An interesting mix of experienced warhorses and up-and-coming talent remains in the hunt for glory in the Indian Open this weekend. Friday will see the last 16 whittled down to the final four as the business end of proceedings heats up in Visakhapatnam. Star top 16 competitors are littered throughout[Read More…]
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Four Fight for World Games Medals
Four players will vie for the three medals in the snooker event at the 2017 World Games in Poland this weekend. Sixteen competitors set out for glory on Wednesday and, perhaps unsurprisingly, four of the professional cueists remain in the hunt for a medal. Only one will leave Wroclaw completely[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Through in International Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan scraped past Xiao Guodong in his opening match of the 2016 International Championship on Monday. The ‘Rocket’ sped into a 3-1 lead with breaks of 137, 78 and 55 but lost his way somewhat as his Chinese challenger fought back to almost force a decider. Indeed, Xiao was[Read More…]
Xu Si Claims World Under-21 Championship Crown
China’s Xu Si dramatically defeated Alexander Ursenbacher in the World Under-21 Championship final in Belgium on Thursday. The 18 year-old fought back from 5-3 down to deny the Swiss in a decider with a break of 69. Xu had earlier dispatched of German Lukas Kleckers in the last four while[Read More…]
Irish Falter as World Under-21s Near Conclusion
The World Under-21 Championship has been going on in Belgium over the last week and four players remain as junior global glory is in sight. Two Europeans and two Asians face off against each other in the semi-finals, safe in the knowledge that a couple more victories will all but[Read More…]