The quarter-final line-up at the Crucible was completed last night with Ronnie O’Sullivan still firmly in the hunt for glory in Sheffield. The reigning champion’s World Snooker Championships odds have been cut to 2/1 as he effortlessly shifted through the gears to overcome Ali Carter in a repeat of last year’s final.[Read More…]
Tag: Shaun Murphy
Robertson’s World Hopes Down the Toilet
Robert Milkins caused a major shock on Day six of the 2013 World Championship after he knocked out 2010 champion Neil Robertson 10-8 in Sheffield. The Gloucester cueman had already dispatched of People’s Champion Jimmy White in the final qualifying round to reach the Crucible for the first time in[Read More…]
World Championship First Round Preview
The eagerly anticipated 2013 World Championship gets under way tomorrow as 32 of the best players on the planet do battle for the biggest prize of them all. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield plays host to the 17-day marathon for a 37th consecutive year with defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan returning[Read More…]
Fantastic Foursome
The China Open has reached the semi-final stage and what a final four we have in prospect. It doesn’t get much higher in quality that Neil Robertson versus Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby against Shaun Murphy. Two World Championships, three UK Championships and four Masters between them and it is[Read More…]
Williams Finds Potting Power
Yesterday at the China Open saw a brace of comebacks from two players at very much different points in the careers. At 4-2 down to Ali Carter, Mark Williams looked to be heading for yet another early exit in what has been a dreadful season for the two-time world champion[Read More…]
Berlin Eight
The German Masters is down to the quarter-final stage as the final eight go head-to-head tonight in an effort to reach the business end this weekend in Berlin. The opening couple of days has thrown up plenty of shocks but there are still a lot of big-name players still in[Read More…]
Masterful Masters Quarter-final Preview
The first round of the 2013 Masters came to a conclusion last night with another belter of a game to add to what was already a memorable opening few days. The best was saved until last as Mark Selby left it late once again by staging a trademark comeback victory[Read More…]
Selby Wins UK Championship
Mark Selby has won the 2012 United Kingdom Championship after a gruelling 10-6 victory over fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy in York. The encounter always had the potential to be a close one and so it proved to be with the four-frame margin not truly representative of a gripping, if low[Read More…]
Selby and Murphy for UK Title
Mark Selby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTObCc4S6KQ&feature=youtu.be Shaun Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_PPgNdRfs0&feature=youtu.be
Murphy Comeback Stuns Carter
Shaun Murphy produced a mesmerizing comeback to beat Ali Carter 9-8 – taking the last five frames in a remarkable turnaround to reach the UK Championship final in York. In an encounter of the absolute highest quality from start to finish, World Championship runner-up Carter appeared set to reach his[Read More…]