Tuesday marks the opening day in the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester. Half of the last 32 matches will be played out today while the remaining first round encounters take place on Wednesday. Much like the World Grand Prix in Llandudno a couple of weeks ago, the early stages[Read More…]
Tag: Martin Gould
Selby Marks Gdynia Open Triumph
Mark Selby won his first title of the season by beating Martin Gould 4-1 in the final of the Gdynia Open in Poland, the final event of the 2015/16 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour series. Gould had been going for his second title of the month having won the German[Read More…]
Morris Falls in China Qualifiers
David Morris is out of the China Open after losing 5-3 to James Wattana in the qualifying round in Barnsley on Wednesday. The Irishman has now won only one of his last nine matches, a significant drop in form that has resulted in him plummeting down the rankings. Morris has[Read More…]
Thanks, Tempodrom
By Frank Halfar At the Tempodrom in Berlin Coming home from the after show party of the German Masters is a weird feeling. Can it really be that it’s all over? A whole year until it’s time again for this festival of snooker in my home town? While it sure[Read More…]
Gould Grabs German Masters Victory
Martin Gould has secured his maiden ranking event triumph after beating Luca Brecel in the final of the German Masters in Berlin. Both players began the encounter in search of their first success in a tournament of this stature and the enormity of the occasion showed as they each initially[Read More…]
Brecel and Gould in German Masters Final
Either Martin Gould or Luca Brecel will be crowned as the 2016 German Masters champion after both emerged from drab semi-final encounters on Saturday in Berlin. 20 year-old Brecel becomes only the second European – after Tony Drago – from outside the UK and Ireland to reach a ranking event[Read More…]
German Masters Continues to Surprise
The German Masters continued to spring up surprises on Friday as the four remaining contenders booked their semi-final spots in Berlin. Effectively since the conclusion of last year’s edition and staging of the Welsh Open, it has become customary for ranking events to feature unexpected competitors at the business end[Read More…]
Selby Surges Through in German Masters
The German Masters got under way on Wednesday at the Tempodrom in Berlin. It was a day of mainly one-sided affairs as defending champion Mark Selby and fellow favourite for this year’s title Judd Trump eased to whitewash wins. Late in the day, though, there were two dramatic upsets of[Read More…]
2015 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at the lows but today let’s[Read More…]
Quarter-Final Preview
The UK Championship has reached the quarter-final stage with just eight competitors left vying for the title in York. The two halves of the draw could not look much more different, with the bottom section boasting three stars of the sport and former UK champions. In contrast, the top half is[Read More…]