The Players Championship Grand Final field will be whittled down to eight by the end of today as the tournament nears the business end in Preston. Wednesday saw the conclusion of the first round as the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Barry Hawkins breezed into the last 16 but world[Read More…]
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Preston’s Players Championship Grand Final
The fourth annual Players Championship Grand Final takes place in Preston this week, with snooker returning to our screens on Tuesday following a rare week off. This is the first season that the tournament will be staged outside of Ireland after a year in Dublin and two subsequently successful outings[Read More…]
O’Sullivan the Superlative
One begins to run out of words to describe Ronnie O’Sullivan – so much so that his name ought be in the dictionary as a superlative in its own right. The five-time world champion wrapped up a convincing Welsh Open final display with a record 12th 147 break, eclipsing his[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Ding to Battle for Welsh Glory
Everybody has got what they wanted – barring Barry Hawkins and Joe Perry that is. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will go head-to-head in the final of the Welsh Open today in Newport after coming through their respective semi-finals with impressive displays on Saturday. The ‘Rocket’, in particular, was at[Read More…]
Higgins Sets up Clash with O’Sullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui remained on course for a clash in the Welsh Open final as both came through their respective fourth round encounters unscathed. World and Masters champion O’Sullivan recorded his fourth successive 4-1 victory of the tournament, on this occasion over Ricky Walden. The ‘Rocket’ had good[Read More…]
Williams Flying Welsh Flag
World no.1 Neil Robertson crashed out of the Welsh Open in the third round to home favourite Mark Williams on Wednesday. The Australian, who did manage to add to his centuries tally to go to 88 for the season, was downed 4-3 by Williams – the only Welshman to have[Read More…]
Top Stars Continue Progress in Wales
The last two days saw the field at the Welsh Open whittled down to the last 32 as the second round took place in Newport. Once again, there were very few shock results as the tournament begins to edge closer to the business end of proceedings. Only one top 16[Read More…]
Favourites Look Ahead to Second Round in Wales
The first round of the Welsh Open has been completed and there is a pause for breath today ahead of the rest of the tournament from Monday. That gives time for the television crews to assemble their equipment and the players to prepare themselves mentally for a tough week ahead.[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Ding Safely Through
The opening day of the Welsh Open went by without too much of note happening. With 64 opening round encounters to be played over the short, PTC-like, best of seven format, one would expect there to be a higher number of early shocks than usual. However, most of the bigger[Read More…]
Long Welsh Open Starts Today
The Welsh Open gets under way today in a revamped format that sees the entire tournament contested in Newport. Now in its 23rd year on the calendar, the Welsh Open is the third longest running ranking event, with only the World and UK Championship in existence for a longer period.[Read More…]