The UK Championship has reached the quarter-final stage with just eight competitors left vying for the title in York. The two halves of the draw could not look much more different, with the bottom section boasting three stars of the sport and former UK champions. In contrast, the top half is[Read More…]
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UK Championship Last 16 Preview
From 128 there are now just 16. The UK Championship has reached the fourth round and we are approaching the business end of proceedings as the Barbican Centre transforms into a two-table arena in York. There has already been plenty of drama in 2015’s edition of the second biggest ranking[Read More…]
Fightbacks and Mad Max
Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy reached the fourth round of the UK Championship in a dramatic Tuesday at the Barbican in York. 2011 champion Judd Trump is out, though, while Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh agonisingly missed the final black off the spot for a 147. In a bizarre day, Un-Nooh’s countryman Dechawat[Read More…]
Super Selby Surges Through
Mark Selby looked impressive in a 6-0 second round victory over Oliver Lines at the UK Championship on Sunday. The world no.1 began the match with a clinical century break of 133 and never looked back, reeling off six frame on the trot for a crushing victory. Selby had a[Read More…]
Round Two Preview
Friday sees no action in the 2015 UK Championship with the players granted a rest day ahead of the remainder of the tournament in York. That’ll give suitable enough time for the television cables to be assembled ahead of the start of the coverage on BBC and Eurosport tomorrow. 64[Read More…]
Robertson Wins Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson won the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Mark Allen in the final in Coventry. It marks the Australian’s biggest title since he landed the Wuxi Classic in the summer of 2014, and will give him considerable confidence ahead of[Read More…]
Robertson and Allen in Champion of Champions Final
Neil Robertson and Mark Allen will contest the Champion of Champions final in Coventry after safely negotiating their last four ties on Saturday. Australia’s Robertson was made to work hard in his clash with close pal Joe Perry, but managed to hold off the Englishman for a 6-4 triumph. Robertson[Read More…]
Robertson Denies Yan in Champions
Neil Robertson avoided the fate of his fellow seeds this week to book a place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. The Australian comfortably whitewashed Rory McLeod in his opening encounter before completing a hard-fought 6-3 triumph over schoolboy Yan Bingtao in the last eight. Yan[Read More…]
Higgins Mauls Murphy to Reach Last Eight
Four-time world champion John Higgins was in superb form as he routed Shaun Murphy 6-0 in the last 16 of the International Championship on Wednesday. Higgins endured a difficult 2014 but has steadily improved once again this year – highlighted by his consistent return to the winning table with victories[Read More…]
Day Downs Ding in Daqing
The International Championship is down to the last 16 after a very busy day of second round action in China on Tuesday. The top and bottom half of the draws are taking quite different shapes as the seeds begin to crumble in one and stack up in the other. The[Read More…]