Ryan Day secured his second ranking title of the campaign after a 4-0 victory over Cao Yupeng in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. The Welshman, who after years of near misses finally captured his maiden ranking event trophy at the Riga Masters last summer, was in mostly[Read More…]
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Ryan Day Progresses in Gibraltar Open
Ryan Day, one of the highest ranked players competing in the Gibraltar Open, won his opening three fixtures on Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Victoria Stadium. The Welshman compiled a hat-trick of centuries, one in each tie, as he dispatched of Xu Si, Oliver Brown, and[Read More…]
Whitewash Double for Judd Trump
Judd Trump recorded his second whitewash victory in the UK Championship after a 6-0 drubbing of Chris Wakelin in the last 64 on Saturday evening. The 2011 champion wasn’t at his free-scoring best but comfortably move passed his fellow Englishman to book his place in the third round in York.[Read More…]
Mark Selby Stunned by Scott Donaldson in York
Defending champion Mark Selby has crashed out of the UK Championship after a shock 6-3 defeat to Scott Donaldson on Saturday in York. The world number one appeared to be cruising when he established an early 2-0 cushion in his second round fixture and there were many predicting that a[Read More…]
Welsh Open: Semi-Final Preview
Judd Trump cleared the colours to beat Barry Hawkins 5-4 on the final black to reach the semi-finals of the Welsh Open in Cardiff. In an often nervy affair, the Englishman had to rely on his battling qualities as his normally reliable scoring prowess deserted him. Trump established a 3-1[Read More…]
Welsh Open: Quarter Final Preview
Eight remain in the hunt for the Welsh Open title as the last event in the Home Nations series reaches the business end in Cardiff. There’s guaranteed to be a new name etched on the trophy after a tournament of shocks has developed an unlikely last eight line-up. Only three[Read More…]
Trump and Williams Among PHC Last 16
The last 16 line-up of the Paul Hunter Classic was completed on Saturday after another busy day in Furth. 2010 champion Judd Trump recorded wins over Marc Davis, Joe Perry and Daniel Wells to reach Sunday’s finals day. Trump, last year’s runner-up, was in good form as he knocked in[Read More…]
Qualifiers Book Australian Open Spots
The Australian Open qualifiers concluded on Tuesday with 16 players booking their flights Down Under. Now in its fourth season on the calendar, the ranking event is one of only a few that has retained the old format of seeded stages. This ensured that the lower ranked players were forced[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…]
Great Scots
Most of the big-name players in action on Sunday advanced unscathed from their second round encounters at the UK Championship in York. The biggest scare came when 2004 champion Stephen Maguire found himself 5-2 down to young Belgian talent Luca Brecel. However, the teenager panicked with the winning line in[Read More…]