We’re back discussing this conversation again! For several years the answer to the question of the best player to have never won a ranking event always seemed like a no-brainer. However, in recent times the debate has been thrown on its head with numerous first-time champions on the tour –[Read More…]
Tag: Ryan Day
Riga Masters Delight for Ryan Day
Ryan Day finally secured his maiden ranking event title after a superb victory in the Riga Masters on Sunday in Latvia. The Welshman emerged from a very tough route to claim the top prize, but more importantly he silenced the doubters who thought he would never get his hands on some[Read More…]
Crafty Ken Doherty into Riga Quarter-Finals
Ken Doherty continued his resurgence this season as he moved into the quarter-finals of the Riga Masters on Saturday. The Irishman had to rely on receiving an invitational tour card after dropping off the Main Tour at the end of the last campaign. Doherty won only a handful of matches[Read More…]
Ten Talking Points this Season – Part Two
The 2017/18 season is already a few weeks old and the first ranking event of the campaign is now on the horizon with the Riga Masters set to begin on Friday. It’s now when the majority of the players will be hoping to dust off the cobwebs after the brief[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Earns China Spot
Neil Robertson and Ryan Day were among the final qualifiers as the preliminary round for the China Championship wrapped up on Tuesday in Preston. Robertson lost his opening frame against Gerard Greene to a century break but levelled by pinching a close second, before subsequently controlling the contest for a[Read More…]
Superb Mark Selby Wins China Open
Mark Selby has won the 2017 China Open after an epic 10-8 victory over Mark Williams in Beijing on Sunday. The world number one compiled three century breaks in an entertaining showdown in which he won the last three frames for a fourth ranking event title of the campaign. The[Read More…]
Preview: The China Open
The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the China Open in Beijing. Almost 20 years in existence and running in consecutive campaigns since 2005, the China Open represents one of the most well-established ranking tournaments on the calendar. In recent years its importance has[Read More…]
Ryan Day Secures Players Championship Place in Gibraltar
Ryan Day edged Luca Brecel 4-3 to reach the fourth round of the Gibraltar Open, confirming his spot in the upcoming Players Championship in Llandudno. The Welshman, who also beat Phil O’Kane and Michael Holt on Friday, had been holding on to the 16th and final qualifying spot on the[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins Championship League
John Higgins has won the 2017 Championship League after a 3-0 victory over Ryan Day in the final in Coventry on Thursday. The Scot has enjoyed the Ricoh Arena over the last few months, having also tasted glory in the Champion of Champions at the venue before Christmas. It marks[Read More…]
Ryan Day Determined to Secure Players Championship Place
Ryan Day insists he’ll only be concentrating on his own matches at this week’s Jojobet.com Gibraltar Open, where his place in next week’s Ladbrokes Players Championship will be at stake. Only the top 16 players on this season’s one-year ranking list will go through to the Players Championship in Llandudno,[Read More…]