Mark Williams came from 3-1 down to beat Mark Selby 4-3 in the second round of the Players Championship and further strengthen his chances of qualifying automatically for the World Championship. The in-form Welshman looked to be heading home before Selby broke down on 65 in the fifth frame with[Read More…]
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O’Sullivan and Trump into World Grand Prix Semis
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump remain on course for a third final meeting of the season after contrasting quarter-final victories in the World Grand Prix on Friday. O’Sullivan wasn’t at all pleased despite beating Scotland’s Graeme Dott 4-1 in Llandudno, describing his standard of play as ‘diabolical’. Indeed, the ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Quarter-Final Preview
Friday sees the last eight in the inaugural World Grand Prix battle it out for the semi-final spots in Llandudno in Wales. The field of 32, invited to contest the tournament thanks to money earned since last year’s World Championship, has been whittled down following the opening two rounds earlier[Read More…]
Bingham Wins Championship League
Stuart Bingham won the 2015 Championship League yesterday after a 3-2 victory in the final over Mark Davis in Crondon Park. With the seven players involved, the Winners Group was expected to be a tight affair and that duly was the case as only two points separated the entire field[Read More…]
Desperate Ding Suffers Another Bad Day
Ding Junhui’s season of turmoil continued today as he was dumped out of the German Masters following a dramatic 5-4 defeat to Ryan Day. In a match strewn with errors from both competitors, Ding took on a tricky final pink with the rest in the penultimate frame that would have[Read More…]
Bingham Wins Championship League Group 4
Stuart Bingham became the fourth player through to the Championship League Winners Group after emerging victorious from Group 4 at Crondon Park. The Englishman finished second behind Peter Ebdon following the round-robin phase with four wins from his six league encounters. In the semi-final Bingham made breaks of 75 and[Read More…]
Fu Fires 147 as Murphy Silences Selby
Marco Fu compiled a wonderful 147 break on an opening day of the Masters that saw three-time champion Mark Selby suffer an early exit at the Alexandra Palace. Selby lost in a deciding frame contest in the tournament for the first time in an unbelievable 12 encounters as he was[Read More…]
Hawkins Hits 147 and Wins Championship League Group 1
Barry Hawkins was the first player to qualify for the 2015 Championship League Winners’ Group after emerging victorious from Group 1 on Tuesday. The Englishman reached the semi-finals after finishing third following the round-robin stage, having registered four victories from his opening six encounters. Hawkins then saw off the top[Read More…]
Higgins Continues Resurgence in Lisbon.
John Higgins and Stephen Maguire will contest a battle of the Scots in 16 of the Lisbon Open after winning their opening three matches in Portugal. Higgins has shown a little bit of a return to form in the last few weeks after a long time struggling with his game.[Read More…]
UK Final Preview: O’Sullivan vs Trump
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…]