DAY THREE of this year’s World Championship saw yet another shock result as qualifier Jamie Jones knocked out former world champion Shaun Murphy. The 2005 winner became the fourth seeded player to suffer an early exit at the Crucible losing to the Welshman 10-8 and followed in the footsteps of Stuart Bingham, Mark Allen and Martin Gould.…
WORLD Snooker chief Barry Hearn has today announced key changes to two of the sport’s ranking competitions. From next season both the German Masters and Welsh Open will see new formats. Players ranked from 33-96 will play one qualifying match against each other with the winner facing an opponent ranked in the top 32. The number of players to make…
MARK Allen will face a disciplinary charge over comments he made after his shock first round defeat to qualifier Cao Yupeng. After losing 10-6, the Northern Irishman claimed Chinese players were guilty of cheating in the modern game. Allen’s comments stem from an incident in the 10th frame where he claimed Yupeng did not admit to making a push…
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