Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Selby
Apr 27th
A repeat of The Masters final is in store at the last eight of the snooker world championship today. O’Sullivan is making his 12th appearance at a Crucible quarter-final, while Selby is looking to advance to the latter stages like he did in 2007.
O’Sullivan hasn’t won a world crown since 2008, but is now the [...]
Last eight for Davis at world championship
Apr 26th
Steve Davis will be playing in the last eight of the snooker world championship. He takes on Neil Robertson tomorrow after beating defending champion John Higgins in the last-16.
Williams battles past Ding to win 2010 China Open
Apr 5th
The home favourite, Ding Junhui, had the crowd behind him and looked the clear favourite to take the 2010 China Open in the final against Mark Williams.
The Welshman, though, valiantly battled back from 5-3 down to beat Ding 10-6 to secure his first title for four years.
The 35-year-old former world champion had been stuck in [...]
Romford duo square up at World Championship
Mar 12th
Steve Davis, making his 30th World Championship appearance next month, will take on hip-hop connoisseur Mark King at the Crucible next month.
The Nugget is now playing professional snooker for the fifth consecutive decade, but last won this tournament back in 1989. It’s also 25 years since that epic final involving Dennis Taylor.
How Davis would love [...]
Is it time for Parrott to retire?
Mar 4th
John Parrott is a firm fan favourite on the snooker circuit – but it’s about time that he finally called time on his playing career.
In fact, it’s probably about 10 years too late. Parrott has not won a rankings event the 1996 European Open, or an event in general since the German Masters in 1998.
At [...]
Magic number is 147 for Davis
Feb 4th
Anyone who is a fan of snooker should try and find some time to read the autobiography of the legendary Joe Davis, the player who organised the first world snooker championship in 1927 and won it himself 15 times. Davis was without a doubt a snooker pioneer who probably did more for the sport than [...]
Snooker’s record breakers keep on coming
Feb 3rd
Snooker is a sport that is slow enough to encourage pondering. Every now and then we find ourselves wondering if what we’re seeing is something unique and spectacular or just a common occurrence.
Keeping track of all the records and statistics isn’t easy when it comes to a sport that has been played professionally for decades.
There [...]
Mr. Consistent lifts the Welsh Open trophy
Feb 1st
With Stephen Maguire, reigning champion Ali Carter and the world’s best player Ronnie O’Sullivan all in the semi-finals of the 2010 Welsh Open – John Higgins didn’t particularly stand out as the favourite to win the Welsh Open despite being snooker’s ‘Mr. Consistent’.
The Scot’s convincing 5-2 win against Mark Selby should have been a clear [...]
Carter marches on
Jan 28th
The reigning Welsh Open champion Ali Carter faced a stern test in the form of Neil Robertson at the Newport Centre yesterday, but once again proved his worth in this rankings tournament with a performance sure to make him a strong favourite for a place in Sunday’s final.
A comfortable 5-2 victory against the Australian was [...]
