Snooker’s Coral Shoot Out will be staged at the Watford Colosseum for the first time in 2017. The Hertfordshire venue will host a professional snooker tournament for the first time when 128 of the best players on the planet converge for the world ranking event. The Coral Shoot Out, one[Read More…]
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Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien Reach International Championship
Qualifying for upcoming ranking events continued at the Preston Guild Hall on Thursday with the first day of the International Championship qualifiers. Ronnie O’Sullivan, entering the event for the first time in two years, withstood a spirited fight back from James Cahill to deny the 20 year-old 6-4. The ‘Rocket’[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Compiles 147 as European Masters Qualifiers Conclude
Shaun Murphy compiled his fifth 147 break as he routed Allan Taylor to qualify for the European Masters in Romania next week. The Englishman, who recently became a father for the first time, made the break in the second frame of a 4-0 drubbing on Wednesday. The maximum feat also[Read More…]
Mixed Day for Seeds in European Masters Qualifiers
Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan both won their opening qualifying round encounters for the European Masters in Preston on Tuesday. Day two at the Guild Hall, however, claimed many casualties as the players attempted to move a step closer to the inaugural staging of a ranking event in Romania. In[Read More…]
Josh Boileau Earns First Win Against Jimmy White
Ireland’s Josh Boileau won his first match as a professional as he beat Jimmy White 4-2 in the first qualifying round of the new European Masters. Boileau, the European Under-21 champion, had began the campaign as one of Ireland’s new bright hopes but struggled initially to find positive results. The[Read More…]
Brendan O’Donoghue Bags Barracks Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the first event of the Irish senior ranking campaign after a closely fought 4-3 victory over Robert Murphy on Sunday. The New Institute club player emerged victorious with his first title since the outset of last season as he claimed The Barracks Classic at the Ivy Rooms[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Downs Mark Selby for Shanghai Success
Ding Junhui has won the Shanghai Masters for a second time after a wonderful 10-6 victory over Mark Selby in China on Sunday. In a repeat of the World Championship final in May, Ding gained a modicum of revenge over the Crucible champion to record his 12th ranking event success.[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui in Shanghai Masters Final
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui will meet in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. Their clash marks the pair’s first meeting since their epic showdown for the World Championship in May, which Leicester’s Selby emerged victorious in 18-14. Selby once again lived up to his master of brinkmanship[Read More…]
Irish Senior Campaign to Commence
The 2016/17 Irish senior campaign gets under way on Saturday at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. 62 players have entered the first event of the season, with six in total scheduled between now and the Irish National Championship in May. Jason Devaney finished the last term ranked number one and[Read More…]
Ding Junhui and Mark Selby on Course for Another Final
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui remain on course for a repeat of their epic World Championship final contest after each emerging from tough last eight ties at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. World no.1 Selby edged Ryan Day 5-3 while Ding ended Michael Holt’s excellent run with a victory of[Read More…]