Bingham crowned Premier League champion

STUART Bingham was crowned this season’s PartyPoker.com Premier League champion after another convincing display saw him beat Judd Trump in the final. The Basildon potter continued his impressive season capturing his third title of the campaign with a thumping 7-2 victory against the world’s number one. And nobody could argue against Bingham winning this title…

UK Championship – Round 1 Draw

This is the first round draw for the UK Championship, starting Saturday – December 1. Judd TRUMP vs Mark JOYCE Ali CARTER vs Steve DAVIS Stuart BINGHAM vs Jack LISOWSKI Stephen MAGUIRE vs Fergal O’BRIEN Mark WILLIAMS vs Mark KING Ricky WALDEN vs Luca BRECEL Graeme DOTT vs Martin GOULD Shaun MURPHY vs Robert MILKINS…

UK Championship – Round 4 Results (Qualifiers)

Winners advance to the the first round of the UK Championship (starting Saturday, December 1) Mark JOYCE 6-4 Jamie COPE Steve DAVIS 6-2 Jamie BURNETT Jack LISOWSKI 6-4 Joe PERRY Fergal O’BRIEN 6-2 David GILBERT Mark KING 6-0 Xiao GUODONG Luca BRECEL 6-1 Peter EBDON Martin GOULD 6-3 Ben WOOLLASTON Robert MILKINS 6-5 Rory McLEOD…

UK Championship – Round 3 Results (Qualifiers)

Winners advance to qualifying Round 4 – the final round before the venue stage. Players in brackets indicate who the winner faces in the next round. Mark JOYCE 6-4 Andy HICKS (Jamie COPE) Steve DAVIS 6-5 Pankaj ADVANI (Jamie BURNETT) Jack LISOWSKI 6-2 Chen ZHE (Joe PERRY) David GILBERT 6-3 Tian PENGFEI (Fergal O’BRIEN) Xiao…

UK Championship – Round 2 Results (Qualifiers)

Winners advance to qualifying Round 3. Players in brackets indicate who the winner faces in the next round. Andy HICKS 6-2 Daniel WELLS (Mark JOYCE) Pankaj ADVANI 6-5 Jimmy WHITE (Steve DAVIS) Chen ZHE 6-4 Aditya MEHTA (Jack LISOWSKI) Tian PENGFEI 6-2 Alan McMANUS (David GILBERT) Adam DUFFY 6-2 Fraser PATRICK (Xiao GUODONG) Luca BRECEL…

UK Championship – Round 1 Results (Qualifiers)

Winners advance to qualifying Round 2. Players in brackets indicate who the winner faces in the next round. Daniel WELLS 6-4 David GRACE (Andy HICKS) Pankaj ADVANI 6-2 Sam BAIRD (Jimmy WHITE) Chen ZHE 6-1 Sean O’SULLIVAN (Aditya MEHTA) Tian PENGFEI 6-4 Joel WALKER (Alan McMANUS) Fraser PATRICK 6-4 Li YAN (Adam DUFFY) Luca BRECEL…

UK Championship – Round 1 Draw (Qualifiers)

Matches to be played on Tuesday, November 20. Winners advance to Qualifying Round 2. There are four qualifying rounds in total. Players in brackets indicates who the winner plays in the next round.       Tian PENFEI vs Joel WALKER (Alan McMANUS) Li YAN vs Fraser PATRICK (Adam DUFFY) Luca BRECEL vs Scott Donaldson (Peter LINES)…

Robertson reaches semi-finals after superb comeback

PartyPoker Premier League – Event 10, Durham Group A: Neil Robertson 4-2 Ding Junhui Group B: Peter Ebdon 4-2 John Higgins NEIL Robertson produced the mother of all comebacks to book his place in the PartyPoker Premier League semi-finals in a thrilling contest against Ding Junhui. In a pulsating match at Durham’s Spennymoor Leisure Centre,…

Hopkin determined to make dream come true

By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com NOTTINGHAM youngster Sean Hopkin is on a quest to turn his childhood dream into a reality. From an early age, all Sean has ever wanted to do is to become a professional snooker player and that is very much still the case for the now 16-year-old. And make no mistake about…

Bond wows Derby youngsters with maximum break

YOUNG snooker enthusiasts in Derby were given a lesson to remember when a former world championship finalist compiled a stunning maximum 147 break in front of their very eyes. World number 45 and this month’s World Senior Championship winner Nigel Bond was the special guest at the Jaxx Q Club in Belper, Derby on Saturday…