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.
Murphy storms into Masters final
SHAUN MURPHY cruised his way into Sunday’s Masters grand final after he won six frames on the bounce to beat Mark Allen. The Englishman, just like he did in his quarter-final match against Stephen Maguire, recovered from a slow start to beat the Ulsterman 6-2 and reach his second Masters final. And Murphy, who has…
Murphy clinches Masters semi-final place with tough-earned win
SHAUN Murphy showed why he is enjoying one of his most successful spells in recent times after pulling out the stops to beat Stephen Maguire in the Dafabet Masters quarter-finals. Former Masters winner Murphy came back from 2-0 down to win a close and thrilling encounter 6-4 and set up a semi-final showdown with Northern Ireland’s Mark…
International glory is ‘dream come true’ for impressive Walden
NEWLY crowned International Championship winner Ricky Walden has described winning the title as a ‘dream come true’. The Chester potter lifted the biggest ranking title of his career on Sunday when he beat Mark Allen 10-7 in an entertaining final in Chengdu. With the match tied at 7-7, Walden produced his best snooker at the…
Stunning finish from Walden lands him International crown
A STUNNING spell of high-class snooker from Ricky Walden helped him to his third and biggest major career ranking title as he beat Mark Allen to win the International Championship. An entertaining final looked set to be in for a thrilling finish when the players were deadlocked at 7-7 before the Englishman produced a brilliant…
Allen reaches final as Williams rues crucial miss in last frame thriller
MARK ALLEN is through to the International Championship final after coming back from the brink of defeat to win a final frame thriller against former world champion Mark Williams. In one of the best matches of the season so far, Allen secured a place in Sunday’s showdown finale making a vital clearance in the all…
Williams holds nerve in thriller to end 12 years of Ronnie hurt
MARK Williams held his nerve to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a ranking tournament for the first time in more than 12 years and in doing so reached the International Championship semi-finals. The Welshman ended more than a decade’s hurt against the five-times world champion, who had not lost to him in a ranking event since…
