Former champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is one of four players who remain in the hunt for Six Red World Championship glory this week in Bangkok. The Thai, winner of this event two years ago, delighted his home support with dramatic victories over Stuart Bingham and Liang Wenbo. The 32 year-old led[Read More…]
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Mark Williams Progresses in Six Red Worlds
Mark Williams and Mark King were among the first men to qualify for the last 16 of the Six Red World Championship as the round-robin phase continued in Bangkok on Tuesday. Home hopeful Noppon Saengkham is also through after winning both of his opening two fixtures. Saengkham heads Group A[Read More…]
China Championship: Quarter-Final Preview
The China Championship is down to the last eight as the players prepare for the business end of proceedings in Guangzhou. Rather unusually, Sunday will see the quarter-finals being contested rather than the final showdown that is the norm in most snooker tournaments. Ronnie O’Sullivan remains the overwhelming favourite, although[Read More…]
World’s Top Six Out on Black Friday in Guangzhou
Day three in the China Championship began with 11 out of the top 16 ranked players, but only four remain after a session of carnage in Guangzhou. World champion Mark Selby had already bowed out in a deciding frame thriller to Zhou Yuelong in the afternoon session, but that was[Read More…]
Riga Masters Delight for Ryan Day
Ryan Day finally secured his maiden ranking event title after a superb victory in the Riga Masters on Sunday in Latvia. The Welshman emerged from a very tough route to claim the top prize, but more importantly he silenced the doubters who thought he would never get his hands on some[Read More…]
Crafty Ken Doherty into Riga Quarter-Finals
Ken Doherty continued his resurgence this season as he moved into the quarter-finals of the Riga Masters on Saturday. The Irishman had to rely on receiving an invitational tour card after dropping off the Main Tour at the end of the last campaign. Doherty won only a handful of matches[Read More…]
Lukas Kleckers Stuns Neil Robertson
Rookie Lukas Kleckers produced a gutsy performance to beat defending champion Neil Robertson in the last 64 of the Riga Masters on Friday. The German was playing in only his second match as a professional and the upset represents his first victory since he got upgraded from an amateur after[Read More…]
Mark Williams Struggling to Qualify from Final Round
Mark Williams has left himself with work to do in the final qualifying round for the World Championship in Ponds Forge. The two-time former world champion trails Stuart Carrington 6-3 after the opening session on Tuesday. Williams began the encounter well, compiling a break of 112 in the first frame,[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Falls off Tour with World Championship Defeat
Ken Doherty has dropped off the Main Tour after a 10-4 defeat to Ben Woollaston at the penultimate stage of World Championship qualifying on Monday. The Irishman, for whom this year marks the 20th anniversary of his world title glory in 1997, couldn’t find the form to avoid dropping outside[Read More…]
Ken Doherty and Mark Williams Through
Former champions Ken Doherty and Mark Williams moved a step closer to the Crucible after recording first round victories in World Championship qualifying on Saturday. Dublin’s Doherty compiled a 108 early on in establishing a 3-0 advantage over Jason Weston, and was able to comfortably cushion that lead for a 10-4[Read More…]