By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com MARK Selby has won his first UK Championship title after battling to a 10-6 victory over Shaun Murphy. In a match which saw mainly tactical battles played out on the table, The Jester from Leicester added to his two Masters titles with a gutsy display of tough matchplay snooker after he…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com AN INCREDIBLE comeback from the jaws of defeat by Shaun Murphy secured him a place in Sunday’s UK Championship final. Murphy, who is now just one more win away from winning his second UK title, came back from the precarious position of 8-4 behind against Ali Carter who looked destined for…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com MARK Davis held his nerve in a thrilling deciding frame shootout to knock four-times world champion John Higgins out of the UK Championship. The Sussex star was cruising towards a shock win when back to back century breaks gave him a 5-2 lead. But a superb 147 maximum break from the…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com STUART Bingham’s impressive season continued after he secured his place in the UK Championships with a 6-4 win against Stephen Maguire. The recent Premier League champion produced the goods when it mattered to clinch a last eight tie with Ali Carter. Having won the Premier League and two Asian PTC events,…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com NEIL Robertson sent a huge signal of intent as far as his UK Championship title hopes were concerned after a superb performance saw him beat Tom Ford 6-1. The 2010 World Championship winner was in majestic form hitting four century breaks as he stormed into the last 16 against the Leicester…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com DEFENDING champion Judd Trump is out of the UK Championship after suffering a shock defeat to qualifier Mark Joyce. An out-of-sorts world number one was sent packing his bags after the Walsall potter, ranked 50 in the world, came back from 5-2 down to earn one of his best victories of…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com RYAN Day repeated his World Championship success over Ding Junhui to knock him out of the UK Championship on the tournament’s opening day. It was a case of deja-vu for the Welshman as Day beat the Chinese star 6-4 in a topsy-turvy encounter just as he did back in April when…
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