NEWLY-CROWNED Wuxi Classic winner Neil Robertson has said he aims to play a faster game this season following his Crucible disappointment two months ago. The Australian has decided to up the tempo of his game after his surprising first round exit in this year’s World Championship – a tournament many fans and pundits tipped him…
NEIL Robertson showed why he is snooker’s top star after a brilliant fightback display saw him win the season’s first major tournament. The world number one recovered from 5-2 down to defeat four-times world champion John Higgins and lift the Wuxi Classic trophy. It is back to back majors for the Australian following his win…
JOHN Higgins had the better of the opening session of the Wuxi Classic final, leading Neil Robertson 5-4. In an entertaining final so far, the four-times world champion looked to be in control when he led 5-2 but world number one Robertson fought back at the end of the session to reduce the gap to…
Pictures by Monique Limbos NEIL Robertson and John Higgins will battle it out on Sunday to win the season’s first major ranking event – the Wuxi Classic. The Australian and the Scot both eased through to the final with comfortable 6-2 victories in their semi-final clashes against Robert Milkins and Matthew Stevens respectively. It…
JOE PERRY claimed his first professional title since joining the main tour more than 20 years ago with victory over Mark Selby in the first Asian PTC event of the season. Perry beat the world-number-2 4-1 in the final of the Yuxing Open in China to end a long wait of 22 years for silverware.…
By Nigel SLATER theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com WORLD Ladies Junior snooker champion Hannah Jones has said playing at a Snooker Legends event in her home city has made her even more determined to make it on to the main tour. The talented 16-year-old from Derby was given the rare opportunity to play a frame against six-times world champion…
ITV has continued its commitment to broadcast live snooker by screening the all new Champion of Champions event on its ITV 4 channel. As reported on The Old Green Baize earlier in the year, the week-long competition takes place in November and will star the winners of last season’s major ranking event winners – replacing…
LEE SPICK has said his return to snooker has come as a major shock especially after battling with personal problems in his life. The Mansfield-born potter returned to professional status since dropping off the tour in 2010 by winning the third and final Q School event in May. Spick beat Darrell Whitworth, Sanderson Lam, Darren…
JOHN Higgins claimed the first title of the new snooker season after victory over Neil Robertson gave him the Victoria Bulgarian Open title. The four times world champion made up for his first round exit in the World Championship in April by starting the season in fine style with a 4-1 win over the Australian…
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