Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Jimmy White 4-1 in front of a capacity crowd to reach the third round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast on Wednesday. The clash was just as much about celebrating the occasion of a clash between two of the sport’s most loved players, as it was[Read More…]
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Irish Start Well in Belfast
Josh Boileau earned his second win of the season with a hard-fought and nervy victory over Mike Dunn at the Northern Ireland Open on Monday. The Kildare cueist had only one other victory to his name in what is his rookie campaign on the Main Tour – a 4-2 victory[Read More…]
Northern Ireland Next for Liang Wenbo
The first hectic period in this season’s schedule continues this week with the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. It marks the return of the potentially very lucrative Home Nations series, which comprises four tournaments in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales during this campaign. Should someone manage the unlikely feat[Read More…]
John Higgins Crowned Champion of Champions
John Higgins won the Champion of Champions for the first time after a 10-7 victory over old foe Ronnie O’Sullivan in Coventry on Saturday. Triumph for the Scot extends a remarkable resurgence in form which also saw him capture the inaugural Evergrande China Championship last week in Guangzhou. In November[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins in Champion’s Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins will meet in a mouthwatering final of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Saturday. The duo, with nine World Championship titles between them, will renew a rivalry which dates long before even they turned professional in 1992. Since then the pair has featured persistently[Read More…]
John Higgins Completes Classy Final Four in Coventry
John Higgins has completed the last four line-up in the Champion of Champions after an excellent 6-4 victory over Judd Trump in Coventry. The Scot prolonged his superb form in November, having last weekend clinched the inaugural Evergrande Championship in China – where he pocketed a tidy £200,000 winner’s cheque.[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into the Semi-Finals in Coventry
Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after emerging through his opening two tests in Coventry on Monday. The two-time champion extended his unbeaten run at the Ricoh Arena with victories over Robin Hull and Martin Gould. O’Sullivan was triumphant in this lucrative invitational in each[Read More…]
Championing Invitations
The inaugural China Championship came to an appropriate conclusion on Saturday with John Higgins pocketing the mammoth cheque in Guangzhou. Not only did the Scot overcome an elite field to win the lucrative invitational and collect £200,000 – the biggest prize ever awarded outside the UK – Higgins duly managed[Read More…]
Michael Holt Halts the Rocket – Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the International Championship after losing 6-4 to Michael Holt in the third round on Wednesday. At the start of 2016, Holt boasted just one solitary victory over the five-time world champion, but that has dramatically changed since after recording a hat-trick of wins this year.[Read More…]
Seeds Surge into Last 16
Ten out of the top 11 seeds in the International Championship have booked their places in the third round in Daqing. The manner of the victories varied but the result was the same, ensuring most of the sport’s biggest stars remain in contention for China’s most lucrative ranking event title.[Read More…]