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…]
Tag: Mark Selby
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
Murphy Comeback Stuns Carter
Shaun Murphy produced a mesmerizing comeback to beat Ali Carter 9-8 – taking the last five frames in a remarkable turnaround to reach the UK Championship final in York. In an encounter of the absolute highest quality from start to finish, World Championship runner-up Carter appeared set to reach his[Read More…]
Brecel Bows out to Murphy
Shaun Murphy narrowly beat Luca Brecel 6-5 in a match of huge drama to reach the semi-finals of the UK Championship in York. After sharing the opening eight frames in a topsy-turvy affair, Brecel took the lead in the ninth as it became evident that his more experienced opponent was[Read More…]
Maximum Drama in York
Mark Davis beat John Higgins 6-5 in a thrilling contest that saw the Scot make a 147 break but miss what was effectively match ball pink in the decider at the UK Championship in York. The last 16 encounter had everything in what proved to be the match of the[Read More…]
Magical Maguire Buries O’Brien
Stephen Maguire fired in three consecutive centuries and a break of 70 to complete a 6-2 victory over Fergal O’Brien on the opening day of the 2012 UK Championship. Neither of the duo played particularly well in sharing a stagnated first four frames but Maguire will feel lucky to have[Read More…]
Higgins Falls Flat in China
John Higgins put in a poor performance as he went down 6-3 to China’s Cao Yupeng in the last 32 of the International Championship today. As if to underline the content of my article on repeating champions and consistency from last week, Shanghai Masters champion Higgins could not rediscover the[Read More…]