Xiao Guodong ended David Morris’ hopes of qualifying for the Welsh Open after a 4-2 victory in a mixed day for the Chinese contingent. In a high quality affair, Xiao overcame the Irishman 4-2 with two centuries of 120 and 104 – Morris himself compiled a nice 112 ton. The[Read More…]
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Morris Denies Davison in Decider
David Morris came from one down with two to play to beat Paul Davison 4-3 in the opening qualifying round of the Welsh Open. After sharing the first four frames, recent German Masters qualifier Davison fired in a brilliant 137 break to go within one of progressing to the next[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Grabs German Masters
Ronnie O’Sullivan staged an impressive comeback to win the 2012 German Masters – beating Stephen Maguire 9-7 in a thrilling final in Berlin. The victory marks O’Sullivan’s first ranking event title – not including the minor Players Tour Championship events – since the 2009 Shanghai Masters, an unprecedented barren run[Read More…]
O’Sullivan or Maguire
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Maguire will contest tomorrow’s final of the German Masters after contrasting semi-finals earlier in Berlin. O’Sullivan came through a tough encounter with Stephen Lee 6-4 while Maguire put on the performance of the week – if not a contender for the entire season – in his[Read More…]
Johnny Bravo Williams and Sutton
Johnny Williams and John Sutton have reached the Snookerbacker Classic Grand Finals after coming through the Dublin leg at CrossGuns Snooker Club. The pair become the fifth and sixth men who will do battle at the South West Snooker Academy later this month, joining Allan Taylor, Jamie Barrett, David Gray[Read More…]
Rallying Ronnie Stuns Higginson
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced arguably one of the greatest comebacks of his career by winning five frames on the spin to pip Andrew Higginson 5-4 in the German Masters first round. O’Sullivan didn’t fly to Berlin last year to compete but knew that he had to make the effort this time[Read More…]
Doherty Dumped by Defending Champ
Ken Doherty advanced beyond the wildcard round but then suffered a thrashing at the hands of defending champion Mark Williams in the first round of the German Masters in Berlin. The Dubliner easily saw off home favourite Patrick Einsle this morning 5-1 to safely progress into the last 32 but[Read More…]
German Masters Preview
The German Masters commences tomorrow, returning once again to the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. The ranking event is, without doubt, one of the greatest success stories in recent years for the sport. The German Masters had been in existence for four years during the mid-1990s but it took eleven years[Read More…]
Gray and O’Donnell Advance in SB Classic
David Gray and Martin O’Donnell have become the third and fourth players to advance to the Snookerbacker Classic Grand Finals. The English duo overcame a strong field of 32 players in the second qualifying event, this time held at South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, and will join Allan Taylor[Read More…]
Celbridge All-Ireland Champions
Celbridge Snooker became the 2012 All-Ireland club champions yesterday after beating Northern Ireland outfit Drumaness 3-1 at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. Kildare’s Celbridge had proven to be one of the outright favourites after winning the Leinster title earlier in January and maintained their form by going unbeaten throughout this[Read More…]