Ronnie O’Sullivan and Matthew Stevens set up an intriguing second round clash after easily coming through their first World Championship tests on Wednesday. The pair last met at the Crucible in 2012, when O’Sullivan beat the Welshman in the last four en route to his fourth world crown. On that[Read More…]
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It’s There! Face Off
Over the course of the World Championship I’ve challenged one snooker aficionado to highlight the best quirky, outlandish, unusual, laughable and questionable observations of each day. As if to further enhance his (or her!) alter ego as snooker’s sleeper, this spy has elected to go through the tournament in disguise. Read[Read More…]
World Championship Preview: Rousing Robertson
The start of the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship is just a single day away and, after a long qualifying process and a botched draw, we now know our first round line-up. Here is a look at each of the last 32 encounters that will take place over the coming[Read More…]
2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship Draw
The last 32 draw for the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship has just been made. All matches in the first round will be the best of 19 frames with defending champion Mark Selby beginning his defence on the opening Saturday of the tournament against Kurt Maflin. Five-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan[Read More…]
Trump’s Title in Llandudno
Judd Trump came from behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 and win the inaugural World Grand Prix in Llandudno on Sunday evening. The 25 year-old gained revenge for earlier final defeats in the Champion of Champions and UK Championship already this season. While on those occasions Trump was unable to[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Final: Ronnie vs Judd
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet in a home-televised final for the third time this season after coming through their respective World Grand Prix semi-finals in contrasting fashions in Wales. The English duo have already locked horns in the finals of the Champion of Champions and UK Championship this[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Trump into World Grand Prix Semis
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump remain on course for a third final meeting of the season after contrasting quarter-final victories in the World Grand Prix on Friday. O’Sullivan wasn’t at all pleased despite beating Scotland’s Graeme Dott 4-1 in Llandudno, describing his standard of play as ‘diabolical’. Indeed, the ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Quarter-Final Preview
Friday sees the last eight in the inaugural World Grand Prix battle it out for the semi-final spots in Llandudno in Wales. The field of 32, invited to contest the tournament thanks to money earned since last year’s World Championship, has been whittled down following the opening two rounds earlier[Read More…]
Seeds Lift Off in World Grand Prix
Top seeds Mark Selby, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson all made it through the opening round of the World Grand Prix on day one in Llandudno. English pair Selby and O’Sullivan overcame the challenges of Michael Holt and Rod Lawler respectively, while Australia’s Neil Robertson eased to a 4-0 whitewash[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Preview
A new tournament gets under way today in Wales with the inaugural staging of the World Grand Prix. The invitation event features the top 32 players who have earned the most money since the 2014 World Championship. In short, it is a just reward for all those competitors who have[Read More…]