Only half of the Top 16 players remain in the Haikou World Open after the conclusion of the last 32 today in China. Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens, Stephen Maguire and Martin Gould joined Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham on the losers list as well as absentees Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali[Read More…]
Tag: Neil Robertson
CL, China, WPBSA Statement
Championship League Neil Robertson continued his excellent form of late by claiming Group Three of the Championship League with a 3-2 defeat of Mark Selby in the final. The Australian joins Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy in the Winners’ Group later in the season and has the relief of a[Read More…]
Robertson Romps to Masters Glory
Neil Robertson has won the 2012 Masters after seeing off the challenge of Shaun Murphy in the final at Alexandra Palace. In a final that perhaps didn’t live up to all of the expectations, the Australian took control of the encounter early in the second session and eventually prevailed 10-6[Read More…]
Masters Robertson or Murphy
Neil Robertson played perfect matchplay snooker to beat Judd Trump 6-3 in the semi-finals of The Masters at Alexandra Palace. Shaun Murphy will be the Australian’s opponent in the final after a brilliant 6-4 victory over world champion John Higgins in the second semi-final. Robertson was in complete control throughout[Read More…]
Selby Sent Crashing
World number one Mark Selby was defeated 6-2 by fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy in the quarter-final of The Masters at Alexandra Palace. The two-time champion was favourite to see off his close friend and progress to the semi-final for a fourth time but never looked in control of proceedings throughout.[Read More…]
Wins for Higgins and Robertson
John Higgins comfortably saw off the meagre challenge of Matthew Stevens with a 6-2 victory in the first round of The Masters at Alexandra Palace in London. The Scotsman was never really in trouble throughout the tie and will be thankful of a relatively easy passage to the quarter-finals in[Read More…]
The Masters Snooker
The 2012 Masters gets under way on Sunday with arguably the greatest ever field in the history of the illustrious tournament. The invitational event is such that, in any given year, a significant portion of the Top 16 in the world rankings that contest the annual competition could emerge victorious[Read More…]
Round-Up: World Open and Championship League
Such is the density of the snooker season nowadays that new stories come thick and fast – the most recent of which will be summarised now. World Open set for China It has been well-known over the past few months that the World Open – formerly the Grand Prix –[Read More…]
Trump Through to UK Final
Judd Trump is in his first UK Championship final after beating former world champion Neil Robertson 9-7 in the first semi-final in York. In a fascinating and compelling encounter, the 22 year-old emerged on top after a gruelling battle between two of the sport’s most exciting players. Resuming after the[Read More…]
Treble Ton Trumps Maguire
Judd Trump potted his way into the semi-finals of the UK Championship with an impressive 6-3 victory over Stephen Maguire in York. The China Open champion, who saw off Ronnie O’Sullivan in a tight last 16 clash that went the distance on Tuesday, took a while to get going in[Read More…]