Posts tagged Ding Junhui
Defending champion Shaun Murphy makes winning start in Premier League snooker
Sep 3rd
Shaun Murphy began the defence of his PartyCasino.com Premier League title with a 5-1 over Ding Junhui last night.
Murphy beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in last year’s final, and on his return as reigning champion proved too much for Ding.
Ding was on course to take the opening frame with a break of 51, but Murphy was able [...]
Ronnie O’Sullivan favourite for Premier League crown
Sep 2nd
He’s always the favourite in every snooker tournament he enters.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is looking to win the Premier League for the seventh time in his career, and who would bet against him?
The Rocket takes off when he’s on the table, and because the Premier League format incorporates a shot-clock, it suits O’Sullivan right down to the [...]
Premier League snooker returns
Sep 1st
Tomorrow night sees the return of the PartyCasino.com Premier League snooker, with reigning champion Shaun Murphy and six-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan both in action.
Now in its 25th year, the Premier League has been won by snooker’s greats, Stephen Hendry (six), O’Sullivan, (six), Steve Davis (four), Jimmy White (one) and John Higgins (one).
This year’s field is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Selby and Ebdon storm into quarter-finals
Jan 11th
Mark Selby, the 2008 Masters champion, and former world champion Peter Ebdon overcame their opponents in the second round of the Masters to ensure that at least two Englishman will compete in this year’s quarter-finals.
Selby saw off the challenge of the current UK Champion, Ding Junhui, in the first of Sunday’s two matches. The Jester [...]
The Masters: a guide
Jan 6th
The Masters. A tight clash between the top players and an opportunity for the audience to see the best snooker there is. High quality playing, excitement and prestige – that’s The Masters in a nutshell. It really is a great way to start the new year.
Although not a ranking tournament, this is still one of [...]
Ding had his eyes on the pies
Dec 15th
This year’s UK Championship in Telford was sponsored by Pukka-Pies, a family company based in Leicestershire that manufactures pies, sausage rolls and puff pastry.
During the tournament it was announced that the winner of the championship was to receive his body weight in Pukka Pies. Apparently UK champion Ding Junhui’s weight was equivalent to 276 pies. [...]
When will we see a Chinese world champion?
Dec 15th
Chinese Ding Junhui, or “Enter the Dragon” as snooker fans like to call him, has done almost everything required to be dubbed a true snooker warrior. He won the China Open and the UK Championship in 2005 and the Northern Ireland Trophy in 2006.
Ding also won this year’s UK Championship, beating the reigning world champion [...]
