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…]
Tag: World Grand Prix
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…]
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…]