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…]
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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…]
The Best Player Without a Ranking Event Win
From time to time the subject of the best player to have never won a ranking event raises its head once again. It has been a popular debate down through the years, and obviously a topic which becomes increasingly more difficult to determine a conclusive outcome as time progresses and[Read More…]
International Championship Preview
Sunday marks the return of the International Championship – China’s most lucrative ranking event. Daqing stages the tournament for a second occasion after its relatively successful initial outing 12 months ago. While the week wasn’t a sellout by any stretch of the imagination, it was a marked improvement from the event’s[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Trump Survive but Selby Stumbles in Frenzied Day
Ronnie O’Sullivan survived a scare in the second round of the English Open as he came from behind to beat young star Zhao Xintong in a decider. The 19 year-old from China, a twice world amateur runner-up, was in scintillating form as he compiled a brace of tons along with[Read More…]
Alfie Burden Compiles First Home Nations 147
Alfie Burden made the first ever maximum break in the inaugural Home Nations series at the English Open on Tuesday. The 39 year-old’s 100th career century was as memorable as they come as he squared his first round encounter with Daniel Wells with a perfect 147 break. Unfortunately for the[Read More…]
Judd Trump Triumphs in Thrilling European Masters Final
Judd Trump is the European Masters champion after a mesmerising 9-8 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in Bucharest on Sunday. The inaugural ranking event to be staged in Romania concluded with a wonderful final that delighted the packed Circul Globus arena. It was a fitting climax to a new tournament which[Read More…]
Rampant Ronnie O’Sullivan Joins Judd Trump in European Masters Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will contest the European Masters final after each recording dominant wins on Saturday. There had been plenty of excitement ahead of the semi-finals with four of the world’s most marquee competitors in action against each other in Romania. However, the anticipated close encounters never materialised[Read More…]