DING Junhui held his nerve in the final frame to win a tense tense quarter-final against Barry Hawkins on the opening day of the Champion of Champions. China’s number one star has endured a rather disappointing start to the season after failing to qualify for major tournaments such as the Wuxi Classic and International Championship. But…
LAST year’s Crucible finalist Barry Hawkins and Mark Selby look set to reach the semi-finals of this year’s World Championship. Hawkins, who lost to Ronnie O’Sullivan in last year’s final, and Selby, a finalist six years ago to John Higgins, left themselves in pole position in their quarter-finals ties gaining commanding leads. Selby, bidding for his…
NEIL Robertson was forced to wait for an historic 100th century break of the season but a flawless performance saw him reach the World Championship quarter-finals. Robertson was at his sublime best winning all four frames of the final session as he ended Mark Allen’s Crucible campaign with a 13-9 victory And the world number…
NEIL Robertson stands just one century break away from becoming the first ever player to record 100 tons in a single season. The world number one took his tally from 97 to 99 season century breaks in his second round tie against Mark Allen and could complete the historic landmark on Monday afternoon (2.30pm start)…
A LATE rally from Ali Carter helped him stay in contention in his second round encounter against Mark Selby. The Leicester man dominated the early proceedings winning five of the first six frames before Carter battled his way back into the match reducing a 5-1 deficit to 5-3. Carter, finalist in 2008 and 2012, won…
NEIL Robertson increased his chances of becoming the first ever player to make 100 century breaks in a single season after dominating his opening session in this year’s World Championship. The world number one took a commanding 7-2 overnight lead against Robbie Williams and in the process fired in his 94th and 95th century breaks…
DEFENDING champion Ding Junhui kicked off his defence of the Welsh Open title in impressive style with a win over Dechawat Poomjaeng. Ding, who beat Mark Selby in last year’s final, was in sparkling form on the tournament’s opening day as two century breaks helped him beat his Thailand opponent in a 4-2 win. Back…
THE DRAMA in the all new International Championship continued into its second day as former world champions John Higgins and Graeme Dott crashed to surprise early exits. Higgins, who rediscovered his best form last month to win the Shanghai Masters, failed to repeat his golden touch in Chengdu when he fell to a 6-3 loss against…
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