Shaun Murphy became the biggest casualty of the Welsh Open so far after being whitewashed by Gerard Greene in the opening round in Cardiff on Tuesday. The Englishman, with the Champion of Champions title under his belt along with three additional runs to the finals of ranking events, has been one[Read More…]
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World Grand Prix: Semi-Final Preview
An extremely high quality quartet will assemble for the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix in Preston this weekend. The current world number one, two players who have previously stood atop those standings in the rankings list, and an ex world number two make up the impressive group of contenders[Read More…]
World Grand Prix: Quarter-Final Preview
The World Grand Prix is down to its final eight contenders after an entertaining few days at the Guild Hall in Preston. The quarter-finals boasts an extremely tasty line-up that will get under way later on Thursday with favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan in action against Xiao Guodong. The top seed edged[Read More…]
John Higgins and Kyren Wilson Beijing Bound
John Higgins won the last four frames to beat Adam Duffy 6-3 and qualify for the lucrative China Open in Barnsley on Tuesday. The Scot, who peculiarly has never won the long-running tournament in Beijing, looked in a snick of trouble when he trailed Duffy 3-2 but crucially pinched the[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan heads a strong line-up that will contest the last eight of the Scottish Open this weekend in Glasgow. The Englishman, a winner of three ranking titles in the last couple of months including the UK Championship last week in York, was on the verge of falling asleep at[Read More…]
John Higgins and Stephen Maguire Advance in Scotland
Only three home players remain in the hunt for glory as the last 32 line-up in the Scottish Open was completed on Wednesday. Two of them are proven champions on the Main Tour while the other is a rookie who has been buoyed by the local support by reaching this[Read More…]
Marco Fu Begins Defence of Scottish Open
Reigning champion Marco Fu made a strong start to the Scottish Open as he whitewashed Duane Jones on Monday in Glasgow. The Hong Kong cueist, who hasn’t been beyond the last 16 of a ranking event this season, completed the rout with a 101 in the last frame. John Higgins,[Read More…]
UK Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Three former champions remain in the hunt for UK Championship glory with the semi-finals set to take place on Saturday in York. Despite the fact that so many of the marquee names went out early, the last four standing still represents a very strong line-up at the Barbican Centre and[Read More…]
What About the Race to the Masters?
The focus this weekend is obviously on the UK Championship with eight players remaining in the hunt to pocket the £170,000 top prize in York. However, there has been an interesting subplot throughout the tournament with the final invitations to the prestigious Masters still to be determined. The UK Championship[Read More…]
UK Championship: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan survived an absorbing contest with Akani Songsermsawad to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York on Thursday. The five-time champion, a huge favourite ahead of the fixture against the 22 year-old known as Sunny, was forced to fight back from behind in an enthralling battle that[Read More…]