While the three previous quarter-finals this week went the way of the form book, Anthony McGill caused a surprise today by inflicting a 5-3 defeat upon former world number two Stephen Maguire to book a semi-final clash with Graeme Dott…
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PC David Rathband Plays Jimmy White at the Crucible!
PC David Rathband, who survived being shot by Raoul Moat, thrilled a packed house at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday when he played Jimmy White in a frame of snooker.
Aided, and sometimes misguided, by John Virgo, David received a standing ovation as he played in his own words… “some blinding shots”
PC Rathband, who runs the London Marathon this Sunday, was special guest at the launch of the Snooker Legends Tour.
You can read a report from the night by snooker fan Ryan by clicking here.
Scottish Professional Championship 2011: Dott Downs McBain
Third man through to the semi-finals of the 2011 Scottish Professional Championship is 2006 world champion Graeme Dott with recorded a 5-2 victory against James McBain…
World Championship 2011: Tournament Preview – Part Three
Part three of my 2011 World Championship preview has an altogether Welsh look about it as Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Andrew Pagett enter the fray…
Scottish Professional Championship 2011: Higgins Cruises Past Burnett
Through to face Stephen Hendry in the first semi-final of this week’s Scottish Professional Championship is John Higgins who warmed up for the Crucible with an impressive 5-1 victory against Jamie Burnett this evening…
Scottish Professional Championship 2011: Hendry Ousts McManus
Stephen Hendry may have more than half an eye on the World Championship but he made no mistake when it came to the task in hand, coming through against Alan McManus in the first quarter-final of this season’s Scottish Professional Championship…
What if…the PTC’s hadn’t existed?
Following a bit of a debate on Twitter a couple of weeks ago during which I discussed what a potential ranking list would look like without the PTC, a few of you wanted to have a look at just what it would look like and it sure makes interesting reading…
World Championship 2011: Tournament Preview – Part Two
Today I bring you part two of my 2011 World Championship preview as myself and Jack Lisowski consider the opening round prospects of Ding Junhui, Mark Selby and more…