Sportlobster Blog – Trump success has been on the cards

WHAT a great moment it was for Judd Trump on Sunday as he lifted major silverware once again – and it was fully deserved too. You have to go back to November 2012 to find the last time Trump achieved snooker glory when he won the inaugural International Championship – believe it or not his…

Impressive Trump reaches Australian Open final

AN IMPRESSIVE display of break building helped Judd Trump to the brink of major ranking success for the first time in more than 18 months. Trump sealed his place in Sunday’s Australian Open final after beating China’s Xiao Guodong 6-3 earlier today (Saturday). And the Bristol man, who last won major silverware in November 2012…

In-form Robertson continues winning ways on home soil

NEIL Robertson continued his impressive start to the new campaign after winning his first match of the Australian Goldfields Open. After retaining his Wuxi Classic title over the weekend, Robertson stretched his winning run further in his home tournament after coming back from behind to beat Andrew Higginson 5-2. Breaks of 66, 94 and 89 helped Robertson…

Aussie delight and title joy for Hawkins

BARRY Hawkins claimed his first world ranking title after a convincing victory over Peter Ebdon in the Australian Open final. The 33-year-old captured the title and his biggest achievement in the game since turning professional sixteen years ago by beating the former world champion 9-3 in Bendigo. Hawkins becomes the second ever winner of the Australian Open after…

Australian Open – Day 5 Report

MARK Davis is through to his second consecutive ranking event semi-final after knocking out Martin Gould in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Davis, who before the start of this season failed to reach a ranking event semi-final in his previous 21 years as a professional, has matched his performance in the Wuxi Classic last month in getting to…