NEIL Robertson suffered an early exit in this year’s China Open following a surprise defeat to Thailand’s Dechawat Poomjaeng in the opening round. The Australian has appeared in the past two finals of the penultimate major ranking event of the season but he was sent packing early after losing 5-4 to the world number 37.…
DUNN RECALLS THE WEEK HE STUNNED THE SNOOKER WORLD IN BEIJING IT WAS the week which Mike Dunn has called his most satisfying in his entire playing career. Lets wind the clock back a year ago, just prior to the China Open of 2014 when Mike Dunn’s status as a professional snooker player was hanging…
JOE PERRY pulled off a brilliant comeback victory to land his first major ranking title in a playing career spanning more than 20 years – after he won the Players Championship. The world number 13 came from 3-0 down to beat former world champion Mark Williams to win a dramatic final in Thailand, earning him…
THE NEW autobiography of snooker legend Steve Davis is to be published next week. Titled by his famous nickname ‘Interesting’ the book will tell the story of the six-times world champion’s life on the green baize. It is set for release on April 9 to coincide with this year’s World Championship. Ghosted by Lance Hardy…
RONNIE O’Sullivan has pulled out of next week’s China Open for health reasons. O’Sullivan was due to meet either Robin Hull or Yan Bingtao in his opening match in Beijing on the evening of Tuesday March 31, so the winner of that match will receive a bye to the last 32 stage of the major…
WINNING snooker’s new World Grand Prix could prove to be Judd Trump’s most significant title yet. The sport’s newest event in Llandudno, Wales will certainly be one to remember for the 25-year-old as he showed this week the type of character needed to become a world champion for the first time. Trump lifted his fifth…
AN IMPRESSIVE fightback from Judd Trump helped him land snooker’s newest prize after beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7. Trump came back from 4-1 down and 7-4 behind against the five-times world champion before sealing the deal as he became the first World Grand Prix champion netting the £100,000 cash prize. The new non-ranking event featured 32…
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN says he could struggle to achieve success in the new World Grand Prix because of rustiness. The five-times world champion did enough to progress into the last 16 of snooker’s newest competition, which began on Monday, after beating Rod Lawler 4-2. The new non-ranking event, being held in Llandudno in Wales, stars the…
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