Englishmen Allan Taylor and Jamie Barrett are the first men through to the Snookerbacker Classic Finals after an eventful opening day at The Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. As many will already know, Snookerbacker is a fellow blogger and has set up this excellent initiative for amateurs across the UK[Read More…]
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UK Championship
After almost three months, the third major ranking event of the season is finally upon us with the williamhill.com UK Championship commencing this Saturday at the Barbican Centre in York. Of course, there has been plenty of action on the baize since the Shanghai Masters in September but it has[Read More…]
Holt Wins PTC 10
Michael Holt beat Dominic Dale 4-2 to claim the tenth Players Tour Championship event of the season and the second of his career. The Nottingham native played solidly all day and, despite a couple of wobbles late on, had more than enough for his Welsh opponent in the final at[Read More…]
Wonderful Walden Fires 147
Ricky Walden became the third Englishman in a week to compile a perfect frame of snooker at the tenth Players Tour Championship event in Sheffield. Former Shanghai Masters champion Walden constructed the 147 break in his opening round match with Welshman Gareth Allen following two similar maximums recently by Mike[Read More…]
Higgins and Robertson Progress in PTC 10
John Higgins beat fellow Scot Stephen Hendry 4-3 to reach the last 16 of the tenth Players Tour Championship event of the season in Sheffield. The world champion had earlier beaten Irishman David Hogan and Adrian Gunnell of England before disposing of his old rival in a close and entertaining[Read More…]
Comeback Ken Qualifies for Germany
Ken Doherty came from 4-0 behind to beat teenager Sam Craigie in outstanding fashion and progress to the final stage of the German Masters next February. 17 year-old Craigie showed no fear in going into an apparently insurmountable lead at the interval but felt the pressure when the former world[Read More…]
White Hot in German Qualifiers
Two Whites in the opposite ends of their careers made it through to the final round of qualifying for the German Masters today at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. Veteran Jimmy White withstood a mini-revival from opponent Stuart Carrington to eventually prevail 5-3 for the second time this week[Read More…]
Morris Marches On
Kilkenny’s David Morris beat north of the border’s Gerard Greene 5-2 in the first qualifying round of the German Masters today in Sheffield. Morris, who turns 23 on Sunday, raced into a 4-0 lead with some impressive early play before withstanding a mini-revival from his opponent to seal an important[Read More…]
147 Dunn Deal
Mike Dunn fired in a maximum 147 break en route to whitewashing Kurt Maflin in the first qualifying round for the German Masters at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. Dunn, who turned 40 a couple of days ago, has been a stalwart journey man on the professional tour for[Read More…]
Back to Business: German Masters Qualifiers
After a brief respite over the weekend, proper snooker makes a much welcomed return to our agenda tomorrow with the qualifying stages for the German Masters. A quick word on the much debated Power Snooker event that was held over the last couple of days. While this time last year[Read More…]