April 21, 2012
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Exclusive Ivy Zhu (诸瑛 Zhu Ying) Interview.
You may have noticed a new referee at this years UK Championships, her name is Ivy Zhu, she was born in Shanghai in 1982 and this year she is the first Chinese referee to appear at The Crucible, we caught up with Ivy a few months back for a quick Q&A session. Q. You have more …..
Premier League Snooker, Spiceball Leisure Centre, Banbury
Final: Mark Williams 1-3 John Higgins 1-130 (Higgins 125), 44-77 (Williams 43), 24-89 (Higgins 89), 22-69 (Higgins 48) John Higgins won the penultimate evening of PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker but the real winner was Mark Williams who nabbed the requisite single frame to see himself through to the play-offs later on this month where he more …..
CARTER HOPING TO LAND KNOCKOUT BLOW
Ali Carter is hoping to land the knockout blow on his rivals at the PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup. Carter and team-mate Mark Selby became the second team to qualify for the quarter-finals and Carter has enjoyed his downtime with a night out watching Thai boxing. He went to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok and was among more …..
PTC 2 Draw announced
Amateur Draw - http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/cc/7f/0,,13165~163788,00.pdf Main Draw - http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/cd/7f/0,,13165~163789,00.pdf Matches to watch would be John Higgins v Matthew Couch, Ding Junhui v Daniel Wells & Ali Carter v David Grace. The tournament runs from August 6 to 10 (with August 6 and 7 as the amateur pre-qualifying days) at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester.
Higgins lands fourth World Title
John Higgins has won his fourth World Championship after beating Judd Trump 18-15 in a pulsating final at the Crucible. Both players were welcomed into the arena with an extraordinary roar leading to many to suggest it was the best atmosphere the Crucible had ever seen. With Higgins 12-9 down at one stage, the Scotsman more …..
Trump storms into lead
Judd Trump was in scintillating form as he opened up a three frame advantage over John Higgins after the second session of the final. With the the pair level at 4-4, it was Higgins who took the opening frame, a brilliant 60 break, with all blues after the pink and black were tied up. The more …..
Higgins battles into World Final
John Higgins booked his place in the final of the 2011 World Championships after beating Mark Williams17-14. Trailing 13-11, Williams flew out of the traps and was on for a maximum until he went in-off the penultimate black. Higgins won the next to regain his two frame advantage before a 92 break saw Williams pull more …..
Resurgent Higgins edges ahead
John Higgins was in great form as he won six of the eight frames in the third session to pull clear of Mark Williams in their semi-final. Williams was in first with a 44 in the opening frame but Higgins eventually prevailed to cut the deficit to one frame. A break of 70 was enough more …..
Williams stays ahead of Higgins
Mark Williams leads John Higgins 9-7 after an entertaining second session of their semi-final. Williams won the first frame of the afternoon but Higgins hit back with a break of 84 to cut the deficit to two frames once again. A trademark opening long red from the Welshman in the next saw him make an more …..
John Higgins Interview
John Higgins speaks to TSF after booking his place in the semi-finals of the World Championships with a 13-10 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan. Click the link to listen to the interview - John Higgins
Higgins Extends Rankings Lead
John Higgins stretched his lead at the top of the world rankings to nearly 4,000 points following his victory in the Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open. Higgins beat fellow Scot Stephen Maguire 9-6 in the final in Newport to win the 23rd ranking title of his career and second of the season. “I’ve just tried more …..
Higgins Takes Top Spot
John Higgins has regained his No 1 position in the world rankings following his remarkable victory in the 12BET.com UK Championship. The Scot came from 9-5 down to beat Mark Williams 10-9 in the final in Telford to win the 22nd ranking title of his career and become only the fourth player – after Steve more …..
John Higgins: ‘Life will never be normal again after sting. I feel raw, angry, edgy’
John Higgins celebrated his returned to major action following his six month ban with a 9-6 win over Stephen Lee in the UK Championship in Telford, and faces Graeme Dott next for a place in the quarter-finals. But the Scot has conceded he will never shake off the stigma of the accusations made against him more …..
SNOOKER SCENE BLOG – THE BIG INTERVIEW: JOHN HIGGINS
He looks markedly older than when I last saw him; paler, greyer and tired around the eyes. We meet at the Telford International Centre where he will return for his first televised event since the end of his six month suspension. His media ‘handler’ wastes no time in laying down the ground rules: there are more …..
