Tag: Players Championship

Allen and Walden in Players Final

Mark Allen and Ricky Walden will contest the final of the 2015 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester on Sunday. The pair emerged from contrasting semi-finals to set up a repeat of their 2014 International Championship showdown for the title, which Walden prevailed in 10-7. On Saturday, both men overcame players[Read More…]

Players Championship to Break Off

Tuesday marks the opening day in the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester. Half of the last 32 matches will be played out today while the remaining first round encounters take place on Wednesday. Much like the World Grand Prix in Llandudno a couple of weeks ago, the early stages[Read More…]

Players Championship Preview

After the last week of rest this season, snooker returns to our screens on Tuesday with the Players Championship in Manchester. 32 players make up the field at Event City, in much the same format which shaped the recent World Grand Prix. It’ll be best of sevens until the semi-finals,[Read More…]

Carter Coping With Crohn’s

Ali Carter believes that his new vegan diet will help him tackle Crohn’s Disease as he looks ahead to next week’s Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester. Three-time ranking event winner Carter has suffered from the illness for 13 years and was recently told by his consultant he may need more[Read More…]