Liang Wenbo fired in a maximum 147 as he fought from behind to beat Tom Ford in the English Open on Wednesday. The defending champion looked in trouble when he trailed 3-1 but forced a deciding frame with the perfect break that pocketed the Chinese number two a neat £40,000 from[Read More…]
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Mark Selby Survives Scare in Metrodome
World champion Mark Selby avoided an early exit from the English Open by coming from 3-2 down to beat Scott Donaldson in a decider on Tuesday. The world number one has struggled to find his top form this season after a record-equalling last campaign that brought him five ranking titles,[Read More…]
Judd Trump Among Array of Seeds Who Progress in English Open
All of the bigger names advanced as the Home Nations series got under way with the start of the English Open on Monday. There were a few close calls but, by the end of a hectic day’s play that concluded after midnight, there were no major casualties of note to[Read More…]
Preview: Home Nations English Open
The Home Nations series gets under way on Monday with the first of its four tournaments in the United Kingdom and Ireland – the English Open. The series was successfully launched last year, bringing more snooker to fans in the traditional home of the sport. Tournament in Northern Ireland, Scotland,[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Coasts Through Shanghai Masters Qualifier
Ronnie O’Sullivan scored his second successive whitewash win in qualifying after a 5-0 schooling of Christopher Keogan on Friday. The 41 year-old made it a Chinese double, reaching the main event of the Shanghai Masters after last week inflicting a heavy 6-0 defeat on Gerard Greene to similarly make the[Read More…]
Shaun Murphy Beaten by Teenage Rookie
Shaun Murphy tumbled out of Shanghai Masters qualifying on another hectic day of action in Wigan on Thursday. The Englishman, who has been one of the form men of the season so far following a brace of final appearances in ranking events, appeared to be in control when he led[Read More…]
Rejigged Shanghai Masters Commences with Qualifying
The Shanghai Masters made its return on Wednesday as the qualifiers for the newly scheduled event began in Wigan. There had been a certain degree of shock and dismay earlier in the campaign when the powers announced that the World Open would take place during the Shanghai Masters’ familiar spot[Read More…]
Judd Trump Reigns Again in European Masters
Judd Trump has won the 2017 European Masters title after an entertaining 9-7 triumph against Stuart Bingham in Belgium on Sunday. In doing so, the Englishman defends the crown he first captured twelve months ago when he narrowly beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a decider 9-8 in Romania. That was the[Read More…]
European Masters Final: Judd Trump vs Stuart Bingham
Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham will contest the final of the European Masters after emerging from contrasting semi-final encounters on Saturday in Belgium. The English pair got one over on their respective Chinese challengers to set up a repeat of their clash in the Welsh Open final earlier this year.[Read More…]
European Masters: Semi-Final Preview
Both semi-finals of the European Masters will feature an Englishman and a Chinese competitor as the final four shoot out for the title in Belgium. Reigning champion Judd Trump continued his strong defence with a tight 4-3 quarter-final defeat of Mark Allen on Friday. The 28 year-old will meet Cao[Read More…]