May 1, 2012
Blog Archives
Maguire punishes poor Hendry and Ryan moves ahead of Stevens
STEPHEN Maguire punished an out of sorts Stephen Hendry to lead 7-1 after the first session of their quarter-final. The seven-time Champion failed to produce any of the form which saw him beat John Higgins in the last round as he struggled against an in-form Maguire. Perhaps the turning point came in frame three where more …..
Stephen Hendry’s 147 in The BETFRED.com World Snooker Championships 2012 incase you missed it.
Here is Stephen Hendry’s 147 break in frame 7 against Stuart Bingham of the first round of The BETFRED.com World Snooker Championships. via YouTube
Higgins scrapes through to round 2 for a possible first time Scottish derby
JOHN Higgins comes back from 8-6 behind to win 10-9 in a deciding frame which could of gone either way, John said “I don’t know how I won it rally, I fully did not deserve to win it” “Liang has a very good safety game when he uses it, his natural instinct is to attack and obviously he is more …..
Maguire Breaks Trophy Drought
Stephen Maguire won a tournament carrying ranking points for the first time in nearly four years by beating Joe Perry 4-2 in the final of Players Tour Championship event 12 in Munich, Germany. Glasgow’s Maguire won the event, known as the Arcaden Shopping Open, with a fine display against Cambridgeshire’s Perry. The World No 9 more …..
Crucible Memories with Snooker Legends
“Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White together at the home of snooker!” We are excited to announce that 2 of the biggest names in Snooker are coming together for a very special Snooker Legends exhibition at the Crucible, one week before the 2012 championships. 7 times Crucible champion Stephen Hendry is rated as the greatest ever 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 …..
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 …..
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 …..
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 …..
147 form Hendry in Newport
Stephen Hendry made a 147 tonight in Newport in his opening frame against fellow Scot Stephen Maguire, it is the 77th 147, the 53rd in a Ranking event, the 40th TV 147, it is the 22nd by a Scottish player, the 7th this season. Ronnie and Hendry now have ten 147′s each, 20 players have more …..
Hendry v White
An interesting match from the two legends in Telford, one that went to the wire but not exactly a match of legend more like a league match scrap in a plate competition until Hendry produced a cracking long red in the 17th to help jolly his way to the match win. Hendry moves onto play more …..
SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: HENDRY V WHITE: CRUCIBLE NOT INCLUDED
It’s easy to see the Stephen Hendry-Jimmy White rivalry defined by their meetings at the Crucible but these matches only comprise seven of the 56 they have played as professionals. Their first contest came at the 1986 Scottish Masters, when Hendry was just 17. White won 5-1 but it wasn’t long before his young opponent more …..
