July 2011
Monthly Archives
Shanghai Masters Qualifying
Qualifying kicks off on the 31st of July for The Shanghai Masters which will be held form the 5th to the 11th of September The qualifying list is below or you can view it in a more traditional way with The TSF Brackets, links below. Shanghai Masters Qualifying Brackets Shanghai Masters Brackets Qualifying Schedule more …..
Nigel Mawer Joins WPBSA Board
Nigel Mawer QPM has joined the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association as the new Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee. Nigel left the Metropolitan Police Service in 2010 as a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Specialist Crime Directorate based at New Scotland Yard. He was the head of the Economic and Specialist more …..
BINGHAM SHOWS HIS BOTTLE TO WIN HIS FIRST TITLE
Stuart Bingham has won his first ever ranking tournament as he clinched a dramatic 9-8 victory over Mark Williams in the final of the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open. World number one Williams looked set to win the 19th ranking event of his career as he led 7-4 and 8-5 but Bingham made a stunning more …..
WILLIAMS MEETS BINGHAM IN AUSTRALIA FINAL
Mark Williams will meet Stuart Bingham in the final of the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open. Both players won their semi-finals by 6-2 scorelines over Ken Doherty and Shaun Murphy respectively at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Victoria. World number one Williams will be aiming to collect the 19th ranking title of his career, while more …..
SEMI-FINALIST DOHERTY: I NEARLY QUIT SNOOKER
Ken Doherty reached the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time since 2006 – and revealed he nearly quit the game two years ago. Doherty, the 1997 world champion, produced ‘the best clearance of his career’ to complete a fantastic 5-3 victory over world number three Mark Selby and move into the final more …..
BINGHAM VICTORY SETS UP GRUDGE MATCH WITH ALLEN
Stuart Bingham moved into the quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open to set up a grudge match with rival Mark Allen. Bingham defeated Tom Ford 5-0 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Victoria and now meets Allen, who earlier defeated Marcus Campbell 5-1. Allen and Bingham have not hidden their dislike for each more …..
SELT CONTINUES AMAZING RUN IN BENDIGO
Matthew Selt continued his amazing run at the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open with a victory over another of the game’s legends. Selt, ranked 43rd in the world, had to win two qualifying matches to get to the tournament at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Victoria. But he beat current world champion John Higgins on more …..
Gearing up for the quarters
“Day off after beating Rory McLeod yesterday in the last-16 stage but just been down at the tournament watching some snooker (Hendry-Selt). I’m really enjoying myself at the Australian Goldfields Open and trying my best. So far, it’s a combination that seems to be working. The scoreline from my match with Rory perhaps flattered me. more …..
WORLD CHAMPION HIGGINS CRASHES OUT IN AUSTRALIA
World champion John Higgins suffered a shock defeat against Matthew Selt in the first round of the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open. Selt, 43rd in the world rankings, had never won a match in the televised stages of a ranking event before but ended that record in style with a 5-4 victory over four-time Crucible more …..
147 prize to rear its head again this season
It has just been announced on World Snooker’s website that the 147 prize will be back again this season, not the £147,000 pot or even a executive Lada car this time but a £5,000 roll over instead. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2396104,00.html A £5,000 prize will be available for a televised 147 made in the final stages of all more …..
Ronnie gone walkabout
Well not quite a walkabout as a runabout, around midnight on monday (18th) Ronnie O’Sullivan tweeted his old school pal and Radio / TV Presenter Andy Gouldstein, the message was clear for all to see “Run with me this week”, if you had been suffering a back injury and had to pull out of the more …..
TRUMP FALLS TO SHOCK DEFEAT ON DAY ONE IN AUSTRALIA
Judd Trump fell to a shock defeat on the opening day of the 2011 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open. This is the first ranking tournament to be staged in Australia and Trump’s 5-3 defeat against Mark Davis was the surprise result on day one at the Bendigo Stadium. Trump, a runner-up at the World Championship in more …..
Blowing hot, feeling cold ‘Down Under’
“First time in Oz and I’m loving it – apart from the weather, that is! When I packed for this trip I knew that it was going to be winter here but I still thought it was going to be relatively warm. How wrong was I?! It’s definitely jumpers and overcoats required and let’s just more …..
CHINA ON TOP OF THE WORLD
China have won the 2011 PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup after they defeated Northern Ireland in a thrilling final. The Chinese duo of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo completed a 4-2 victory over the Irish pair of Mark Allen and Gerard Greene at the Bangkok Convention Centre. This is the first time China have ever won more …..
