Stephen Maguire, Michael White and Robert Milkins all won thrilling ties that went the distance in the China Open to keep alive their ambitions of gaining the final automatic qualifying spot for the upcoming World Championship. All three were on the brink of defeat in their respective encounters before proving[Read More…]
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The China Open Preview
This week sees the traditional last stop in Beijing before all players board for the Sheffield express train. The China Open gets under way on Monday with Ding Junhui as the defending champion. The soon-to-be 28 year-old has endured a nightmare 12 months since his triumph in his home country[Read More…]
Winner White Wows India
Michael White has won his maiden ranking event title after whitewashing Ricky Walden in the final of the Indian Open in Mumbai. The 23 year-old Welshman was in superb form as he seized the opportunity in his first final with breaks of 81, 77, 58 and 85. International Championship winner[Read More…]
Indian Open Final Day
Mark Williams, Ricky Walden, Michael White and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh all gun for the Indian Open title on Saturday in Mumbai. The quartet emerged from their last 16 and quarter-final bouts on Friday to reach the final day’s action at the Grand Hyatt. With £50,000 up for grabs for the winner,[Read More…]
White Scores Shoot-Out Success
Michael White won his first professional tournament after beating Xiao Guodong in a dramatic final of the Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool on Friday. The Welshman sank the winning black ball with only six seconds left remaining on the clock to deny his devastated Chinese opponent a taste of glory. By[Read More…]
Bingham Wins Championship League Group 4
Stuart Bingham became the fourth player through to the Championship League Winners Group after emerging victorious from Group 4 at Crondon Park. The Englishman finished second behind Peter Ebdon following the round-robin phase with four wins from his six league encounters. In the semi-final Bingham made breaks of 75 and[Read More…]
O’Sullivan On Course for International Success
The International Championship has reached the quarter-final stage with a relatively unexpected line-up still gunning for the title in Chengdu. Ronnie O’Sullivan remains the heavy favourite as he made light enough work of Li Hang’s challenge in the last 16 on Wednesday. The five-time world champion didn’t score as heavily[Read More…]
O’Brien into Shanghai Quarters
Fergal O’Brien is into the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters after a grafting 5-3 victory over local amateur Zhao Xintong. The contest got off to a free-flowing start and the scores were tied at the mid-session interval following shared breaks of 80, 69, 61, 42 and 41, but the match[Read More…]
Decidedly Dramatic Opening in Sheffield
The first three days of the World Championship have come and gone amid a host of dramatic contests at the Crucible. The standard of play hasn’t always been at the highest but the start of the 2014 edition in Sheffield must go down as one of the best ever. There[Read More…]
Thrilling Climax to World Qualifiers
The World Championship qualifiers have ended after a dramatic final day of action at the Ponds Forge International Centre in Sheffield. Several of the opening eight matches in the final round had ended under routine circumstances on Tuesday. But Wednesday’s action was typical edge of your seat stuff as an[Read More…]