There were impressive victories for both Mark Williams and Mark Allen as the opening day of the 2018 Masters didn’t disappoint at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Williams rode his luck a touch but in the end fought back superbly to deny world number one Mark Selby in a dramatic[Read More…]
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Preview: The Masters
The 2018 Dafabet Masters gets under way on Sunday at the Alexandra Palace in London. Sixteen of the best snooker players on the planet will battle it out in the English capital for the right to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy, traditionally the most prestigious invitational that’s competed for every year.[Read More…]
2018 Masters Draw
The draw for the upcoming Masters at the Alexandra Palace has taken place during the final of the UK Championship in York. The prestigious invitational, which sees only the elite top 16 in the world rankings invited, takes place from January 14th to 21st early in the New Year. Defending[Read More…]
What About the Race to the Masters?
The focus this weekend is obviously on the UK Championship with eight players remaining in the hunt to pocket the £170,000 top prize in York. However, there has been an interesting subplot throughout the tournament with the final invitations to the prestigious Masters still to be determined. The UK Championship[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Seventh Masters Title
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the Masters for a record seventh time after a 10-7 victory over Joe Perry at the Alexandra Palace in London. The ‘Rocket’ got off to a slow start, falling 4-1 behind during a shaky first session, but reeled off seven frames in succession to take control[Read More…]
Masters Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Joe Perry
The final of the 2017 Dafabet Masters will be contested between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Joe Perry on Sunday. The Alexandra Palace in London hosted two remarkable semi-finals on Saturday as the two Englishmen emerged from unlikely scenarios. First, O’Sullivan produced scintillating snooker to come from 4-3 behind to deny the[Read More…]
Masters: Semi-Final Preview
It’s come down to the final four in the Dafabet Masters at the Alexandra Palace in London. The line-up is certainly not what would have been predicted at the outset of the week, but neither does it come necessarily as a major surprise. When it was said that a case[Read More…]
Good Things Come to Those Who Shed Weight
Mark Allen was convincingly beaten 6-2 by Marco Fu in the quarter-finals of the Masters on Thursday. While it is important to point out that Fu is currently producing some of the most clinical snooker of his career, the result still represents a disappointing exit for Allen. The Northern Irishman[Read More…]
2018 Masters Tickets on Sale on Monday
Tickets for the 2018 Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace will be on sale from Monday, January 23rd. Snooker’s biggest invitation tournament will return to the North London venue for the seventh consecutive year from January 14th to 21st in 2018. This week’s tournament has produced some sensational snooker from the[Read More…]
Masters: Quarter-Final Preview
16 has become eight as the Dafabet Masters heads towards an eagerly anticipated weekend conclusion at the Alexandra Palace. In an entertaining first round which produced four ties that went the distance and a centuries count which amassed 17, the competitors remaining now set their sights on one of the four[Read More…]