Shaun Murphy moved into the last 16 of the World Grand Prix after a routine 4-1 victory over Ricky Walden in Preston on Tuesday. The 2016 champion, who has been one of the form players of this campaign, shared the opening two frames with his fellow Englishman before gradually taking[Read More…]
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Shaun Murphy Books Place in Last Four
Shaun Murphy scored heavily to become the second player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Tuesday. The Gibraltar Open winner first saw off the challenge of tournament debutant Mark King in the first round, taking the last three frames for a[Read More…]
English Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the senior statesman as he heads a distinctly young English Open quarter-final line-up in Barnsley. There have been signs over the past year or so that a changing of the guard is potentially imminent, highlighted by several new ranking event champions and the emergence of many new[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Beaten by Teenage Rookie
Shaun Murphy tumbled out of Shanghai Masters qualifying on another hectic day of action in Wigan on Thursday. The Englishman, who has been one of the form men of the season so far following a brace of final appearances in ranking events, appeared to be in control when he led[Read More…]
Snooker in September
Snooker in August concluded with the Paul Hunter Classic last weekend as Michael White captured his second ranking event title in Furth. The Welshman counted world number one Mark Selby and the in-form Shaun Murphy among his victims as he pocketed the £20,000 champion’s cheque at the Stadthalle in Germany. It[Read More…]
Michael White Wins Paul Hunter Classic
Michael White won his second ranking event title after a 4-2 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic on Sunday. The Welshman counted defending champion and world number one Mark Selby among his other victims as he adds to the Indian Open crown he captured[Read More…]
Winning Start for Judd Trump in World Grand Prix
Judd Trump compiled a break of 145 as he beat Tom Ford 4-2 on day one of the World Grand Prix in Preston. The 2015 champion fell 2-1 down to his fellow Englishman but rattled off the last three frames to book his place in the last 16, where he’ll[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Beaten in Scotland
Stuart Bingham became the highest big name casualty as the new Scottish Open got under way on Monday. The world no.2 knocked in a brace of centuries, the latter a 116, to force a decider with Mark Joyce but lost a close final frame to his fellow Englishman to bow[Read More…]
Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson Upset the Favourites
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins both exited the Northern Ireland Open in the fourth round in Belfast on Thursday. The pair, who played each other in a wonderful Champion of Champions final last Sunday, had been expected to meet once more in the quarter-finals at the Titanic Exhibition Centre. But[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Survives Scare in English Open
The Coral English Open got under way on Monday, initiating the inaugural Home Nations Series. The Home Nations comprises four ranking events staged in Great Britain and Ireland, the traditional homes of the sport, with a staggering bonus of £1 million on offer to any player who can somehow manage[Read More…]