Ryan Day’s first defence of a ranking event ended in immediate disappointment as he lost 4-3 to Ali Carter in the last 64 of the Riga Masters on Friday. The Welshman, who landed his maiden ranking title just over 12 months ago in the Latvian capital city, was handed a[Read More…]
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Preview: Riga Masters
Viva la Riga! After one of the most prolonged spells of downtime on the professional circuit in years, snooker returns on Friday in the Latvian capital for the first ranking event of the new season – the Riga Masters. Okay, so in the beginning of July a bout of qualifying[Read More…]
Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day Avoid Upsets
Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day both survived scares before booking their places in the main draw of the World Open after deciding frame qualification victories in Preston on Monday. Maguire edged Main Tour rookie Adam Stefanow 5-4 while Day repeated the scoreline against Ross Muir in what proved to be[Read More…]
Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire Book Crucible Spots
Highly-fancied duo Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire safely negotiated their final World Snooker Championship qualifying round encounters on Wednesday at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Former world champion Peter Ebdon won the first three frames of the second session with Day to restore parity in their contest but[Read More…]
Judgement Day Line-Up Complete
The penultimate World Championship qualifying round reached its conclusion on Monday with just 32 players now remaining in the hunt for the coveted 16 additional berths on offer for the main event at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Judgement Day, as it has become known over the last few seasons, will[Read More…]
Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire Through First Test
The opening round of the World Championship qualifiers reached its conclusion on Saturday with the likes of Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire advancing at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Indeed, every match on a busy day of action was won by a higher ranked player, following the trend[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw
The eagerly anticipated World Snooker Championship qualifying draw was announced by World Snooker on Monday. A total of 128 players will head to the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from Wednesday hoping to win the three matches required to reach the main event at the Crucible Theatre in less[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw on Monday
While Sunday’s focus will be the rich showdown between Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins in the final of the China Open, attention will immediately turn to the upcoming final tournament of the season. The World Snooker Championship gets under way at the Crucible Theatre in just under a fortnight but,[Read More…]
Mark Allen Win Boosts Crucible Hopes
Mark Allen produced a scintillating performance in the China Open first round to put himself back into the top 16 in the provisional Race to the Crucible standings. The Northern Irishman had been in danger of being the first Masters champion forced to qualify for the World Championship when he[Read More…]
China Open: Preview and Draw
The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the start of the China Open in Beijing. The revamped tournament — China’s longest running ranking event – now boasts an impressive total prize fund of £1 million and will see next week’s champion collect a cool £225,000.[Read More…]