A DRAMATIC second day of the German Masters continued as Mark Selby suffered a shock early exit losing to Kurt Maflin. The world number two star, who lost to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the recent Masters final, was sent packing his bags after losing the last 32 clash against the Norwegian 5-3. Selby’s defeat, along with Neil…
CHINA’s Tian Pengfei recorded the biggest win of his career earlier today by knocking world number one Neil Robertson out of the German Masters. Pengfei, ranked 61 places below the recently crowned UK Championship winner, put in one of his best performances on the baize to date to beat the Australian 5-1. The world…
THE TWO men who competed in the 2013 German Masters final crashed out of this year’s tournament on its opening day. Defending champion Ali Carter suffered a surprise last 64 exit after he was beaten 5-4 by Thailand’s Dechawat Poomjaeng despite having a 4-2 lead. Poomjaeng battled back to force a decider before a break…
DOMINIC Dale held his nerve when it mattered to beat Stuart Bingham and be crowned 2014 Snooker Shoot Out champion. The 2007 Shanghai Masters winner’s break of 61 helped land the Welshman the top cash prize of £32,000 and the Shoot Out silver trophy. Dale, nicknamed The Spaceman, reached the final after beating fellow Welshman…
THE 2014 Snooker Shoot Out got off to a dramatic start last night as two of the world’s top stars suffered early exits. World number two Mark Selby and world number five Stephen Maguire were the biggest casualties on a thrilling night of quick-fire snooker at Blackpool’s Circus Arena. Selby lost out to China’s Cao Yupeng in the…
QUICK-FIRE potting will be the theme when the Snooker Shoot Out returns this weekend. At the picturesque setting of Blackpool Tower’s Circus Arena, 64 players will compete for the trophy and the £32,000 prize in a three day competition which sees snooker being played in its most fastest form yet. Now in its fourth year, previous winners include…
MASTERS champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has been fined £8,000 by snooker’s governing body for posting comments on Twitter which ‘damaged the image of the game’ and for abusing a referee. O’Sullivan was fined a total of £7,000 by World Snooker for posts he made on the social networking site in September and October last year. The world…
In the first of a regular column feature, The Old Green Baize editor Nigel Slater gives his take on the Dafabet Masters. MAY – Ronnie O’Sullivan wins the 2013 World Championship. January – Ronnie O’Sullivan wins the 2014 Masters title. Nothing’s changed much in the past eight months, has it? The Dafabet Masters showed once again,…
WORLD Snooker has announced changes to its Q School competition. The annual event, which is held every May and gives amateur players the chance to earn a spot on the main tour, will this year only see eight players win professional status instead of its usual 12. World Snooker has said the changes made are because…
NEWLY-CROWNED Masters champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed he wants to win the World Championship in his 40’s. The 38-year-old secured his fifth Masters title last night (Sunday) in ruthless fashion beating Mark Selby 10-4 at London’s Alexandra Palace. But O’Sullivan, who has won snooker’s World Championship title on five occasions, wants even more success as life in the…
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