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…]
Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
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…]
Home Nations Starts with English Open
The new Home Nations series kicks off with the Coral English Open in Manchester on Monday. The English Open is among three new tournaments alongside similar fresh ventures in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the trio joining the already well-established Welsh Open on the calendar. Each event offers an individual[Read More…]
Star Names into European Masters Semi-Finals
The European Masters is set for a grandstand conclusion after four of snooker’s biggest stars made it through to the semi-finals on Friday. Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson will fight it off for the €75,000 winner’s cheque in front of what will surely be approaching a[Read More…]
European Masters Down to Final Eight
Mark Selby and Judd Trump have joined the last eight cast as the European Masters nears the business end in Bucharest. The inaugural ranking event in Romania boasts a stellar line-up with the quarter-finals to look forward to on Friday. World champion Selby easily dispatched of an out-of-sorts Barry Hawkins[Read More…]
John Higgins into Last Eight
John Higgins came from 3-2 down to deny Tom Ford in a decider to reach the quarter-finals of the European Masters in Romania. The Scot wasn’t near his best and struggled for scoring prowess but a 71 break in the sixth frame forced the final frame shoot-out, before Higgins relied[Read More…]