Amid the pandemonium surrounding Neil Robertson’s 147 and UK Championship success, the draw for the 2016 Masters was also made on Sunday. Robertson has openly admitted that, having now claimed the first BBC major, he wants to go on and capture a rare Triple Crown achieved in the same season.[Read More…]
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Perfect Robertson Adds to Majors Haul
Neil Robertson won his second UK title on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Liang Wenbo that included a superb 147. The Australian’s family should be in for a neat Christmas period after he picked up almost £200,000 for his triumph and maximum break double. Add to that the £100,000[Read More…]
Robertson and Liang in Overseas UK Final
Neil Robertson and Liang Wenbo will contest the first all-overseas UK Championship final in York on Sunday. The Australian and Chinese competitors emerged through contrasting semi-finals on Saturday to set up a clash for the second biggest ranking title. While Robertson was clinical in his 6-0 drubbing of Mark Selby,[Read More…]
Semi-Finals in York
A fantastic Friday in York saw an incredible three quarter-final ties go down to a decider at the Barbican Centre. Only four players remain left in the hunt for glory in the sport’s second biggest ranking event and the two semi-finals could not be any more different. The bottom half[Read More…]
Quarter-Final Preview
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…]
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…]