Only one player currently ranked inside the top 16 in the world features in the last eight as a surprise line-up contends for Northern Ireland Open glory this weekend in Belfast. Mark Williams has been an onlooker this season as his contemporaries Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins continued to notch[Read More…]
Tag: Robert Milkins
Well, Who is the Best Player Without a Ranking Event Now?
We’re back discussing this conversation again! For several years the answer to the question of the best player to have never won a ranking event always seemed like a no-brainer. However, in recent times the debate has been thrown on its head with numerous first-time champions on the tour –[Read More…]
Robert Milkins Captures Pink Ribbon Glory
Robert Milkins won the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester on Sunday. The Englishman was one of the highest ranked professionals taking part in the annual fundraising event for breast cancer awareness. In total, 255 players entered the tournament with a sum of £9000 being[Read More…]
Welsh Open: Semi-Final Preview
Judd Trump cleared the colours to beat Barry Hawkins 5-4 on the final black to reach the semi-finals of the Welsh Open in Cardiff. In an often nervy affair, the Englishman had to rely on his battling qualities as his normally reliable scoring prowess deserted him. Trump established a 3-1[Read More…]
Welsh Open: Quarter Final Preview
Eight remain in the hunt for the Welsh Open title as the last event in the Home Nations series reaches the business end in Cardiff. There’s guaranteed to be a new name etched on the trophy after a tournament of shocks has developed an unlikely last eight line-up. Only three[Read More…]
Scottish Open Quarter-Finals
After a busy opening few days, the field at the Scottish Open has been whittled down to a final eight in Glasgow. The standout tie is undoubtedly the encounter between two of the sport’s most successful competitors – Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins. The pair rose through the ranks together[Read More…]
16 World Championship Qualifiers Confirmed
The World Championship qualifiers came to a conclusion on Wednesday with 16 players emerging from Ponds Forge to complete the last 32 line-up at the Crucible. As always, there was plenty of drama and tension in Sheffield as a coveted place in the main draw was at stake, and it[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…]
Saengkham Sinks Maguire
The seeds had a mixed day two in the International Championship qualifying round at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Mark Allen and Michael White needed to go the distance to dispatch of their challengers on Wednesday but Stephen Maguire and Robert Milkins didn’t even get that far on Thursday. Maguire has been[Read More…]
Selby Scrapes Through on Opening Day
Mark Selby’s journey to break the ‘Curse of the Crucible’ continued on Saturday, but only just as he narrowly edged past Kurt Maflin in a classic last 32 encounter in the World Championship. It had all appeared so comfortable for the world no.1 as he led 6-3 after the opening[Read More…]