Ronnie O’Sullivan gained revenge on Judd Trump for a series of recent defeats with a confident 5-3 victory in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open in Newport. In a typical master versus pupil scenario, the latter seemed to have carried on from where he left off in the duo’s three[Read More…]
Tag: Mark Selby
O’Sullivan and Trump to Battle Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet for the fourth time in as many months after coming through their respective second round matches in the Welsh Open 4-1. A clash of eras, the O’Sullivan-Trump rivalry is quickly becoming one of the biggest and most exciting in recent memory. The younger[Read More…]
Hendry Beats Robertson
Stephen Hendry outplayed Neil Robertson in the first round of the Welsh Open to claim his first win over a top ranked player in a ranking event for quite some time. Evidently not content at seeing his fellow veteran Steve Davis receiving all the plaudits for his victory over Ali[Read More…]
CL, China, WPBSA Statement
Championship League Neil Robertson continued his excellent form of late by claiming Group Three of the Championship League with a 3-2 defeat of Mark Selby in the final. The Australian joins Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy in the Winners’ Group later in the season and has the relief of a[Read More…]
Selby Sent Crashing
World number one Mark Selby was defeated 6-2 by fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy in the quarter-final of The Masters at Alexandra Palace. The two-time champion was favourite to see off his close friend and progress to the semi-final for a fourth time but never looked in control of proceedings throughout.[Read More…]
Selby Leaves it Late Against Lee
Mark Selby withstood a spirited comeback from Stephen Lee to eventually prevail 6-4 in the first round of The Masters at Alexandra Palace. The ‘Jester from Leicester’ was all smiles when he led 4-0 at the mid-session interval but would have struggled to find the funny side when his opponent[Read More…]
The Masters Snooker
The 2012 Masters gets under way on Sunday with arguably the greatest ever field in the history of the illustrious tournament. The invitational event is such that, in any given year, a significant portion of the Top 16 in the world rankings that contest the annual competition could emerge victorious[Read More…]
Trump Takes Group One
Judd Trump is the first man into the Winners’ Group of the Championship League after a 3-2 victory over countryman Shaun Murphy in the final of Group One. Hot off the heels of claiming his first UK Championship crown before Christmas, the Englishman has started the New Year in similar[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Downs Davis
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat fellow living legend Steve Davis 6-1 today to advance to the second round of the UK Championship in York. Six-time champion Davis had come through two rounds of qualifying to be in the last 32 and set up a dream tie with ‘The Rocket’ – himself a[Read More…]
Robertson Claims Alex Higgins Trophy
Neil Robertson beat Judd Trump 4-1 to win the Alex Higgins International Trophy in Killarney. The Australian’s victory is his second Players Tour Championship event success in recent weeks having claimed the Warsaw Classic earlier in the month. The final was a scrappy affair, not at all what had been[Read More…]