The most prestigious invitation event of the season gets under way on Sunday with the Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace. The top 16 players in the world rankings will go head to head for the coveted title in London, with a handy £200,000 on offer for the champion. Not only[Read More…]
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Seeds Safely Through in German Qualifying Opener
Judd Trump and Ding Junhui both emerged from their opening German Masters qualifying round unscathed on Thursday. Trump saw off Peter Lines 5-1 while Ding surrendered just one extra frame in his victory over Gareth Allen. The latter will face fellow Chinese Tian Pengfei for a berth in Berlin, while[Read More…]
German Masters Qualifying Rounds off 2015
Rounding off 2015 on the Main Tour is the qualifying stage for the German Masters, which takes place in Wigan from Thursday. The German Masters follows the flat draw structure but, uniquely, there’ll be two qualifying rounds completed rather than the customary one. That means that there is even more[Read More…]
UK Championship Last 16 Preview
From 128 there are now just 16. The UK Championship has reached the fourth round and we are approaching the business end of proceedings as the Barbican Centre transforms into a two-table arena in York. There has already been plenty of drama in 2015’s edition of the second biggest ranking[Read More…]
Super Selby Surges Through
Mark Selby looked impressive in a 6-0 second round victory over Oliver Lines at the UK Championship on Sunday. The world no.1 began the match with a clinical century break of 133 and never looked back, reeling off six frame on the trot for a crushing victory. Selby had a[Read More…]
Maguire Denies Whirlwind in Decider
Stephen Maguire edged Jimmy White in a 6-5 thriller to deny the 1992 champion a place in the UK Championship second round at the Barbican Centre. In a high-scoring affair, White looked on course to record what would have been his biggest victory in years when he led the struggling[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The highly anticipated 2015 Betway UK Championship gets under way next Tuesday in York. 128 cueists are set to do battle in the sport’s second biggest ranking event, with a whopping top prize of £150,000 on offer for the champion. Realistically, only a small fraction of those who have entered[Read More…]
Allen Continues Winning Run
Mark Allen completed the semi-final line-up in the Champion of Champions on Friday after victories over Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire at the Ricoh Arena. The wins extend the Northern Irishman’s unbeaten run to nine matches following his success in last week’s Bulgarian Open. Allen rode his luck a little in[Read More…]
Saengkham Sinks Maguire
The seeds had a mixed day two in the International Championship qualifying round at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Mark Allen and Michael White needed to go the distance to dispatch of their challengers on Wednesday but Stephen Maguire and Robert Milkins didn’t even get that far on Thursday. Maguire has been[Read More…]
6-Red World Championship Returns
The Sangsom 6-Red World Championship gets under way on Monday in Bangkok. Scotland’s Stephen Maguire returns to defend his title while Mark Davis, a three-time world champion in this discipline, also features. World no.1 Mark Selby, the winner in 2010, takes part as well but other former champions Ricky Walden[Read More…]