The German Masters is down to the quarter-final stage as the final eight go head-to-head tonight in an effort to reach the business end this weekend in Berlin. The opening couple of days has thrown up plenty of shocks but there are still a lot of big-name players still in[Read More…]
Tag: Michael Holt
Holt Wins PTC 10
Michael Holt beat Dominic Dale 4-2 to claim the tenth Players Tour Championship event of the season and the second of his career. The Nottingham native played solidly all day and, despite a couple of wobbles late on, had more than enough for his Welsh opponent in the final at[Read More…]
Higgins and Robertson Progress in PTC 10
John Higgins beat fellow Scot Stephen Hendry 4-3 to reach the last 16 of the tenth Players Tour Championship event of the season in Sheffield. The world champion had earlier beaten Irishman David Hogan and Adrian Gunnell of England before disposing of his old rival in a close and entertaining[Read More…]
Solid Start for O’Brien
Fergal O’Brien eased into the first round proper of the 2011 Shanghai Masters following a convincing 5-1 victory over Iran’s Hossein Vafaei in the wildcard round. The Irishman has been enjoying a resurgence in form recently having made solid progress in three of the four Players Tour Championship events held[Read More…]
Joyce Wins Pink Ribbon
Mark Joyce emerged victorious from a talented field at the Pro-Am Pink Ribbon event in the South West Snooker Academy on Sunday after a 4-0 triumph over Michael Holt. Holt returned to Gloucester as the defending champion having won the inaugural charity tournament 6-5 against Jimmy White 12 months ago.[Read More…]
Tickled Pink
The second annual Pink Ribbon Pro-Am gets under way at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester today with a number of high profile players contesting the charity event. Last year, the tournament officially opened what was then a hopeful venture by Paul Mount to introduce a new snooker academy[Read More…]