JOHN Higgins showed signs of coming to back to form after he cruised into the Haikou World Open quarter-finals with a thumping win over Stuart Bingham. The four-times world champion has suffered a dip in form in recent months going out in the early stages in the UK Championship, German Masters and the Welsh Open.…
MARK Selby will be hoping to put the record straight when he takes on Barry Hawkins for a place in the Haikou World Open quarter-finals. Hawkins thrashed Selby 5-1 earlier this month in the German Masters quarter-finals and the pair will lock horns again on Thursday after they both recorded impressive first round wins. The…
Round 2 Draw (Last 16): Mark ALLEN vs Robert MILKINS Ricky WALDEN vs Stephen MAGUIRE Marco FU vs Ding JUNHUI Stuart BINGHAM vs John HIGGINS Judd TRUMP vs Nigel BOND Matthew STEVENS vs Shaun MURPHY Neil ROBERTSON vs Graeme DOTT Barry HAWKINS vs Mark SELBY
JUDD Trump gained the ultimate revenge on Mark Joyce by storming into the last 16 stage with a 5-0 win. Joyce caused a huge upset back in December when he knocked Trump out of the UK Championship in the opening round but there was not to be a repeat in Haikou as the world number…
RONNIE O’Sullivan is coming back to defend his World Championship title after admitting he suffered from boredom during his time away from the sport. After more than five months since his last competitive match, Rocket Ronnie will make a spectacular comeback on the opening day of the World Championship in April – aiming to keep…
WONDERKID Lyu Haotian showed further signs of the quality player he could become after gaining another surprise win on the opening day of the Haikou World Open. The 15-year-old will play world number two Mark Selby on Tuesday after a 5-2 win against Simon Bedford today booked the teenager a spot in the last 32. Those…
RONNIE O’Sullivan is to make a major announcement on his future career plans next week. The Rocket, who was crowned the winner of the World Championship last season, announced in November last year he would miss the remainder of the season so he could take a break away from the game due to personal issues.…
GERMAN Masters Champion Ali Carter has pulled out of the Haikou World Open on medical grounds. The world number 11 is suffering from the effects of Crohn’s disease and has been advised by his doctor not to travel to China and play in the tournament. It is a case of history repeating itself for Carter…
LIVE coverage of next week’s Haikou World Open will be screened on ITV4, it has been announced. Extensive coverage of the ranking event, which kicks off on Monday (February 25), will be broadcast from 6.10am to 3pm each day during the week-long event in China. It will be the first time in 20 years ITV…
Wildcard Round: Andrew HIGGINSON vs Zhao XINTONG Alan McMANUS vs Lin SHUAI Mark JOYCE vs Noppon SAENGKHAM Nigel BOND vs Zhu YINGHUI David GILBERT vs Lu NING Jamie COPE vs Wang YUCHEN Ian BURNS vs Saleh MOHAMMADI Simon BEDFORD vs Lyu HAOTIAN Round 1 Draw: Mark ALLEN vs Ryan DAY Mark DAVIS vs Robert…
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