Neil Robertson reached the International Championship semi-finals on Thursday thanks to a superb 6-4 victory over Mark Selby – ending the world number one’s 18-match unbeaten record in Daqing. In an entertaining affair, Selby appeared set to continue his dominance in an event that he had won in each of[Read More…]
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Preview: International Championship Quarter-Finals
Mark Selby remains on course for a hat-trick in Daqing after reaching the International Championship quarter-finals – which will take place on Thursday in China. The world number one, who has won the event in each of the last two seasons, safely booked his place in the last eight thanks[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham and Shaun Murphy Lose
Stuart Bingham lost a qualifying match for the second successive tournament after a 5-4 defeat to Zhang Anda in the preliminaries for the World Open on Friday at the Preston Guild Hall. Shaun Murphy also crashed out with a similar loss to another Chinese competitor, Mei Xiwen, but there were[Read More…]
Matthew Stevens Among Experienced World Championship Qualifiers
Matthew Stevens booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-2 triumph over Ken Doherty in the final round of the World Championship qualifiers in Sheffield on Wednesday. The Welshman, twice a runner-up, coasted to victory against the 1997 world champion to secure his return to the venue stages for[Read More…]
Judgement Day Line-Up Complete
The penultimate World Championship qualifying round reached its conclusion on Monday with just 32 players now remaining in the hunt for the coveted 16 additional berths on offer for the main event at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Judgement Day, as it has become known over the last few seasons, will[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…]
Neil Robertson Eases into World Open
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he easily qualified for the World Open with a 5-1 victory over Sanderson Lam on Tuesday. The Australian, winner of the inaugural Hong Kong Masters last month, compiled runs of 80, 79, 78, 64, and 60 as he powered passed the young[Read More…]
Reanne Evans Rumbles Robin Hull in World Championship Qualifying
Reanne Evans caused a sensation by beating Robin Hull 10-8 in the first round of World Championship qualifying at Ponds Forge on Wednesday. The Englishwoman, a record 11-time women’s world champion, weathered an early barrage of heavy scoring from the Finn to fight back from 4-2 down and go within[Read More…]
Mark Allen Battles in York
Four encounters were settled in deciding frame finishes as the last 16 line-up was completed on Tuesday in the UK Championship. Mark Allen staged an amazing comeback to deny Ryan Day at the death in what will be a severely painful defeat for the Welshman. Day looked to be in[Read More…]
Fergal O’Brien Fires Record Five Centuries
The second round of the UK Championship began with a bang at the Barbican Centre in York on Saturday. World champion Mark Selby survived a major scare in overcoming Daniel Wells 6-4 but Stuart Bingham, the world number two, wasn’t so lucky as he fell by the same scoreline to[Read More…]