Posts tagged Peter Ebdon
The Force not strong enough for rampant Rocket
Jan 14th
Ronnie O’Sullivan survived a mid-session blip against Peter Ebdon to seal his place in the Masters semi-finals.
The Rocket stormed to a 4-0 lead, producing some of his best snooker along the way, but became sloppy in the fifth and sixth frames – letting Ebdon back into the match.
A superb snooker in the sixth allowed the [...]
Sublime O’Sullivan seals dramatic comeback
Jan 13th
Ronnie O’Sullivan produced a stunning comeback from 3-0 down in yesterday’s second-round Masters match against Neil Robertson to seal his place in the quarter-finals.
The Rocket was up against the in-form Australian, who enjoyed the best of the opening frames and appeared to be cruising towards a surprise win. However, O’Sullivan hit back in spectacular fashion [...]
Delighted Murphy advances to quarters at Hendry’s expense
Jan 12th
Stephen Hendry was knocked out of the Masters yesterday evening in the second round of the tournament, losing a pulsating 6-4 match against Shaun Murphy at Wembley Arena.
The Scot already had six Masters titles to his name before taking to the table last night, but was bidding to make it seven with another victory this [...]
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 [...]
One-man show for O’Sullivan
Dec 9th
Yesterday’s last 16 match between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Peter Ebdon could have been a nail biter but instead turned into sort of a one man show. O’Sullivan took the lead early on and kept it up until the very end. He played very well and everything seemed to work for him, even the long pots [...]
O’Sullivan had the upper hand against Ebdon
Dec 8th
Frame one:
Peter Ebdon was the first player to come in and play. He showed off his great defensive tactics at 24 points, but Ronnie O’Sullivan wasn’t far behind, won the defence duel and took the frame.
Frame two:
Ebdon missed a long red ball and let O’Sullivan in. O’Sullivan missed at 34-0 but got away by the [...]
Stevens fails to take his chances
Dec 8th
Yesterday was an exciting day three of the UK Championship in Telford with many high-quality snooker matches. All the last 32 matches were completed and four of the last 16 matches kicked off.
Matthew Stevens didn’t manage to put up any real fight against Ronnie O’Sullivan in yesterday’s match. At 7-3 he could very well have [...]
The unluckiest break of them all
Nov 23rd
In his 1976 autobiography, The Breaks Came My Way, Joe Davis explains something that even players of today can relate to, namely the power of your faithful old servant – the snooker cue.
This most important tool can’t be compared to a golf putter, a cricket bat or a tennis racquet. There seems to be an [...]
