The World Grand Prix reaches its conclusion later today but thoughts will immediately turn to the next ranking event, which starts in Cardiff with the Coral Welsh Open on Monday. Staged every year since 1992, the Welsh Open is the third longest continuously running ranking event behind only the World[Read More…]
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Masters: Quarter-Final Preview
16 has become eight as the Dafabet Masters heads towards an eagerly anticipated weekend conclusion at the Alexandra Palace. In an entertaining first round which produced four ties that went the distance and a centuries count which amassed 17, the competitors remaining now set their sights on one of the four[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Sets up Ronnie Clash
Neil Robertson and Marco Fu were the latest two players to reach the quarter-finals of the Dafabet Masters after recording first round victories on Tuesday. For a third day in a row, the Alexandra Palace in London was packed with a practically sell-out crowd. The 2,000 or so lucky punters[Read More…]
Contrasting Wins for Mark Allen and Joe Perry
Mark Allen and Joe Perry both emerged victorious from their first round encounters at the Masters on Monday. That they made it through to the quarter-finals in London under different circumstances would be a great understatement. Allen, who has shortened to 14/1 with the latest 888sport betting odds, overcame two-time champion[Read More…]
Mark Davis Wins CLS Group Three with 147
Mark Davis won Group Three of the Championship League with a 3-2 final victory over Neil Robertson in Coventry. Davis moved into the Winners’ Group in style as he compiled a maiden maximum break of his professional career. Robertson and Davis, along with Ryan Day and Barry Hawkins, all qualified[Read More…]
Peter Lines Conquers Champion Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson made a limp defence of his UK Championship title after losing 6-3 to Peter Lines in the opening round on Thursday. The Australian never recovered from losing the first two frames as Lines, an amateur this season having dropped off the Main Tour at the end of the[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The Northern Ireland Open isn’t even 24 hours old but thoughts already turn to the next ranking event, the Betway UK Championship, which starts on Tuesday in York. Once again, 128 players descend on the Barbican Centre to contest one of the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar each season.[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Downs Stuart Bingham
Ding Junhui fought back from 3-1 down to overcome Stuart Bingham 6-4 and reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. Ding struggled badly at times in the early exchanges, and indeed sporadically during his first round victory over Ali Carter earlier on Tuesday, but gradually grew in[Read More…]
Seeds Surge into Last 16
Ten out of the top 11 seeds in the International Championship have booked their places in the third round in Daqing. The manner of the victories varied but the result was the same, ensuring most of the sport’s biggest stars remain in contention for China’s most lucrative ranking event title.[Read More…]
Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui Survive in Daqing
A busy opening day at the International Championship has come to a conclusion in Daqing on Sunday. The fifth edition of the most lucrative ranking event in China began with a few upsets, but most of the star competitors managed early victories. Liang Wenbo, perhaps understandably, suffered a hangover following[Read More…]