The eagerly anticipated 2013 World Championship gets under way tomorrow as 32 of the best players on the planet do battle for the biggest prize of them all. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield plays host to the 17-day marathon for a 37th consecutive year with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan returning[Read More…]
Tag: Neil Robertson
Robertson Returns to Winning Ways
Neil Robertson ended un uncharacteristic title drought by claiming the China Open in Beijing yesterday. The Australian was always in comparative control in the final against new world no.1 Mark Selby after taking six of the opening session’s seven frames. Despite Selby making a spirited comeback, he was ultimately left[Read More…]
Fantastic Foursome
The China Open has reached the semi-final stage and what a final four we have in prospect. It doesn’t get much higher in quality that Neil Robertson versus Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby against Shaun Murphy. Two World Championships, three UK Championships and four Masters between them and it is[Read More…]
Williams Finds Potting Power
Yesterday at the China Open saw a brace of comebacks from two players at very much different points in the careers. At 4-2 down to Ali Carter, Mark Williams looked to be heading for yet another early exit in what has been a dreadful season for the two-time world champion[Read More…]
China Open Second Round
The last 16 of the China Open takes place today in Beijing as the field in the penultimate event of the season whittles itself down to eight. UK and Masters champion Mark Selby produced a scintillating performance yesterday to hammer Mark King 5-1 with the aid of three centuries and[Read More…]
Devastating Ding’s Decider Delight
Ding Junhui produced a scintillating comeback to overcome Neil Robertson and win the 2013 PTC Grand Finals in Galway. The Chinese superstar takes home the winner’s cheque of 100,000 pounds, as well as 22,000 pounds for recording the fifth maximum break of his career in Saturday’s quarter-finals. And the 25[Read More…]
Quarters in Galway
The quarter-final line-up for the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway has been confirmed and what an intriguing round it promises to be. A mixture of proven champions, journeymen and up-and-comers ensures that the climax to the series at the Bailey Allen Hall should be an exciting one.[Read More…]
Carter and Fu to Fight it out in Germany
Ali Carter beat Neil Robertson 6-2 in a last four clash of very low quality to reach the final of the German Masters in front of a packed auditorium in Berlin. There, he will meet Marco Fu for a shot at glory after the Hong Kong native edged Barry Hawkins[Read More…]
Berlin Eight
The German Masters is down to the quarter-final stage as the final eight go head-to-head tonight in an effort to reach the business end this weekend in Berlin. The opening couple of days has thrown up plenty of shocks but there are still a lot of big-name players still in[Read More…]
Third Masters for Selby
It took until the stroke of midnight but Mark Selby eventually overcame the challenge of defending champion Neil Robertson to claim his third Masters title – winning by a scoreline of 10-6. World no.1 Selby had come into the final on Sunday as second favourite after a week in which[Read More…]