Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire are into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after respective victories over former world champions in York yesterday. Crucible runner-up Hawkins emerged from a 6-5 thriller with Shaun Murphy while 2004 champion Maguire saw off fellow Scotsman John Higgins 6-3. Murphy had struggled for form[Read More…]
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Seeds Starting to Dominate in York
Several of the top players flexed their muscles on Monday as the UK Championship begins to heat up nicely. Four former champions booked their place in the last 16 and they were joined by a trio of other ranking event winners. The match of the day featured Liang Wenbo and[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The hectic snooker schedule continues today as the 2013 UK Championship gets under way at the Barbican Centre in York. The flat 128-player draw that was newly introduced for most of the ranking events this season means that the tournament this year will be 13 days long. This is quite[Read More…]
Champions O’Sullivan and Bingham
The final of the inaugural Champion of Champions event will take place between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stuart Bingham today. The Englishmen came through tough semi-final encounters on Saturday against Neil Robertson and Mark Selby respectively. In a new tournament that has been full of drama and excitement from the very[Read More…]
Selby First Champion of Champions Semi-Finalist
The inaugural Champion of Champions event got under way yesterday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. 16 of the best players in the world have been invited to compete against one another for a top prize of 100,000 pounds on Sunday. While the Masters traditionally invites the top 16 in[Read More…]
Selby Edges O’Sullivan in Antwerp Win
Mark Selby came from 3-1 behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-1 and win the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 was in good form throughout the weekend but arguably saved his best for last as he overcame an in-form ‘Rocket’. It looked like the world champion was heading[Read More…]
Maximum Effort Not Enough for Trump
Judd Trump compiled the first 147 break of his career but still lost to Mark Selby 4-3 in the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 is one of the most prolific break-builders in the game so it was a little surprising that it has taken him this long[Read More…]
Robertson Out as Ding Remains on Course for Hat-Trick
The International Championship has reached the quarter-final stage and it is safe to say that not many would have predicted the final eight line-up at the start of the week. A succession of big-hitters had already been accounted for prior to today’s last 16 encounters – world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan,[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters take place on Friday with markedly different halves of the draw in China. While the bottom section is dominated by established stars of the sport, the top half is a mixture of new blood and season campaigners who perhaps have never fully reached their[Read More…]
Doherty and Murphy Out for Six
Ken Doherty and Robert Murphy were knocked out of the 6-Red World Championship in Bangkok yesterday – ending any Irish involvement in the event. Doherty was destroyed in a whitewash defeat to home contender Noppon Saengkham in the last 32. While his countryman Murphy, an seasoned amateur on the Irish[Read More…]