Ding Junhui produced a strong display to beat local favourite Jack Lisowski 4-1 in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Cheltenham on Tuesday.
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Mark Williams Through at Tempodrom
Mark Williams eased into the last eight of the German Masters at the Tempodrom with a whitewash win over Joe Perry on Thursday.
Brilliant Comeback Sees Neil Robertson Through
Former champion Neil Robertson launched an incredible surge of power scoring to complete a brilliant comeback and beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-3 in the UK Championship on Saturday.
Ken Doherty Wins in International Championship Qualifiers
The players returned to England on Tuesday for the start of the International Championship qualifiers at the Barnsley Metrodome. The lucrative ranking event returns to the calendar for a seventh successive season at the end of the month but first there’s the preliminary round to negotiate, with half of the[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…]
Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire Book Crucible Spots
Highly-fancied duo Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire safely negotiated their final World Snooker Championship qualifying round encounters on Wednesday at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Former world champion Peter Ebdon won the first three frames of the second session with Day to restore parity in their contest but[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Shaun Murphy Completes Late Night Tempodrom Drama
The third and thus the last day with the full five-table setup in the German Masters provided a nice dramaturgy, right to a late night climax finish on Friday in Berlin. The afternoon session with the second half of the last 16 saw Shaun Murphy taking pride of place at[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Mark Williams Beats an Angry Matt Selt
The second day is the busiest of the tournament here in Berlin – three sessions with a total of twelve matches to play. The morning exchanges are happily missed by yours truly, who has never been an early riser, and now with the good excuse of nightly writing takes his[Read More…]
Scottish Open: Quarter-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan heads a strong line-up that will contest the last eight of the Scottish Open this weekend in Glasgow. The Englishman, a winner of three ranking titles in the last couple of months including the UK Championship last week in York, was on the verge of falling asleep at[Read More…]
Rory McLeod Rumbles Judd Trump in Huge Shock
Judd Trump crashed out of the World Championship on Wednesday after losing 10-8 to Rory McLeod in one of the biggest shocks in Crucible history. Trump had been labeled as the pre-tournament favourite after a stellar season which saw him reach five ranking event finals, win two trophies, and rise[Read More…]