PartyPoker Premier League – Event 4, Banbury Group A: Shaun Murphy 2-4 Neil Robertson Group B: Mark Allen 4-2 Peter Ebdon SHAUN Murphy’s hopes of winning this season’s PartyPoker Premier League ended tonight after a 4-2 defeat to Neil Robertson. The 2005 world champion had to win tonight in Banbury to keep alive his hopes…
SHANGHAI Masters champion John Higgins has said his final win over Judd Trump was one of his best of his career. The four-times world champion came back from 7-2 down in a thrilling final to beat the world-number two and clinch the trophy and £75,000 cash prize. As well as that, Higgins also won a…
JOHN Higgins reigned supreme in China after coming back from five frames down against Judd Trump to lift the Shanghai Masters title in dramatic style. In an exciting final, the Scot’s chances looked doomed when Trump led 7-2 at the end of the first session – a session which saw Trump dominate despite a brilliant…
THIS season’s Shanghai Masters final will see Judd Trump take on four-times world champion John Higgins in a repeat of the 2011 World Championship final. Trump reached his fourth world ranking final after beating Mark Williams 6-4 in today’s first semi-final encounter. The Bristol potter looked to be cruising to the grand final when he took…
MARK Williams booked his place into the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters only hours after being involved in a serious scooting accident. While riding a scooter at a cue sports trade show, the Welshman then lost his balance and fell on the floor less than 24 hours before his quarter final tie with Joe Perry.…
JOHN Higgins’ resurgence in form continued as he sailed into the Shanghai Masters quarter finals with a 5-0 whitewash victory over Ryan Day. The four-times world champion followed on from where he finished off on Wednesday in his win over Welshman Jamie Jones yesterday as top breaks of 57 and 53 saw the Wizard of…
Matches to be played on Thursday, September 20 2012. Winners advance to the Quarter Finals. Jamie COPE vs Stuart BINGHAM Mark KING vs Shaun MURPHY John HIGGINS vs Ryan DAY Ali CARTER vs Stephen MAGUIRE Mark WILLIAMS vs Ricky WALDEN Joe PERRY vs Neil ROBERTSON Stephen LEE vs Graeme DOTT Mark ALLEN vs Judd TRUMP
RISING star Judd Trump avoided a mighty scare in Day 3 of the Shanghai Masters after recovering from three frames down in his first round match against Barry Hawkins to reach the second round. The Bristol sensation was in big trouble when Hawkins, winner of this season’s Australian Open, took a 3-0 lead in their…
DEFENDING champion and world number one Mark Selby has been knocked out of this season’s Shanghai Masters in the first round after a crushing defeat to Jamie Cope. Selby’s hopes of retaining his Shanghai title fell at the first hurdle after an out-of-sorts performance meant an early exit back home for the Leicester star. It…
THE OPENING day of the Shanghai Masters saw last season’s runner-up Mark Williams cruise to the last 16 with a 5-1 over Mark Davis. Having recovered from losing the first frame, the Welshman and world number three, who lost to Mark Selby in the final of the competition twelve months ago, never looked in danger…
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