Mark Selby beat Barry Hawkins 3-1 in the final to win Group 2 of the Championship League on Friday. The world champion won only three of his round-robin fixtures but scraped into the semi-finals thanks to a marginally superior frame difference. In the last four, Selby compiled breaks of 101,[Read More…]
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Barry Hawkins Takes Halfway Lead in CLS G2
Barry Hawkins won three out of his opening four round-robin fixtures to top Group 2 of the Championship League after the opening day of action on Thursday in Coventry. The Englishman, who has struggled for form for the majority of this campaign, edged Mark Selby and Kyren Wilson in deciders[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2017
Well, give yourself a pat on the back, we’ve made it to the end of another year. As we say goodbye to 2017, we can reflect on another twelve months that provided countless moments of jubilation and joy, coupled with numerous instances of defeat and despair. Over the last few[Read More…]
Anthony Hamilton Secures German Masters Return
Anthony Hamilton came from 4-3 down to beat Mitchell Mann in a decider to ensure his return as defending champion to the German Masters next month. The popular event in Berlin is one of only two ranking tournaments on the calendar that requires more than one qualifying round to be[Read More…]
World Snooker Federation Support Grows with Australian Addition
The World Snooker Federation (WSF) has announced that the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) is the latest National Federation to have become a full member of the organisation. For over a century, Australia has been a key area for both snooker and billiards with legendary players such as Walter Lindrum and Horace[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Pinches Scottish Open Success
Neil Robertson returned to the winners’ enclosure after a remarkable 9-8 victory over Cao Yupeng in the Scottish Open final on Sunday. The Australian, a huge favourite before the contest began, was thoroughly outplayed for the majority of the encounter before staging a late fight back to pinch glory from[Read More…]
Scottish Open Final: Neil Robertson vs Cao Yupeng
Neil Robertson and Cao Yupeng will contest the final of the Scottish Open in Glasgow on Sunday. It will mark only the ninth time in a ranking event that no player from the United Kingdom will feature in the final. Robertson won the second of those with victory over Ding[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Semi-Final Preview
Well, it took a scintillating performance from old foe John Higgins to put an end to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s end-of-year dominance. After a hat-trick of ranking crowns in the last couple of months, the “Rocket” was already running on empty as he reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in Glasgow.[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan heads a strong line-up that will contest the last eight of the Scottish Open this weekend in Glasgow. The Englishman, a winner of three ranking titles in the last couple of months including the UK Championship last week in York, was on the verge of falling asleep at[Read More…]
Defeat for Neil Robertson Ends Masters Hopes
Neil Robertson exited the UK Championship in the third round after a surprise 6-5 loss to Mark Joyce on Tuesday. The result means the Australian will fall short of his mission to gain enough ranking points to break back into the top 16 in the world rankings before the conclusion[Read More…]