Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will face each other for the 2014 UK Championship title today in York. It marks a repeat of the recent Champion of Champions final that saw the pair of Englishmen play out a stunning exhibition of devastatingly high scoring. The ‘Rocket’ won that contest 10-7[Read More…]
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UK Championship Semi-final Preview
A trio of former champions make up the four semi-finalists in the 2014 Coral UK Championship in York. Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Stephen Maguire all emerged from their respective last eight ties, along with Shanghai Masters champion Stuart Bingham. It ensures that there promises to be a grandstand finish[Read More…]
Quarter-Final Preview; Who Can Stop Ronnie?
A look ahead to the quarter-finals of the UK Championship on Friday in York, a day after Ronnie O’Sullivan’s majestic maximum at the Barbican Centre.
Ding and Allen Dumped Out of UK
Two of the favourites for the 2014 UK Championship were ousted on Tuesday as the seeds’ domination came to an abrupt end. Two-time champion Ding Junhui and 2011 runner-up Mark Allen both suffered surprising exits in the third round in York, while Joe Perry and Robert Milkins also failed to[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…]
Ding the First Name into Last Four
Ding Junhui became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Monday. The Chinese returned to a degree of form as he stuttered over the finishing line in a 4-2 victory over Dominic Dale before repeating the feat in a 6-5[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Preview
The 2014 Shanghai Masters gets under way on Monday as 15-Red snooker returns to our screens. Now in its eighth year on the calendar, the Chinese ranking event is firmly becoming one of the most important. All the top players are keen to get their hands on the trophy, highlighted[Read More…]
Maguire Crowned Six Red World Champion
Stephen Maguire has won the 2014 Six Red World Championship after a thrilling 8-7 victory over Ricky Walden in Thailand. The Scot came from 5-2 and 7-5 down to pip his English opponent in an exciting affair that would befit any major final. Maguire started the match slowly, going down[Read More…]
Maguire and Walden Gunning for Six Red Glory
Ricky Walden and Stephen Maguire will contest the 2014 Six Red World Championship final in Bangkok on Saturday. The Top 16 ranked players on the Main Tour emerged after a grueling five days of short-format snooker and will compete over the best of 15 frames tomorrow for the tidy sum[Read More…]
Stevens Ousts O’Brien in Oz
Matthew Stevens was the first man to the reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today as he overcame Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien 5-2 in Bendigo. With there being such a short period in between this ranking event and the Wuxi Classic which only concluded on Sunday, the format was slightly[Read More…]