The opening round of the World Championship qualifiers reached its conclusion on Saturday with the likes of Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire advancing at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Indeed, every match on a busy day of action was won by a higher ranked player, following the trend[Read More…]
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Yan Bingtao and Oliver Lines Leave Fans Shell-Shocked
Fan favourites Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui both exited the International Championship in the last 64 on Monday in Daqing. The pair each fell to emerging young talents in the game, albeit under vastly different circumstances. While O’Sullivan didn’t have much to offer in response to a scintillating performance from 17 year-old[Read More…]
Lines Men into Last 32
Father and son double act Peter and Oliver Lines have both reached the third round of the UK Championship in York. Peter followed up his superb victory over reigning champion Neil Robertson in the opening round with a 6-4 defeat of Chris Wakelin on Saturday. The next day, son Oliver[Read More…]
The Big Interview: Josh Boileau
By the time the next World Championship comes around in April and May it’ll be 20 years since Ken Doherty’s famous Crucible triumph. Irish snooker is still waiting for a young talent to emerge and compete with the records that the Dubliner set – a world champion, a six times[Read More…]
Ding Beats Casey as Round 1 Concludes
Ding Junhui emerged unscathed from his first test in qualifying for the World Championship after a 10-4 victory over Greg Casey in Sheffield. Corkman Casey gained an invitation into the tournament off the back of his strong performances in 2015’s Q-School but many thought that he would be steamrollered against[Read More…]
Bingham Bags Player of the Year Awards
Newly-crowned World Champion Stuart Bingham was named snooker’s Player of the Year at the sport’s annual awards ceremony in London tonight. Bingham conquered the Crucible for the first time by beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in an epic final this week. He also won the Shanghai Masters world ranking event earlier[Read More…]
Gdynia Open Final Day
The final day of the Gdynia Open takes place today with the last 16 gunning for the title in Poland. Shaun Murphy is the defending champion and, following a walkover in the first round, won his two matches on Saturday to reach the fourth round. The Masters champion takes on[Read More…]
Bingham Underlines Winning Habit
Stuart Bingham has won his second event of the season after emerging victorious in the Haining Open on Friday. The 38 year-old won the Shanghai Masters at the end of September and has added this campaign’s second Asian Tour event. Indeed, Bingham has clearly taken a liking to the minor[Read More…]
147 Day but Lines Shines
Ryan Day made his maiden maximum break in tournament play but was unable to reach the semi-finals of the Haining Open in China. The Welshman compiled the 147 break in a 4-1 victory over Chinese Cao Yupeng in the last 32. In a quick 10-minute break, Day was rarely out[Read More…]
Fine Lines as Selby Sent Crashing
World no.1 Mark Selby followed defending champion Ding Junhui out of the International Championship before even reaching Chengdu after a spectacular defeat to Oliver Lines at the Metrodome yesterday. Ireland’s David Morris had no such problems, though, as he eased past John Astley with a 6-4 scoreline. While the opening[Read More…]