A MATCH-WINNING break of 78 in a final frame decider proved decisive as Marco Fu defeat Judd Trump in the opening round of The Masters. In a topsy-turvey encounter which lasted more than four and a half hours, the Hong Kong star held his nerve in the final moments to clinch a place in the quarter…
MARK Selby once again demonstrated why he is one of the world’s best after he fought back from big trouble to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals. Last season’s UK and Masters champion looked set for a shock defeat when he trailed 4-2 to Gloucestershire’s Robert Milkins in their last 16 encounter. But the Jester from…
ALI CARTER was crowned the 2013 German Masters champion after completing a superb comeback to defeat Marco Fu. The Essex star, nicknamed The Captain, recovered from 5-3 down to clinch his third major ranking title of his career – following his Welsh Open win in 2009 and Shanghai Masters triumph in 2010. His victory also…
MARCO Fu will take a 5-3 lead into tonight’s final session of the German Masters final against Ali Carter. The Hong Kong star had the better of this afternoon’s opening session and stands just four frames away from wining his second major ranking event of his career. This year’s final got off to a sluggish…
BARRY Hawkins’ impressive week in Berlin continued as he stormed into the semi-finals of the German Masters after brushing aside the in-form Mark Selby. The world number 17, who thrashed Mark Allen on Thursday, proved too good for the UK Championship and Masters winner in a comfortable 5-1 win. Hawkins is now just two wins…
THE OPENING day of the Shanghai Masters saw last season’s runner-up Mark Williams cruise to the last 16 with a 5-1 over Mark Davis. Having recovered from losing the first frame, the Welshman and world number three, who lost to Mark Selby in the final of the competition twelve months ago, never looked in danger…
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