The revamped China Open is down to its final four contenders after another dramatic day of action at the Olympic Sports Center in Beijing on Friday. Kyren Wilson and Barry Hawkins both emerged with dramatic deciding frame victories over fellow English pair Jack Lisowski and Tom Ford respectively. Former champions[Read More…]
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China Open: Quarter-Final Preview
A last-gasp clearance of 67 from Mark Williams saw Mark Allen crash out of the China Open in the third round on Thursday, leaving his World Championship fate out of his own hands. The Northern Irishman appeared set to complete a sterling comeback from 3-0 down against the three-time champion[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Advances in Players Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced another dominant display, in a season full of them, to beat Graeme Dott in the last 16 of the Players Championship on Tuesday. The “Rocket” is in search of a record-equalling fifth ranking event title of the season after previous successes in the English Open, Shanghai Masters,[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Amazes But Seeds Stumble in Welsh Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his quest for a record-equalling fifth ranking event in a season with another dominant display to reach the third round of the Welsh Open on Wednesday. The Englishman, playing his first match since capturing the World Grand Prix title on Sunday, rarely looked troubled despite his opponent[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy and John Higgins Advance in Preston
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…]
Stuart Bingham Returns With Whirlwind Win
Stuart Bingham made a successful return to the sport after his betting ban with a strong performance in beating Jimmy White 6-2 in the China Open qualifiers on Sunday. The Englishman received a six-month suspension – three were suspended – after being found guilty of placing a large number of[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Returns from Snooker Betting Ban Against Jimmy White
Stuart Bingham will play his first match after completing his suspension for snooker betting against legend Jimmy White in the China Open qualifiers on Sunday. The four-day qualifying event, which takes place at the Metrodome in Barnsley and gets under way on Saturday, has taken on a much greater importance[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Championship League Group 2
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…]
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…]