UNTIL now the snooker world had not seen a huge smile on John Higgins’ face for a long time. Months and even years of struggle came to an end on Sunday when the Scot ended one of his lowest spells of his career by winning the Welsh Open. Prior to last night’s events you have…
JOHN HIGGINS claimed his first major ranking title in more than two years after victory over Ben Woollaston earned him the Welsh Open title. The four-times world champion became the tournament’s most successful player tonight (Sunday) after the 9-3 win earned the Scot a fourth Welsh Open title – beating Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry…
JOHN HIGGINS is four frames away from winning the Welsh Open title for a record fourth time after taking a 5-3 interval lead against Ben Woollaston. The four-times world champion had the better of the opening session of today’s (Sunday’s) final against the Leicester star, who is playing in his maiden major ranking final after…
BEN WOOLLASTON enjoyed his biggest win of his career after a final frame thriller against Mark Williams saw him clinch a place in his first major ranking final. The Leicester potter, ranked 36 in the world, defied the odds to beat the former world champion and Welshman Williams to set up a finale against John…
FOUR TIMES world champion John Higgins secured a place in his first major ranking final in more than 18 months after he beat talented teenager Luca Brecel in the Welsh Open semi-finals. The Scot now stands just one win away from landing his first major title since winning the Shanghai Masters in September 2012 after…
DING Junhui’s poor season on the baize continued as he suffered a surprise first round exit in the Welsh Open. China’s number one star crashed out of the tournament he won in 2012 after losing 4-1 to Welshman Lee Walker – ranked 115 in the world. The defeat is his latest setback of what has…
WELSH Open defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan successfully reached the last 32 stage of the competition’s opening day – but did not take long to state his displeasure of the tournament’s new home. The first day of the major ranking event saw O’Sullivan record victories over Vinnie Calabrese and Rory McLeod. O’Sullivan, who beat Ding Junhui in last year’s…
MARK Selby showed signs he was back to his best after he came back from behind to lift his maiden German Masters title. The reigning world champion came back from 5-2 down against close friend Shaun Murphy to win his first major of the season and the £60,000 cash prize. The 9-7 victory also ensured…
SHAUN MURPHY just needs four more frames to win his second major title in consecutive months after he dominated the opening session of the German Masters final against Mark Selby. Despite losing two of the first three frames of the match, Murphy – who won the Masters last month – went on to earn a…
MAJOR ranking event snooker is set to return for the first time in 2015 when the German Masters gets underway on Wednesday. The world’s best will be battling it out in Berlin’s impressive Tempodrom Arena over the next few days in a bid to be crowned this year’s German Masters champion. The event is one…
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