The busy weekend down in Killarney for the Alex Higgins International Trophy meant that I didn’t have time to report the announcement by World Snooker for planned changes to the structure of the Main Tour. For the 2013/14 campaign, the circuit will be opened up to 128 professionals – an[Read More…]
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Robertson Claims Alex Higgins Trophy
Neil Robertson beat Judd Trump 4-1 to win the Alex Higgins International Trophy in Killarney. The Australian’s victory is his second Players Tour Championship event success in recent weeks having claimed the Warsaw Classic earlier in the month. The final was a scrappy affair, not at all what had been[Read More…]
Crafty Ken Through in Killarney
Ken Doherty was the star attraction on day three of the Alex Higgins International Trophy and progressed to round four after three successive deciding-frame victories. The Irishman has been involved in some dramatic encounters down the years – World Championship finals included – but put his home fans through the[Read More…]
Allen Finds Form
Mark Allen reached the last 16 of the Alex Higgins International Trophy to the loss of just one frame on day two in Killarney. The Northern Irishman whitewashed Paul Davison and Mike Dunn before seeing off England’s Dave Gilbert 4-1 to reach the fourth round. The Antrim man has struggled[Read More…]
Killarney Kicks off
The Alex Higgins International Trophy got under way today with the preliminary rounds with mixed day for the Irish amateurs. Recent international representatives Greg Casey, David Cassidy and Colm Gilcreest were all sent tumbling before the main rounds, as was Dubliner Joe Delaney – losing 4-2 to Kyren Wilson near[Read More…]
Power Snooker Returns
It was confirmed a couple of weeks ago that snooker’s revolution of Power Snooker will return to our screens in November. Upon hearing rumours yesterday that invitations would be sent out to all of the Top 16 players in the official world rankings, I was apparently a little quick to[Read More…]
Alex Higgins International Trophy
The eighth Players Tour Championship event of the season gets under way on Thursday with snooker continuing its welcomed return to Ireland. The 2011 PTC Grand Finals at The Helix in Dublin was the first time a professional ranking event had been held in the country in six years and[Read More…]
Snooker Set-up
There was an interesting discussion over on the Snooker Island forum yesterday that proposed the use of a sets format in a ranking event. The use of sets is something that has, to the best of my knowledge, not been tried before in the sport and it is a wonder why[Read More…]
Ding Stoked in Premier League
Ding Junhui leapt to the top of the 2011 Premier League table after winning a dramatic night six in Stoke-on-Trent. The Chinese Sensation came from behind to beat Ali Carter in the final 3-1 having just pipped Londoner Jimmy White in a deciding frame semi-final. Englishman Carter also emerged from[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Tickled Pink
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Matthew Stevens 4-2 to win the seventh Players Tour Championship event of the season in Gloucester. The ‘Rocket’ was in a buoyant mood throughout the entire weekend and when he is content with himself he usually emerges victorious. Nobody forced the former world champion into a deciding[Read More…]