MARK Allen has retained his Haikou World Open title after sealing a comfortable victory against Matthew Stevens. Just like a year ago, Allen strolled to victory and lifted his second major world ranking title since becoming professional with the 10-4 victory. He also collected the winners cash prize of £85,000. The Northern Ireland ace becomes…
MARK Allen is on course to defend his Haikou World Open title after taking a 6-3 lead against Matthew Stevens at the halfway mark in this year’s final. Allen, who won the title last year after thrashing Stephen Lee 10-1, was looking set for another thumping win in a final when he led the Welshman…
MATTHEW Stevens is through to the Haikou World Open final after coming back from behind to defeat Neil Robertson in a gripping semi-final. Today’s win ensured the Welshman will make his first appearance in a major ranking final since the Bahrain Championship back in November 2008. Before that you have to go back to the…
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…
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…
MARK Selby once again proved why he is the best player in the world after producing the mother of all comebacks to book a place in the quarter-finals. The UK Championship winner looked dead and buried when trailing 5-1 to Premier League champion Stuart Bingham in their first round encounter earlier tonight. But the world…
By Nigel Slater theoldgreenbaize@gmail.com NEIL Robertson sent a huge signal of intent as far as his UK Championship title hopes were concerned after a superb performance saw him beat Tom Ford 6-1. The 2010 World Championship winner was in majestic form hitting four century breaks as he stormed into the last 16 against the Leicester…
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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