MARK Allen is on course to defend his Haikou World Open title after taking a 6-3 lead against Matthew Stevens at the halfway mark in this year’s final. Allen, who won the title last year after thrashing Stephen Lee 10-1, was looking set for another thumping win in a final when he led the Welshman…
MARK Allen is just one more win away from defending his Haikou World Open crown after a superb semi-final win over John Higgins. Allen, who won his first world ranking title in this event last year, will play Matthew Stevens in Sunday’s final after being in superb touch against the four-times world champion, recording a…
MATTHEW Stevens is through to the Haikou World Open final after coming back from behind to defeat Neil Robertson in a gripping semi-final. Today’s win ensured the Welshman will make his first appearance in a major ranking final since the Bahrain Championship back in November 2008. Before that you have to go back to the…
NEIL Robertson gained sweet revenge on Mark Selby to book a place in the Haikou World Open semi-finals. The Australian managed to put recent defeats against the world number two star to one side as a 5-3 victory sealed his place in the last four. In January Robertson suffered the heartbreak of losing to Selby…
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…
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…
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…
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