Four top 16 players make up the final four in the Players Championship at Event City in Manchester. Shaun Murphy is bidding to become the first player since Ding Junhui to win consecutive ranking events after a 4-3 victory over Ben Woollaston. The Englishman will face Mark Allen for a[Read More…]
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Ding and Murphy Surge into Last Eight
Ding Junhui looked to be approaching somewhere near his best as he whitewashed Michael White in the Players Championship on Thursday. The Chinese eleven-time ranking event winner has struggled for much of the last two seasons, a dip in form that has seen his ranking plummet from the world no.1[Read More…]
Irish Duo into Last 32
Veteran Dubliners Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien secured two deciding frame victories on the second day of the Welsh Open to reach the third round. The Irish pair, who together have more than half a century of professional years on the Main Tour under their belt, edged out David Gilbert[Read More…]
China Open Qualifiers Begin
The China Open qualifiers got under way at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Tuesday. The single round runs for three days and will determine the 64 competitors who will fly to Beijing for the penultimate ranking event of the season in March. Most of the top names are attempting to qualify,[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Selby to Battle Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby will clash in a mouthwatering quarter-final at the Masters after emerging from contrasting opening round encounters at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday. O’Sullivan was making his TV return following a self-inflicted hiatus from the sport that lasted about eight months and many queried what kind of[Read More…]
Walden’s International Championship Reign Ended Early
Ricky Walden’s defence of the International Championship ended before it really began as he was dumped out of the competition by Tian Pengfei on the opening day in Daqing. Walden’s qualifying round with the Chinese player was held over from Barnsley to the main event but the Englishman probably wishes[Read More…]
Ding’s Delight in Haining
Ding Junhui is back in the winner’s enclosure after being crowned the Haining Open champion in his homeland China. The 28 year-old has endured a mostly torrid time of it for the last 18 or so months since his last tournament triumph came at the Yixing Open in June, 2014.[Read More…]
Fernandez Run Ended but Main Tour Hopes Remain Alive
A high-quality quartet make up the final four in the Haining Open as the first and potentially only Asian Tour event of the campaign nears its conclusion. In a busy day of action in China, home favourite Ding Junhui won three matches, two of which in deciding frame thrillers, to[Read More…]
International Championship Moves to Daqing
Daqing in the north-east of China will host a world ranking event for the first time this season when the 2015 International Championship comes to the city. The tournament will run from October 25 to November 1 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, in the west of China’s[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]