Ding Junhui triumphed in the third group of this year’s Championship League to join John Higgins and Ali Carter in March’s Winners Group. China’s Ding, who surrendered a two frame lead to Neil Robertson in last week’s Masters almost repeated the blunder in today’s final at Crondon Park as Judd[Read More…]
Tag: Mark Selby
Standards Standards
There have been a few interesting comments circling around in the last 24 hours surrounding the standard of today’s game. For some, it is almost a prerequisite that they have to praise without fault no matter the situation such is the blinded desire to promote the sport in every way[Read More…]
Third Masters for Selby
It took until the stroke of midnight but Mark Selby eventually overcame the challenge of defending champion Neil Robertson to claim his third Masters title – winning by a scoreline of 10-6. World no.1 Selby had come into the final on Sunday as second favourite after a week in which[Read More…]
Masterful Masters Quarter-final Preview
The first round of the 2013 Masters came to a conclusion last night with another belter of a game to add to what was already a memorable opening few days. The best was saved until last as Mark Selby left it late once again by staging a trademark comeback victory[Read More…]
2013 Masters Preview
The 2013 Masters gets under way on Sunday as the 16 best ranked players in the world do battle at the Alexandra Palace in London. First staged in 1975, the Masters is now the second longest running professional tournament on the annual calendar – behind only the World Championship itself[Read More…]
BBC Deal Extended
The BBC will continue to broadcast snooker’s biggest domestic tournaments until at least 2017, extending the current agreement by three years. The BBC will continue as host broadcaster of the World Championship, the UK Championship and the Masters until the end of the 2016/17 season, and there is also the[Read More…]
PTC Grand Finals Return to Galway
We had known it was likely for quite some time but it was finally confirmed yesterday that the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals will be returning to Ireland for a third straight year next March. The event will be held from 12-17 March, climaxing on St. Patrick’s Day and will once[Read More…]
Mark Selby Press Conference After UK Win
“I’m a little bit disappointed with the performance….but a win’s a win”
Selby Wins UK Championship
Mark Selby has won the 2012 United Kingdom Championship after a gruelling 10-6 victory over fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy in York. The encounter always had the potential to be a close one and so it proved to be with the four-frame margin not truly representative of a gripping, if low[Read More…]
Selby and Murphy for UK Title
Mark Selby Shaun Murphy
