Five Chinese players made it through the second round of qualifying on Wednesday for their home event, the China Open. Of course, there will soon be five “home” events for China’s finest but that doesn’t make it any less special or important for them to make their mark in front[Read More…]
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Determined Ding Wins in Wales
Ding Junhui won the 2012 Welsh Open after a high quality final with world number one Mark Selby ended 9-6 in Newport. In an absorbing contest, the Chinese Sensation always looked to be in control after edging the opening session 5-3. That said, it could have been very different had[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Overcomes Trump
Ronnie O’Sullivan gained revenge on Judd Trump for a series of recent defeats with a confident 5-3 victory in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open in Newport. In a typical master versus pupil scenario, the latter seemed to have carried on from where he left off in the duo’s three[Read More…]
O’Sullivan and Trump to Battle Again
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet for the fourth time in as many months after coming through their respective second round matches in the Welsh Open 4-1. A clash of eras, the O’Sullivan-Trump rivalry is quickly becoming one of the biggest and most exciting in recent memory. The younger[Read More…]
Ding Denies Higgins
Ding Junhui sent defending champion John Higgins crashing out of the Welsh Open after a topsy-turvy second round tie in Newport. Both in need of a decent run in a tournament following equally mediocre campaigns by their own very high standards, Ding raced into a 2-0 lead and looked to[Read More…]
Hendry Beats Robertson
Stephen Hendry outplayed Neil Robertson in the first round of the Welsh Open to claim his first win over a top ranked player in a ranking event for quite some time. Evidently not content at seeing his fellow veteran Steve Davis receiving all the plaudits for his victory over Ali[Read More…]
Davis Does it Again
Steve Davis beat Ali Carter 4-3 in the opening round of the Welsh Open today in Newport to once again prove his remarkable ability, temperament and standing in the sport. At 54 years of age, Davis is by far the oldest player remaining on the tour – only Jimmy White[Read More…]
Irish Scene: O’Donoghue On Course for Number 1
Brendan O’Donoghue beat Joe Delaney 5-2 to claim the fifth ranking event of the Irish Senior campaign yesterday in Celbridge. The Nenagh player impressively surrendered only three frames in his last three matches for his second success this season and puts him to within touching distance of top place in[Read More…]
Welsh Open Preview
With the qualifying stages complete, the attention now turns to the Welsh Open this week in Newport. The Welsh Open has, throughout the years, been perhaps unfairly chastised as being one of the least important ranking events on the annual calendar. However, the 2012 edition marks the 20th anniversary of[Read More…]
Ken Cruises Through in Welsh Qualifiers
Ken Doherty advanced to the final round of qualifying for the Welsh Open after a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Rod Lawler in Sheffield. The Irishman dropped outside the top 32 in the world rankings at the last cut-off point and he’ll be desperate to regain his place before the final[Read More…]