John Higgins and Stuart Bingham will contest the inaugural China Championship final after emerging from contrasting last four encounters in Guangzhou. Higgins comfortably conquered Mark Allen, who disappointed with a flat performance following his excellent victory over world no.1 Mark Selby on Thursday. Higgins raced into a 3-0 lead with[Read More…]
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Final Four Gun for Guangzhou Glory
Mark Allen edged world champion Mark Selby in a 6-5 thriller to reach the semi-finals of the inaugural China Championship on Thursday. The Northern Irishman compiled a hat-trick of centuries as he established a 5-2 lead, only for Selby to launch one of his trademark comebacks and eventually force a[Read More…]
Eight Left in China Championship
The field of 16 has been reduced to eight after the opening two days of the inaugural China Championship in Guangzhou. Mark Selby showed no signs of relinquishing his control on the Main Tour as he comfortably outscored Anthony McGill for a 6-2 victory on Tuesday. The 33 year-old, who[Read More…]
Mark Selby to Play Ding Junhui in Another Final
Mark Selby has joined Ding Junhui in the final of the International Championship after a superb performance in beating Stuart Bingham 9-3 on Saturday in Daqing. The world no.1 lost the opening two frames as Bingham raced out of the blocks with runs of 58 and a terrific 127. However,[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Nears 13th Ranking Title
Ding Junhui is the first man into the International Championship final after a 9-4 victory over Judd Trump earlier in China. The home favourite, champion of this event in 2013 when it was previously staged in Chengdu, was always in control after nicking the opening two scrappy frames. The 29[Read More…]
Michael Holt Halts the Rocket – Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the International Championship after losing 6-4 to Michael Holt in the third round on Wednesday. At the start of 2016, Holt boasted just one solitary victory over the five-time world champion, but that has dramatically changed since after recording a hat-trick of wins this year.[Read More…]
Seeds Surge into Last 16
Ten out of the top 11 seeds in the International Championship have booked their places in the third round in Daqing. The manner of the victories varied but the result was the same, ensuring most of the sport’s biggest stars remain in contention for China’s most lucrative ranking event title.[Read More…]
Semi-Finals at the English Open
It’s semi-final day in the English Open as the first leg of the Home Nations Series nears its conclusion in Manchester. Wednesday and Thursday had taken several scalps as the field was almost completely decimated. However, the quartet left in the hunt for glory at Event City is among a group[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Survives Scare in English Open
The Coral English Open got under way on Monday, initiating the inaugural Home Nations Series. The Home Nations comprises four ranking events staged in Great Britain and Ireland, the traditional homes of the sport, with a staggering bonus of £1 million on offer to any player who can somehow manage[Read More…]
Ding Junhui and Mark Selby on Course for Another Final
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui remain on course for a repeat of their epic World Championship final contest after each emerging from tough last eight ties at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. World no.1 Selby edged Ryan Day 5-3 while Ding ended Michael Holt’s excellent run with a victory of[Read More…]