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…]
Tag: World Grand Prix
Ding and Bingham into Last Eight
Ding Junhui is into the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix after a strong 4-0 victory over Peter Ebdon on Thursday in Llandudno. The Chinese 11-time ranking event champion has struggled for much of the last two campaigns, resulting in him plummeting down the rankings. As a result, the 28[Read More…]
Trump Begins World Grand Prix Defence
Defending champion Judd Trump impressed in his opening round 4-1 victory over Mark Williams in the World Grand Prix on Wednesday. The Englishman knocked in runs of 60, 71 and 122 as he comfortably saw off the home favourite to continue his good run of form recently which also earned[Read More…]
Holt Halts Rocket
Michael Holt stunned Ronnie O’Sullivan in a first round decider of the World Grand Prix on Tuesday. The Englishman raced into a 3-0 lead with breaks of 88 and 119 but watched as his opponent rallied to force a final frame. There, one would have backed O’Sullivan to continue his[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Preview
The World Grand Prix returns to Llandudno this week as it gets under way on Tuesday in Wales. Judd Trump, who just won the Championship League for a record third time, returns as the defending champion having beaten Ronnie O’Sullivan in last year’s final, like he did at Crondon Park[Read More…]
World Grand Prix to Make Llandudno Return
The best snooker players on the planet will be back in Llandudno next March for the World Grand Prix. The tournament was new to the calendar last season and received a fantastic reception in North Wales. It proved a great success as fans flocked to Venue Cymru to see an[Read More…]
Irish Open to be Launched as Part of ‘Home Series’
Barry Hearn has today announced that an Irish Open in Belfast will be on the calendar for the 2016/17 season. A further Scottish Open and English Open are also set to be added to run alongside the currently existing Welsh Open, ensuring that more of the game returns to the[Read More…]
Trump’s Title in Llandudno
Judd Trump came from behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 and win the inaugural World Grand Prix in Llandudno on Sunday evening. The 25 year-old gained revenge for earlier final defeats in the Champion of Champions and UK Championship already this season. While on those occasions Trump was unable to[Read More…]
World Grand Prix Final: Ronnie vs Judd
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet in a home-televised final for the third time this season after coming through their respective World Grand Prix semi-finals in contrasting fashions in Wales. The English duo have already locked horns in the finals of the Champion of Champions and UK Championship this[Read More…]
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…]