Another 16 players booked their places in the International Championship first round after coming through qualifying on a routine day in Barnsley. 2012 runner-up Neil Robertson was the highest profile player in action and survived a brief scare before coming from 3-1 down to beat amateur Kuldesh Johal 6-3. The Australian[Read More…]
Tag: Neil Robertson
Robertson Fails to Cope in China
Jamie Cope knocked Neil Robertson out of the Australian Open as only seven of the top 16 seeds made it into the second round of the Shanghai Masters. There were high-profile exits for Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire and Marco Fu over the course of the first two days of action,[Read More…]
Selby Through but Robertson Crashes Out of Oz
World no.1 Mark Selby avoided the fate of his England World Cup teammate Stuart Bingham by reaching the Australian Open second round in Bendigo. World champion Bingham exited the event on the opening day when he lost 5-4 to Fergal O’Brien but Selby emerged from what could have materialised into a[Read More…]
World Championship: Quarter-Final Preview
In less than a week we’ll know who will be crowned as the 2015 world snooker champion. Eight competitors remain in this marathon championship as the quarter-finals take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. An impressive line-up has been assembled with three former world champions and two further ex runners-up left[Read More…]
A Quiet Monday Ahead
There wont be much action on Monday at the Crucible. That is unless the four matches that are scheduled to finish on day ten of the World Championship result in unlikely turnarounds. After a last 32 which provided plenty of close encounters, including three thrilling deciding frame climaxes, the majority[Read More…]
World Championship: Round Two Preview
The conclusion of the first round runs alongside the opening exchanges in the last 16 today. 14 out of the 16 last 32 ties have been decided with Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy looking set to join that group in round two later today. Coinciding with the end of their[Read More…]
It’s There! Face Off
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
Robertson Romps to Victory on Day Three
2010 world champion Neil Robertson stormed into the second round of this year’s event in Sheffield after a convincing 10-2 victory over Jamie Jones on Monday. The Australian, who compiled a tournament-high 143 in the opening session to lead 7-2, opened the second session with an excellent 133 and duly[Read More…]
China Open Round One Round-up
The players have been busy with the opening round of the China Open during the last couple of days, with the last 32 line-up now almost complete in Beijing. Neil Robertson, champion in 2013 before being a beaten finalist twelve months ago, has been the highest profile casualty so far[Read More…]
The China Open Preview
This week sees the traditional last stop in Beijing before all players board for the Sheffield express train. The China Open gets under way on Monday with Ding Junhui as the defending champion. The soon-to-be 28 year-old has endured a nightmare 12 months since his triumph in his home country[Read More…]