Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after a bruising victory over Robert Milkins but Ding Junhui’s incredible run of success is over. O’Sullivan, Champion of Champions winner a couple of weeks ago, is on course to win back-to-back trophies after dismantling a hapless Milkins at the[Read More…]
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Favourites Flying High
Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire are into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after respective victories over former world champions in York yesterday. Crucible runner-up Hawkins emerged from a 6-5 thriller with Shaun Murphy while 2004 champion Maguire saw off fellow Scotsman John Higgins 6-3. Murphy had struggled for form[Read More…]
Seeds Starting to Dominate in York
Several of the top players flexed their muscles on Monday as the UK Championship begins to heat up nicely. Four former champions booked their place in the last 16 and they were joined by a trio of other ranking event winners. The match of the day featured Liang Wenbo and[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The hectic snooker schedule continues today as the 2013 UK Championship gets under way at the Barbican Centre in York. The flat 128-player draw that was newly introduced for most of the ranking events this season means that the tournament this year will be 13 days long. This is quite[Read More…]
Ronnie is the Champion
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the inaugural Champion of Champions after a hard-fought 10-8 victory over Stuart Bingham in Coventry on Sunday night. Neither player played to their full potential, indeed it was a pretty scrappy affair throughout, but the world champion produced a late burst to add yet another trophy to[Read More…]
Champions O’Sullivan and Bingham
The final of the inaugural Champion of Champions event will take place between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stuart Bingham today. The Englishmen came through tough semi-final encounters on Saturday against Neil Robertson and Mark Selby respectively. In a new tournament that has been full of drama and excitement from the very[Read More…]
Ronnie Snatches Semi-Final Spot
Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 3-0 and 5-3 down to beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a thriller at the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Friday night. The world champion was up against arguably the best player in the world right now, Ding, who has won the last three ranking events[Read More…]
Selby Edges O’Sullivan in Antwerp Win
Mark Selby came from 3-1 behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-1 and win the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 was in good form throughout the weekend but arguably saved his best for last as he overcame an in-form ‘Rocket’. It looked like the world champion was heading[Read More…]
Allen On Course for Hat-Trick
Ding Junhui has been the man of the last couple of months after completing a rare trio of successive ranking event titles. However, Mark Allen is now only four matches away from completing a hat-trick of his own in the minor ranking event European Tour series. The Northern Irishman won[Read More…]
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup Preview
The Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup takes place this weekend at The Capital Venue in Gloucester. In fact, the annual tournament now in its third year in the Players Tour Championship series, began yesterday with the preliminary amateur rounds. Those come to a conclusion today with Irish former professional Leo Fernandez[Read More…]