Posts tagged Mark Selby
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 [...]
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 [...]
Preview: 2010 Welsh Open
Jan 21st
Hot off the heels of last weekend’s epic Masters final between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby comes the first rankings tournament of the year. The Welsh Open is regarded by some players as one of the best in the snooker calendar despite a winning prize which pales in comparison to that of the World Championships.
Hosted [...]
Selby stuns O’Sullivan in epic Masters final
Jan 18th
Mark Selby produced one of the finest comebacks the illustrious Masters final has ever seen with a shock 10-9 victory against world No. 1 Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The Rocket had taken a 9-6 lead, late into the evening session; but was incredibly pegged back by his opponent, who capitalised on the usually nerveless O’Sullivan’s errors to lift [...]
Below-par Higgins crashes out of Masters
Jan 14th
Along with the likes of Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams, world champion John Higgins was among the favourites to win the 2010 Masters. However, last night he became the first big-name casualty of this year’s tournament after losing to Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen 6-3.
The three-time world champion was sloppy throughout, while his opponent [...]
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 [...]
Purple Ronnie makes Championship League debut
Jan 7th
Ronnie O’Sullivan, who hit the headlines earlier in the week after it was revealed he will defend his Masters crown with a bizarrely purple-coloured cue, endured a disappointing end to his Championship League debut – after suffering defeat in his final two matches of the evening.
The outspoken snooker idol was defeated 3-1 by Ali Carter [...]
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 [...]
Maguire into Championship League winners group
Jan 6th
Stephen Maguire continued his Masters preparation with an impressive 3-0 victory over Mark Selby in the Group One final of the Championship League.
The Livewire was on top throughout, and won the opening frame after breaks of 33 and 59. The second was slightly less comprehensive for the Glasgow-born player, but Maguire still produced a break [...]
