Belgium is the next stop on the 2018/19 snooker roadshow as the season gathers momentum with the start of the European Masters draw on Monday in Lommel. No sooner has the China Championship concluded, with Mark Selby emerging from a titanic tussle with John Higgins to land the title in[Read More…]
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China Championship Success for Mark Selby
A typically determined Mark Selby captured his first ranking title of the season after emerging from a gruelling battle with John Higgins a 10-9 victor in the China Championship final on Sunday. The world number one won the last two frames to see off the Scot in what was a[Read More…]
China Championship Final: Mark Selby vs John Higgins
The 2018 China Championship final will be contested between multiple world champions Mark Selby and John Higgins on Sunday in Guangzhou. Both players emerged from encounters with two of the host nation’s brightest young prospects as Higgins overcame Lyu Haotian to reach a 49th ranking event final of a stellar[Read More…]
Preview: China Championship Semi-Finals
Two players from the exciting crop of young Chinese cueists will face off against a pair of multiple world champions in the China Championship semi-finals on Saturday. Zhao Xintong and Lyu Haotian, still only aged 21 and 20 respectively, will meet world number one Mark Selby and 30-time ranking event[Read More…]
Preview: China Championship Quarter-Finals
The field has been whittled down in Guangzhou as the 2018 China Championship quarter-finals is set to entertain the final eight contenders on Friday. There is a distinct mix of proven winners and inexperienced pretenders throughout the draw, meaning that the final few days in China promise to be full[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his 2018/19 campaign with a 6-3 win over Neil Robertson to complete the Shanghai Masters quarter-final in China on Wednesday. There had been plenty of anticipation surrounding the 42 year-old’s return to the baize after the best part of half a year away, subsequent to his fiery[Read More…]
Former Champions Find Form in Six Red World Championship
Former champion Stephen Maguire became one of the first players to guarantee their spots in the knockout stages of the 2018 Six Red World Championship after a second round-robin victory on Tuesday in Bangkok. The Scot, who lifted the title four years ago when he edged Ricky Walden in a[Read More…]
Snooker in September
We’re now firmly into the 2018/19 season and three champions have already been crowned in the trio of ranking events that have been staged so far in Latvia, China, and Germany. Snooker in September for many marks a more traditional opening for a campaign but, by this point over the[Read More…]
Mark Selby beats Jimmy White in Qualifiers
Mark Selby reached the main stages of the China Championship after a 5-2 triumph over Jimmy White at the Preston Guild Hall on Monday. The pair traded the opening four frames to leave the scores tied at the mid-session interval but a 118 from Selby upon the resumption of play[Read More…]
Mark Selby Edges Close European Masters Qualifier
Mark Selby compiled two century breaks but was made to work extremely hard for his 4-3 victory over Mei Xiwen in the European Masters qualifying round on Friday. The three-time world champion began and ended the match with tons, breaks of 118 and a timely 102 in the seventh frame[Read More…]