The quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters take place on Friday with markedly different halves of the draw in China. While the bottom section is dominated by established stars of the sport, the top half is a mixture of new blood and season campaigners who perhaps have never fully reached their[Read More…]
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Seeds Tumble in Shanghai
The first round of the Shanghai Masters has come to a conclusion with a mixed bag of results for the top seeds. Almost half of the top 16 competitors who were guaranteed entry to the venue stage of proceedings have already been eliminated after a day of shocks on Wednesday.[Read More…]
Perry Becomes Wildcard Victim
In light of the news that Stephen Lee was found guilty of match fixing, it may have slipped some people’s minds that there’s actually a pretty big tournament in progress. The Shanghai Masters enters its second day today with the opening day being overshadowed with the revelation of the hearing[Read More…]
Xiao Wins 6-Reds Gold
It’s a rare occasion but it is actually happening – snooker is being played in South Korea this week. The World Indoor and Martial Arts Games takes place in Incheon near the capital of Seoul with four different events in snooker taking place. The Men’s Singles and Team disciplines, as[Read More…]
Mighty Morris into Last 32
Ireland’s David Morris held off a stern challenge from Gary Wilson of England to progress to the last 32 of the Wuxi Classic in China yesterday. The Kilkenny cueist was never behind but needed the final pink in the decider to secure a tight 5-4 victory. With the help of[Read More…]
Quarters in Galway
The quarter-final line-up for the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway has been confirmed and what an intriguing round it promises to be. A mixture of proven champions, journeymen and up-and-comers ensures that the climax to the series at the Bailey Allen Hall should be an exciting one.[Read More…]
Lee’s Glee with the PTCs
Stephen Lee won the second Asian Players Tour Championship event of the season this morning after a comprehensive 4-0 victory over home favourite Ding Junhui in the final. Earlier, the Englishman had beaten another local hero in Cao Yupeng 4-2 while Ding defeated compatriot Xiao Guodong by the same scoreline[Read More…]
Doherty Extends Trip Abroad
Ken Doherty qualified for the second ranking event of the season at the Australian Open after a 5-0 whitewash over Michael Wild yesterday. It continues an excellent start to the season for the former world champion after his success in qualification for the Wuxi Classic last week. Wild, still an[Read More…]
O’Sullivan’s Disappearing Act, Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan pulled out of the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway at the last minute today, leaving his legion of fans disappointed. The three-time world champion was already on the plane to make the trip over but apparently felt a recurrence of his glandular fever symptoms from earlier[Read More…]
Fearless Fergal Falls Flat
Fergal O’Brien couldn’t inspire himself with home advantage as he went down 4-0 to Joe Perry in the first round of the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway. From a purely selfish point of view, it may have been a better thing for the[Read More…]