Mark Selby’s shock defeat in the first round of the UK Championship means that there is a possibility that he could also lose his world number one spot in the rankings by the end of the tournament in York.
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UK Championship Draw and Preview
The UK Championship draw has been made and the first Triple Crown event of the 2018/19 season is set for lift off on Tuesday at the Barbican Centre in York. For almost two weeks, a field of 128 competitors will be attempting to land the sport’s second most prestigious ranking[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snookered 2
There are only a few days to go until the eagerly anticipated start of the 2018 UK Championship at the Barbican Centre in York. Ronnie O’Sullivan will be returning as the defending champion following his 10-5 triumph over Shaun Murphy twelve months ago, and the “Rocket” will be attempting to[Read More…]
Jubilant Judd Trump Wins Northern Ireland Open
Judd Trump silenced his critics with an excellent 9-7 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final of the Northern Ireland Open on Sunday in Belfast. It represents the Englishman’s ninth ranking event title – a first since October last year – and the result reaffirms his status as one of[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Open Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Judd Trump
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will face off in a delicious Northern Ireland Open final at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Sunday. The pair of Englishmen came through their semi-final tests on the penultimate day of action to remain in the hunt to capture the second Home Nations title[Read More…]
Preview: Northern Ireland Open Semi-Finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby will do battle in a mouthwatering Northern Ireland Open semi-finals encounter on Saturday at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The pair of Englishmen will renew one of the sport’s biggest rivalries after emerging from their respective quarter-final ties with David Gilbert and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh unscathed.[Read More…]
Preview: Northern Ireland Open Quarter-Finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Judd Trump are among the eight players who have reached the Northern Ireland Open quarter-finals at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The trio of stars emerged from two rounds on Thursday to reach Friday’s last eight, where the format will increase from the best of[Read More…]
Barry Hearn: “prize money has grown from £3.5 million to £15 million.”
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has taken apparent swipe at recent comments made by Ronnie O’Sullivan, saying that snooker “is a land of opportunity.” In recent days, O’Sullivan has taken to social media platform Twitter to voice his discontent with the current state of the game. The world number three,[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Starts Strongly in Belfast
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced another scintillating display of scoring to comfortably beat Soheil Vahedi 4-0 in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open on Tuesday in Belfast. O’Sullivan had spent much of the morning before his game on social media complaining about the current state of the sport. In particular,[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Open Draw and Preview
The next stop on the snooker roadshow is Belfast with the return of the Northern Ireland Open draw to the Waterfront Hall this week from Monday. Mark Williams is the defending champion after his dramatic 9-8 triumph over teenager Yan Bingtao in last year’s final. It was a win that[Read More…]