David Morris has matched his run in last year’s UK Championship by reaching the fourth round for successive seasons in York. The Kilkenny cueist was under a little bit of pressure to back up his superb victory over world champion Mark Selby on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint with a[Read More…]
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Determined Doherty Denies White in York
Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
UK Second Round Throws Up Tasty Ties
A look ahead to some of the most intriguing ties in the second round of the UK Championship. Read more here.
Hobbling O’Sullivan a Doubt as Carter Crashes Out
The first round of the UK Championship concluded on Thursday with most of the big names easing into the last 64. However, it had looked as though all of the top 16 seeds were going to avoid an early exit but the returning Ali Carter lost the last three frames[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The excitement is building as the UK Championship gets under way on Tuesday in York. Read more here…
The Dafabet Masters until 2017
Dafabet has extended its title sponsorship of snooker’s most prestigious invitation tournament, The Masters, for the next three years. Dafabet sponsored the event for the first time in 2014 and has now signed up until 2017. The 2015 Dafabet Masters runs from January 11 to 18 at Alexandra Palace in[Read More…]
Awesome O’Sullivan the Champion of Champions
The 2014 Champion of Champions concluded on Sunday with a familiar sight – that of Ronnie O’Sullivan lifting the winner’s trophy aloft. The soon-to-be 39 year-old produced a trademark stylish performance to see off Judd Trump 10-7 in an enthralling final that was played in the highest quality. On any[Read More…]
Robertson Completes Champions Semi-Final Line-up
Neil Robertson was the last man to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Friday. Following a small run of bad form, in which the Australian lost in the early rounds of both the Shanghai Masters and International Championship, Robertson looked to be approaching somewhere[Read More…]
Ominous O’Sullivan Looking Good
Ronnie O’Sullivan was in ominous looking form as he rocketed into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Wednesday. The defending champion, victorious in the inaugural staging of the tournament in Coventry 12 months ago, was given a tough test by the player he beat in last year’s final Stuart[Read More…]
Trump Playing Like a Champion
Judd Trump produced some high quality snooker to easily dismantle the challenges of Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby in the Champion of Champions on Tuesday. The Englishman, who gained an invitation to this lucrative tournament by winning the Championship League and Australian Open in 2014, knocked in a flurry of[Read More…]