WUXI Classic champion Neil Robertson revealed emotions got the better of him after he beat one of his best mates to claim his tenth ranking title. The Australian beat close friend and practise partner Joe Perry 10-9 in an epic final on Sunday to successfully defend his title – a result which meant Perry was…
A MATCH-WINNING break of 78 in the deciding frame helped Neil Robertson to win the Wuxi Classic title in a thrilling final against Joe Perry. The Australian successfully defended the title he first won last year after coming back from 9-8 down to beat his close friend and practice partner in what proved an exciting first…
WELL what a fantastic start to the season we’ve seen in the Wuxi Classic. The first major final of the new 2014/15 campaign went all the way as Neil Robertson denied close friend and practice partner Joe Perry his first major ranking title in an enthralling 19-frame final. Victory for Robertson helped heal the heartbreak…
JOE PERRY made it through to his second major ranking final in a career spanning more than 20 years after beating Martin Gould in the Wuxi Classic semi-finals. Perry will face defending champion Neil Robertson in Sunday’s first showdown finale of the 2014/15 campaign after he scrapped his way to a 6-4 win earlier today…
NEIL Robertson said he is determined to keep hold of his Wuxi Classic title after the defending champion beat Barry Hawkins to reach the grand final. The Australian, ranked number three in the world, stands just one win away from defending the trophy he won twelve months ago after completing the 6-3 semi-final win earlier…
NEIL Robertson was left far from pleased with playing conditions despite reaching the Wuxi Classic semi-finals after a thrilling deciding frame victory against Shaun Murphy. The Australian, who won the tournament last year beating John Higgins in the final, now stands just two more wins away from defending his title after a clearance of 43…
JUDD Trump’s hopes of winning his first major ranking title in more than 20 months were put to the sword after he fell to a 5-0 loss to Stephen Maguire. The Bristol ace, who last picked up major silverware in November 2012 when he claimed the first ever International Championship, was dumped out of the…
WORLD champion Mark Selby suffered an early exit in the Wuxi Classic after he fell to a second round defeat against Liang Wenbo. The Jester from Leicester lost his first match since winning snooker’s biggest prize at the start of May as breaks of 71, 100 and 50 kept up the Wenbo’s chances of winning…
AMATEUR Oliver Brown continued his remarkable run of form at the start of the new snooker season after winning his first round match at the Wuxi Classic. The 19-year-old followed up a sensational 5-0 win against Ding Junhui last month in qualifying with a convincing 5-1 win against Oliver Lines to reach the last 32…
FINLAND’s Robin Hull proved his exploits in this year’s World Championship were not a one off after beating Xiao Guodong on the opening day of the first major event of the new season. Hull. who won all four qualifying matches back in April to make the Crucible and a first game showdown first game against…
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