Mark Williams will face David Gilbert in the World Open final after both players emerged from tight semi-final encounters on Saturday in Yushan. Williams once again demonstrated his calmness under pressure as the world champion followed up his quarter-final turnaround against Jack Lisowski with another come-from-behind victory in the last[Read More…]
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World Open Semi-Final Preview
Mark Williams booked a World Open semi-final spot on Friday after a dramatic turnaround in fortunes against Jack Lisowski in the quarter-finals in Yushan. The world champion looked to be heading home in the blink of an eye as his young, in-form opponent reeled off a hat-trick of lightning fast[Read More…]
World Open Quarter-Final Preview
The 2018 World Open has reached its quarter-final stage with only two top 16 players left in the hunt for glory in Yushan this weekend. World champion Mark Williams fronts an unexpected last eight line-up that will battle it out for the £150,000 top prize over the coming day. The[Read More…]
Big Names Crash Out of World Open
The 2018 World Open has taken a completely new shape after a purge of the marquee names sent a host of key contenders crashing out at the last 32 stage on Wednesday in Yushan. Defending champion Ding Junhui’s 5-4 defeat to Robert Milkins concluded an evening of upsets as a[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Continues Form in World Open
Neil Robertson was among a group of marquee names to make it through to the last 32 of the World Open on Tuesday in Yushan. The Australian, who immediately bounced back from a relatively quiet season by his high standards with a resounding triumph in the Riga Masters to commence[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Survives Serious Scare
Defending champion Ding Junhui and world champion Mark Williams both advanced from their heldover World Open qualifying round encounters with tight deciding frame victories on Monday in Yushan. In a busy opening day of action in China, the pair was made to work extremely hard for their places in the[Read More…]
2018 World Open: Preview and Draw
The 2018 World Open gets under way on Monday as the 2018/19 campaign begins to gather a little momentum. The first ranking event of the new term concluded only last week with Neil Robertson capturing the Riga Masters title at the expense of Jack Lisowski in Latvia. It marked an[Read More…]
Snooker in August
With the first ranking event of the 2018/19 campaign wrapped up, it’s time to look forward to what snooker in August holds in store for us to enjoy. Neil Robertson impressed as he captured the opening ranking title of a new term for the fourth time in the last six[Read More…]
Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day Avoid Upsets
Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day both survived scares before booking their places in the main draw of the World Open after deciding frame qualification victories in Preston on Monday. Maguire edged Main Tour rookie Adam Stefanow 5-4 while Day repeated the scoreline against Ross Muir in what proved to be[Read More…]
Sluggish Mark Selby Qualifies for World Open
Mark Selby began slowly but eventually got his season off to a positive start on Sunday by sealing qualification for the World Open in China next month. The world number one looked rusty as he trailed amateur Luke Simmonds 3-1 at the mid-session interval but fought back in trademark fashion,[Read More…]