Mark Allen has won the International Championship after a 10-5 triumph over Neil Robertson in Sunday’s final showdown in Daqing. The Northern Irishman controlled the majority of the contest, compiling an impressive four century breaks to bring his overall tally for the tournament to an incredible 14. To that end,[Read More…]
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International Championship Final: Neil Robertson vs Mark Allen
Neil Robertson will meet Mark Allen in the International Championship final after an entertaining 9-7 victory over Jack Lisowski on Saturday in Daqing. The Australian played well but most importantly relied on his experience to outlast the “Big” Lisowski in a high-quality affair. A semi-final encounter that was close for[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship Semi-Finals
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…]
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…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui Advance in China
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui are among several big names who remain in the hunt for the International Championship after the last 32 was completed on Tuesday in Daqing. The pair emerged from tight encounters with Robert Milkins and Zhao Xintong respectively with a pair of 6-4 scorelines to remain[Read More…]
Preview: International Championship
The players return to China this week for the third ranking event of the season in the country – the lucrative International Championship in Daqing, which starts on Sunday. The International Championship has become a permanent fixture on the calendar since its launch in 2012, when Judd Trump edged Neil[Read More…]
English Open Begins With Ronnie O’Sullivan Rant
The English Open got under way on Monday with Ronnie O’Sullivan again generating headlines as he made his first appearance in a ranking event of the 2018/19 season. O’Sullivan, who won the lucrative Shanghai Masters invitational last month in China, began his defence of the English Open with a 4-1[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Wins in International Championship Qualifiers
The players returned to England on Tuesday for the start of the International Championship qualifiers at the Barnsley Metrodome. The lucrative ranking event returns to the calendar for a seventh successive season at the end of the month but first there’s the preliminary round to negotiate, with half of the[Read More…]
China Championship Preview and Draw
The fourth ranking tournament of the 2018/19 season gets under way on Monday with the return of the China Championship in Guangzhou. Twelve months ago, Luca Brecel emerged victorious to land his maiden ranking success when he overcame Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final, with the £150,000 helping him to establish[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Last 16 Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan will make his maiden bow of the 2018/19 campaign on Wednesday when he plays Neil Robertson in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters in China. The revamped tournament, being played as a lucrative invitational rather than a ranking event for the first time since its launch more[Read More…]