After just about a month’s break, the snooker roadshow is about to get back under way with the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign. The start of May saw Mark Selby being crowned world champion for the third time as he became only the fourth player to successfully defend the title[Read More…]
Tag: Riga Masters
Riga Masters to Commence New Season
World Champion Mark Selby and defending champion Neil Robertson are among the snooker kings set to play in the 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters. Robertson won the world ranking event last year by beating Michael Holt in the final at the Riga Arena in Latvia. This time the Australian will be[Read More…]
Rousing Robertson Wins in Riga
Neil Robertson began the 2016/17 campaign in style after triumphing in the Riga Masters on Friday. The Australian beat Michael Holt 5-2 in the final to land the first ranking event of a season for the third time in the last four years. With the disbandment of the previous European Tour,[Read More…]
Amateur Morgan into Riga Last Eight
Darren Morgan rolled back the years to reach the quarter-finals of the Riga Masters on Thursday. The amateur Welshman, a former world no. 8, has already won four matches this week to reach the last eight – including a 4-3 victory over Ken Doherty in the third round. Morgan earned[Read More…]
Snooker Returns with Riga Masters
Professional snooker returns after almost three weeks in the sunshine – well, for some at least – with the Riga Masters in Latvia. Unfortunately, the first half of the season will have a very discontinuous feel to it as events are sporadically scheduled here and there throughout the summer and[Read More…]
Qualifying Concludes in Riga Masters
The Riga Masters qualifying round came to a conclusion on Saturday as the week-long qualification for three events also came to an end at the Guild Hall. It was a final day of close encounter ands deciders, as many of the matches on a busy day in Preston went the[Read More…]
Higgins and Doherty Reach Riga
The Riga Masters qualifying round got under way on Friday with half the field earning their place in Latvia later this month. Unlike most ranking events, the Riga Masters follows an open draw structure so there was no protection for the higher seeds in the early stages. Arguably the match[Read More…]
Boileau Loses on Pro Debut
Josh Boileau couldn’t get his professional career off to a dream start as he was defeated by Matthew Stevens in the World Open qualifying at Preston. Boileau compiled the highest break of the match, a 51 in the fourth frame, but that was as good as it got as the[Read More…]