Two-time World Championship runner-up Ali Carter could be consigned to the dreaded qualifiers in Sheffield later this month after suffering an early exit in the China Open on Monday. The Englishman has struggled to perform in ranking events ever since a first-round exit in the UK Championship back in December[Read More…]
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Romanian Masters Champ Ryan Day Triumphs Again
Ryan Day fought back from 4-0 down to beat Stuart Bingham 10-8 and lift the inaugural Romanian Masters trophy on Sunday in Bucharest. It prolongs a remarkable spell for the Welshman, who only last week secured his second ranking event title of the season at the Gibraltar Open. Day won’t[Read More…]
Romanian Masters Final: Stuart Bingham vs Ryan Day
Stuart Bingham and Ryan Day will contest the final of the inaugural Romanian Snooker Masters on Sunday in Bucharest. Bingham won the last five frames of his semi-final encounter with Ali Carter to beat his fellow Englishman 5-2, while Day continued his outstanding run with a 5-0 drubbing of Kyren[Read More…]
Romanian Masters: Semi-Final Preview
Ryan Day continued his fine recent form by overcoming John Higgins 4-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Romanian Masters on Friday. The Welshman, who captured his second ranking title last week with victory in the Gibraltar Open, has now won nine matches in a row – all under the[Read More…]
Mark Selby Loses in the Romanian Masters
It was another bad day at the office for world champion Mark Selby as his current woes continued with a 4-2 defeat to Liang Wenbo in the first round of the Romanian Masters on Wednesday. The pair could only muster a single break of 50 between them in the six[Read More…]
Ken Doherty Reaches Last 16 in Gibraltar Open
Former world champion Ken Doherty took advantage of a depleted field in the Gibraltar Open to reach the fourth round on Friday at the Victoria Stadium. The Gibraltar Open, in its final year of a three-year contract, already lacked the financial pull to attract most of the sport’s top stars[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Amazes But Seeds Stumble in Welsh Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his quest for a record-equalling fifth ranking event in a season with another dominant display to reach the third round of the Welsh Open on Wednesday. The Englishman, playing his first match since capturing the World Grand Prix title on Sunday, rarely looked troubled despite his opponent[Read More…]
Mark Selby Starts Well in Welsh Open
Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham were among the winners as the final event of the Home Nations series began on Monday with the opening day of the Welsh Open in Cardiff. The World Grand Prix had been just a few short hours old as play in the third longest running[Read More…]
World Grand Prix: Preview and Draw
After a rare seven days of respite, ranking event snooker returns next week with the World Grand Prix set to get under way in Preston on Monday. The top 32 money-earners from this season have been invited to take part in a lucrative tournament at the Guild Hall. The majority[Read More…]
Victorious Michael Georgiou Earns World Grand Prix Berth
Snooker Shoot Out champion Michael Georgiou has squeezed into the top 32 in the World Grand Prix Order of Merit standings, qualifying for next week’s event in Preston at the last opportunity. The 30 year-old, who by representing Cyprus became only the second European from outside the UK and Ireland[Read More…]