It’s a repeat of 2012 as Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy will contest the 2015 Masters final today at Alexandra Palace. Three years ago the Australian emerged victorious with his first title in London after a 10-6 win over the ‘Magician’. And it is hard to bet against a repeat result[Read More…]
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Masters Semi-Final Day Preview
It’s semi-finals day in the 2015 Masters and what a formidable final four we have at the Alexandra Palace in London. Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world no.1 Neil Robertson and two of the most in-form players of the campaign in Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen complete what is a stellar[Read More…]
Masters Quarter-Final Preview
The last eight line-up for the 2015 Masters was completed on Wednesday with Mark Allen and Joe Perry coming through unscathed. In a high-scoring affair, Allen held off a stern challenge from John Higgins to prevail in a tight 6-4 tussle before Perry won his first ever match in the[Read More…]
Maguire Tames Trump
Stephen Maguire came from behind to beat Judd Trump 6-4 while Neil Robertson repeated the scoreline against Robert Milkins on the second day of the Masters. Maguire gained a modicum of revenge over Trump after being defeated by the same margin to the Englishman at the recent UK Championship in York.[Read More…]
2015 Masters Preview: Who Can Stop Ronnie?
Snooker returns to our television screens after the Christmas break with the start of the 2015 Dafabet Masters at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday. The top 16 players in the world go head-to-head in the famous straight knockout invitation event, with a tasty £200,000 on offer for next week’s champion.[Read More…]
2014 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2014 draws to a close in the next few days, it’s time to reflect on what has been another entertaining year full of drama both on and off the table. There have been many stories over the last 12 months worthy of recalling, from title triumphs to near misses, comebacks[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Nears Centuries Record in Wigan
Ronnie O’Sullivan compiled a hat-trick of centuries en route to a 5-2 victory over amateur George Pragnall in the German Masters qualifiers in Wigan. His runs of 117, 106 and 104, coming in three successive frames, takes his tons total up to 773 – only two behind the record currently[Read More…]
Dott Denies Robertson Comeback
Graeme Dott survived an almost unbelievable fight back from reigning champion Neil Robertson to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after a dramatic 6-5 victory. The Scot, who has only featured in the last eight twice before, looked set to complete a rare whitewash double following his 6-0 drubbing[Read More…]
Determined Doherty Denies White in York
Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.