This week sees the return of the Premier League to our screens and I’m not referring to the football on Saturday. Tomorrow, the 2012 Premier League snooker campaign gets under way as ten hopefuls go in search of the coveted league title. In the last decade there has been one[Read More…]
Tag: Stephen Lee
Selby Buried by Burnett
Mark Selby suffered first round defeat in the Australian Open after a shock 5-3 loss to Jamie Burnett in Bendigo today. The world no.1 had come into the event with a great chance of extending his lead at the top of the world rankings given the absence of nearest rivals[Read More…]
Robertson Batters Bond
Neil Robertson produced a stellar performance to reach the second round of the Australian Open in Bendigo. The local favourite wasted little time in dispatching of former World Championship finalist Nigel Bond, knocking in five breaks above 80 in a 5-1 thumping. Two of those breaks included a 113 and[Read More…]
Back-to-Back Wins for Bingham
Stuart Bingham walked away with his second trophy of the season today after following up his victory in the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am with a 4-3 triumph over Stephen Lee at the first APTC event of the season in China. In an exciting and what seemed to be high-quality final, Bingham[Read More…]
White Making his Mark
Michael White is announcing himself as a big-time player after reaching the semi-finals of the first Asian Players Tour Championship event of the season in China. The 20 year-old has been widely tipped as a star of the future and many believe that the beginning of a potentially illustrious career[Read More…]
Qualifier Higginson Upsets Lee
Andrew Higginson continued the streak of shock results in this year’s 2012 World Championship with a 10-6 victory over in-form Stephen Lee. Lee had come into this event having reached the semi-finals or better in four of the last five ranking tournaments – reaching the final in the World Open[Read More…]
Maguire’s Revenge on the Rocket
Stephen Maguire beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a dramatic quarter-final that ended on a re-spotted black in the deciding frame at the China Open in Beijing. The Scot lost to O’Sullivan in an exciting German Masters final in February but reversed the scoreline in the Far East to continue his return[Read More…]
Carter Flying in China
Ali Carter ended the spirited run of amateur wild-card Lu Ning with a 5-1 victory over the 18 year-old in the last 16 of the China Open. Carter has struggled with form and illness over the course of this season, leading him to suffer a dramatic fall in the world[Read More…]
Trump Weathers Whirlwind Storm
Judd Trump withstood a spirited fight back from Jimmy White to prevail 5-3 in the last 32 of the China Open in Beijing. The UK champion raced into a 3-0 lead as his opponent failed to settled, gifting Trump two frames in the opening bout of exchanges either side of[Read More…]
Deserved Success for Lee
The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals ended last night with Stephen Lee emerging victorious to claim his first major trophy in six years. There is no need to repeat all of what I wrote about the Englishman in the previous article but basically a huge amount of plaudits need to be[Read More…]