The International Championship qualifiers got under way on Tuesday as the third tournament to use the flat 128 format began in Barnsley. With only one qualifying round needed before being able to reach the venue stage, it offers increasing opportunities for lower ranked players to make strides in the game.[Read More…]
Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
International Championship Qualifiers; Round-Up
International Championship The International Championship returns for a second year as the qualifiers take place in Barnsley today and tomorrow. Last year’s event in Chengdu was recognised as an overall success, with a slightly longer format and increased prize money appeasing the wishes of both fans and players alike. Judd[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Responds
Ronnie O’Sullivan has released the following statement in response to the Twitter comments he made earlier in the week. Ronnie O’Sullivan Statement I would like to clarify the comments that I made on Twitter 17th September as they were an instant reaction to an issue which I feel strongly about,[Read More…]
Ronnie in Limelight Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan is rarely out of the papers, whether it’s for his snooker ability on the table, his temperamental behaviour off it, or his ability to crop up when the limelight should be on somebody else. Stephen Lee on Monday was found guilty of match fixing, to which he is[Read More…]
Success for O’Sullivan in Paul Hunter Classic
Ronnie O’Sullivan won his first trophy of the season after a superb display in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth. The reigning world champion has not played in many events so far this season, this being his third, but looked in fine form as he improved through[Read More…]
Morris and Doherty Strong in Furth
Irish duo Ken Doherty and David Morris will compete in the last day of the Paul Hunter Classic today in Germany after reaching the last 16 over the weekend. On Friday, Morris beat David Grace and Sean O’Sullivan before recording an excellent victory over former world no.1 Judd Trump in[Read More…]
Lines Draws End to O’Sullivan Return
Ronnie O’Sullivan played his first competitive match on home soil since winning his fifth World Championship crown in May but eventually lost to Peter Lines in the third round of Euro Tour 3 in Doncaster. The ‘Rocket’ could and maybe should have been out as early as the opening round[Read More…]
2013 SHQ Awards
The new campaign is just a matter of days away but let’s first take a look back at the highlights of the 2012/13 campaign with the second annual SHQ Awards. As was the case twelve months ago, I am lucky enough to be joined by regular contributors Fin Ruane and[Read More…]
Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie
Ronnie O’Sullivan last night completed an astonishing comeback to the sport by claiming his fifth World Snooker Championship title with an 18-12 victory over Barry Hawkins. The capacity Crucible Theatre audience was treated to a final of very high quality as O’Sullivan was valiantly pushed by his underdog opponent. Yet,[Read More…]
World Champ Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Barry Hawkins will contest the final of the 2013 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield. O’Sullivan, the defending champion, comfortably saw off challenger Judd Trump 17-11 while Hawkins came from behind to overcome Ricky Walden 17-14 in the two semi-finals. For the ‘Rocket’, it was[Read More…]