Ken Doherty followed fellow Irishman David Morris into the third round of the UK Championship after a superb fight back against Michael White on Sunday in York. The 45 year-old, runner-up in 1994, 2001 and 2002, went 3-0 down early on against the Welshman but responded with some heavy scoring[Read More…]
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Hobbling O’Sullivan a Doubt as Carter Crashes Out
The first round of the UK Championship concluded on Thursday with most of the big names easing into the last 64. However, it had looked as though all of the top 16 seeds were going to avoid an early exit but the returning Ali Carter lost the last three frames[Read More…]
Maximum Effort as Murphy Wins in Mulheim
Shaun Murphy won the Ruhr Open in style as he compiled a superb 147 break en route to a 4-0 final victory over Robert Milkins in Germany. The 2005 world champion had the maximum on his mind as twice earlier in the day he had been thwarted by untimely misses[Read More…]
Trump Playing Like a Champion
Judd Trump produced some high quality snooker to easily dismantle the challenges of Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby in the Champion of Champions on Tuesday. The Englishman, who gained an invitation to this lucrative tournament by winning the Championship League and Australian Open in 2014, knocked in a flurry of[Read More…]
Robertson and Trump Through
Neil Robertson, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy remained in the bottom half of the International Championship after contrasting victories in Chendgu on Monday. Trump, in a lacklustre display, was pushed all the way by Haining Open semi-finalist Jimmy Robertson but eventually prevailed in a final frame decider 6-5. The encounter[Read More…]
International Championship Preview
Sunday announces the start of the International Championship as the 64 qualifiers begin battle for the lucrative £125,000 winner’s cheque in Chengdu. Now in its third year on the calendar, the International Championship has quickly become a firm favourite with both the players and the fans alike. Its longer format[Read More…]
Captain Carter Wins General Cup
Ali Carter has won the 2014 General Cup after overcoming Shaun Murphy in a thrilling final 7-6 in Hong Kong. It completes a remarkable comeback for the ‘Captain’, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and has been fighting the illness in the subsequent months. Carter was initially supposed[Read More…]
Carter Battles to Hong Kong Semis on Return
Mark Davis is still on course to defend the General Cup after placing top of his group in Hong Kong. Shaun Murphy, though, will be the favourite after the recent Bulgarian Open champion continued his good form by reaching the semi-finals undefeated following the round-robin stage. Murphy will take on[Read More…]
Murphy’s Major Mission
In-form snooker ace Shaun Murphy is eagerly awaiting the UK Championship in York and believes he will be one of the leading contenders for the famous title. The £700,000 tournament at the York Barbican starts in just six weeks, with 128 of the world’s leading players to compete for the[Read More…]
General Cup Starts Sunday
The 2014 General Cup gets under way in Hong Kong on Sunday as the snooker season enjoys another mini leg in China. First contested in 2004, The General Cup has been an almost permanent fixture on the calendar since 2009. For one reason or another, there never seems to be[Read More…]