McManus rolls back the years to reach World Championship semi-finals
VETERAN Alan McManus rolled back the years after a stunning victory over John Higgins earned him a place in the World Championship semi-finals – for the first time in 23 years.
Ding brushes aside Williams to reach Crucible semi-finals
DING JUNHUI sent out a real statement of intent as far as his World Championship hopes were concerned after thrashing Mark Williams to reach the semi-finals with a day to spare.
Hawkins beats O’Sullivan in gripping final frame drama
BARRY HAWKINS held his nerve to defeat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a gripping second round clash which went all the way to a decider.
Bingham rallies late on to cut Carter’s early dominance
STUART Bingham will be somewhat of a relieved man after he managed to trail Ali Carter by just a single frame in one of the opening matches of the 2016 World Championship – but it could have been much worse for him.
VIDEO: Marco Fu’s Dafabet Masters 147 against Stuart Bingham
HONG KONG star Marco Fu became just the third man to make a 147 in Masters history. Fu recorded the feat in his first round match against Stuart Bingham in the fourth frame with a 2-1 lead to his name. Fu later won the match 6-3 before being k Fu joined other overeseas stars to…
O’Sullivan rockets his way to semi-finals on fireworks night
RONNIE O’Sullivan provided the Coventry crowd with a firework display of his own as he celebrated Guy Fawkes night by cruising to the Champion of Champions semi-finals. The defending champion reached the last four in quick fashion tonight (Wednesday) by thrashing Marco Fu 6-0 inside two hours of play at the Ricoh Arena. Earlier in…
Trump and Murphy seal final quarter-final places
JUDD Trump set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie against world number one Neil Robertson after seeing off the challenge of Ryan Day. Trump, bidding for his first world title, only needed half of tonight’s evening session to seal his place in the last eight, beating the Welshman 13-7. It is the third time in four…
Robertson on brink of historic century break landmark
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)…
Dominant Robertson closer to centuries landmark
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…
Trump and Fu make solid starts in Crucible openers
JUDD Trump and Marco Fu built themselves into a solid position to reach the last 16 after enjoying dominant displays in their first round games. Trump, who reached the final of the World Championship three years ago, accelerated away from Tom Ford to lead 6-2 going into the final session. And this season’s Australian Open winner Fu…
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