Ronnie O’Sullivan compiled a brace of centuries as he beat Yan Bingtao 4-2 in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Preston. The ‘Rocket’ began and ended the game in similar fashion, recording breaks of 137 and 128 to see off the 16 year-old challenger from China. Yan[Read More…]
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Winning Start for Judd Trump in World Grand Prix
Judd Trump compiled a break of 145 as he beat Tom Ford 4-2 on day one of the World Grand Prix in Preston. The 2015 champion fell 2-1 down to his fellow Englishman but rattled off the last three frames to book his place in the last 16, where he’ll[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Draw
The frenetic snooker roadshow continues with the start of the Ladbrokes World Grand Prix on Monday at the Guild Hall in Preston. The German Masters isn’t even 24 hours old but the next ranking event is already upon us as Shaun Murphy returns to defend the title he won in[Read More…]
Ladbrokes Continues Sponsorship of Two Ranking Events
Ladbrokes has renewed its title sponsorship of two snooker world ranking events, the World Grand Prix and Players Championship, for another two years. The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix runs from February 6 to 12 at the Guild Hall in Preston, followed by the Ladbrokes Players Championship from March 6 to[Read More…]
Ranking Race for World Grand Prix and Players Championship
The 2016/17 snooker season gets underway later this month and all professional players will already have one eye on the race to qualify for the World Grand Prix and Players Championship. The campaign starts on May 28 and opens with the qualifying rounds of the Indian Open, World Open and[Read More…]
Players Championship to Break Off
Tuesday marks the opening day in the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship in Manchester. Half of the last 32 matches will be played out today while the remaining first round encounters take place on Wednesday. Much like the World Grand Prix in Llandudno a couple of weeks ago, the early stages[Read More…]
Framing Formats
There has been a lot of chatter lately on social media surrounding the various formats used in events. Since the beginning of the Barry Hearn era around six years ago, there has been a dramatic influx of tournaments on the calendar. This has been widely hailed as a huge success,[Read More…]
Murphy Enjoys World Grand Prix Victory
Shaun Murphy won the World Grand Prix on Sunday after a 10-9 victory over Stuart Bingham in Llandudno. In doing so, the 33 year-old gained a modicum of revenge for his defeat to Bingham in the final of the World Championship last May. For large quantities of the match in[Read More…]
Murphy and Bingham in Repeat Final
Stuart Bingham and Shaun Murphy will contest the final of the World Grand Prix on Sunday. It marks the first time that the pair have met each other since their World Championship showdown at the Crucible ten months ago. Bingham got the better of the 2005 champion in a close[Read More…]
Last Four in World Grand Prix
Ding Junhui came from 3-1 down to deny Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in a quarter-final decider in the World Grand Prix on Friday. The Chinese sensation compiled breaks of 51, 65 and an excellent 108 in the last to see off the Thai and maintain his recent resurgence. Remarkably, this marks Ding’s[Read More…]