read More…]
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Defending Champion Mark Williams Beaten by Ali Carter
Defending champion Mark Williams is out of the Northern Ireland Open after a scrappy 4-3 defeat to Ali Carter at the Waterfront Hall on Wednesday. The Welshman captured a first ranking title in almost seven years when he edged Yan Bingtao in a dramatic final twelve months ago, a victory[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Starts Strongly in Belfast
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced another scintillating display of scoring to comfortably beat Soheil Vahedi 4-0 in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday in Belfast. O’Sullivan had spent much of the morning before his game on social media complaining about the current state of the sport. In particular,[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Open Draw and Preview
The next stop on the snooker roadshow is Belfast with the return of the Northern Ireland Open draw to the Waterfront Hall this week from Monday. Mark Williams is the defending champion after his dramatic 9-8 triumph over teenager Yan Bingtao in last year’s final. It was a win that[Read More…]
Mark Allen Continues Form in Coventry
Mark Allen hammered in five century breaks in beating Barry Hawkins and Neil Robertson to reach the last four of the Champion of Champions on Thursday in Coventry. The Northern Irishman, who superbly won the International Championship last week in China, was brimming with confidence as he booked a semi-final[Read More…]
Mark Selby Compiles Champion of Champions 147
Mark Selby became the first player to compile a Champion of Champions 147 after making the perfect break in his first round encounter with Neil Robertson on Thursday. After the Englishman lost a scrappy opening frame to Robertson, he potted a long red and was immediately perfect on the black[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Quarter-Finals
Mark Selby remains on course for a hat-trick in Daqing after reaching the International Championship quarter-finals – which will take place on Thursday in China. The world number one, who has won the event in each of the last two seasons, safely booked his place in the last eight thanks[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui Advance in China
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui are among several big names who remain in the hunt for the International Championship after the last 32 was completed on Tuesday in Daqing. The pair emerged from tight encounters with Robert Milkins and Zhao Xintong respectively with a pair of 6-4 scorelines to remain[Read More…]
Mark Williams Loses to Sunny Akani
Mark Williams became the biggest casualty of the International Championship so far after a surprise 6-3 defeat to Akani Songsermsawad in the last 64 on Monday in Daqing. The world champion led the affable Thai player, known as Sunny Akani, 3-2 but was mostly powerless as his opponent went on[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Opening Test in Daqing
Mark Selby scraped into the first round proper of the International Championship after a typically gritty 6-5 victory over Li Yuan on the first day of action in Daqing on Sunday. The world number one’s qualifying match had been held over to the main venue, where he has triumphed in[Read More…]