As the opening round of the PDC World Darts Championship gets under way at the Alexandra Palace tonight – the stage for next month’s Masters – snooker enjoyed a rare double of its own as two maximum 147 breaks were compiled on the same day for the first time in[Read More…]
Tag: Matthew Stevens
Higgins Through in Decider
Defending champion John Higgins made it through the opening day of the 2011 UK Championship in York after a 6-5 defeat of tenacious Rory McLeod. It was a fantastic opening day in York, the first time the second major has been held in the city since 2006, despite the controversial[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Tickled Pink
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Matthew Stevens 4-2 to win the seventh Players Tour Championship event of the season in Gloucester. The ‘Rocket’ was in a buoyant mood throughout the entire weekend and when he is content with himself he usually emerges victorious. Nobody forced the former world champion into a deciding[Read More…]
Rocket Flies to Top of Premier League
Ronnie O’Sullivan rose to the top of the 2011 Premier League table after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Ali Carter on night four in Doncaster. ‘The Rocket’ had earlier easily dispatched of Matthew Stevens in the semi finals before Carter repeated the 3-0 outcome against an out-of-sorts Ding Junhui in[Read More…]
Sheriff Guns Down The Rocket
Anthony Hamilton won the final three frames to oust 2009 champion Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 and progress to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters in China. The ‘Sheriff or Pottingham’, named so for his time living in Nottingham, produced his third excellent display of the week as he reached the last eight[Read More…]
Gould Comeback Stuns Ding
Martin Gould staged an unbelievable fightback from 3-0 behind to beat home favourite Ding Junhui 5-3 at the Shanghai Masters in China. Both players started the match in a nervy manner but Ding clinched a scrappy opener and took the next two to appear on his way to a very[Read More…]
Stevens Speeds to Premier League Win
Matthew Stevens found top gear as he secured two 3-0 victories on route to claiming the spoils on the first night of the 2011 Premier League in Skegness. Under the new format, players secure points for each frame won which means the Welshman sits on top of the standings with[Read More…]
Premier League
The 2011 Premier League gets under way this Thursday as ten tournament champions from last season contest a revised format of the invitational event. In recent years, seven players played each other once in a best of 6 format with points awarded for a win or draw and nothing for[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Stun Scotland
Northern Ireland continued their excellent form in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Snooker World Cup by edging out ‘Dream Team’ Scotland 4-3 in Bangkok. There was no such luck for south of the border, though, as Republic of Ireland’s erratic journey came to an end with a disappointing 4-1 defeat[Read More…]
Doherty Delivers at the Death
Ken Doherty gave his Republic of Ireland team a place in the quarter-finals of the Snooker World Cup with a gritty last gasp performance in Thailand. After Pakistan – the nation who shocked the Irish in the opening day of the tournament last Monday – won the last two frames[Read More…]