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…]
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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…]
Star Names into European Masters Semi-Finals
The European Masters is set for a grandstand conclusion after four of snooker’s biggest stars made it through to the semi-finals on Friday. Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson will fight it off for the €75,000 winner’s cheque in front of what will surely be approaching a[Read More…]
European Masters Down to Final Eight
Mark Selby and Judd Trump have joined the last eight cast as the European Masters nears the business end in Bucharest. The inaugural ranking event in Romania boasts a stellar line-up with the quarter-finals to look forward to on Friday. World champion Selby easily dispatched of an out-of-sorts Barry Hawkins[Read More…]
John Higgins into Last Eight
John Higgins came from 3-2 down to deny Tom Ford in a decider to reach the quarter-finals of the European Masters in Romania. The Scot wasn’t near his best and struggled for scoring prowess but a 71 break in the sixth frame forced the final frame shoot-out, before Higgins relied[Read More…]
European Masters Gets Under Way
The inaugural European Masters got under way on Monday as Romania stages a professional snooker tournament for the first time this week. The final 34 competitors following the initial qualifying stages in Preston a week ago have descended on Bucharest in hunt of the €75,000 winner’s cheque. Crowd levels at[Read More…]