As expected, the final of the inaugural International Championship tournament has been a tight one and having dropped the opening couple of frames, it is Australia’s Neil Robertson who takes a 5-4 lead into the final session, due to start at 11:30am GMT.
Check back later for my full review of how the final is settled, remember it is first to ten in Chengdu today…
The first semi-final of the 2012 International Championship might have been a best of 17 frames encounter, but Judd Trump required just ten today to defeat Peter Ebdon 9-1 and progress to his fifth world ranking event final.
As a further bonus, Judd also confirmed that he will become snooker’s new world number one when the rankings are revised following this tournament…
We are down to four players at the 2012 International Championship following the conclusion of today’s quarter-finals which saw Judd Trump edge closer to snooker’s top ranking, while Lu Haotian’s remarkable run came to an end…
Down to the quarter-finals at the 2012 International Championship and with Mark Selby heading home tonight, Judd Trump knows exactly what is required if he is to become world number one for the first time…
With big names including John Higgins and Mark Williams already out of the tournament, as well as two players ranked outside of the top 64 through to the last 16, the first couple of days of the International Championship have not been without incident. Click below for a summary of the results and of the key ranking implications…
Today saw the start of the International Championship in Chengdu and already the wildcards have again made their presence felt, while top seeds Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy have moved safely into the last 16…
This Sunday sees the start of the 2012 International Championship in Chengdu, arguably the biggest tournament ever to be staged in China and dubbed by some as snooker’s new fourth major.
As the final event before the season’s second seedings revision there is of course added importance for some players, as already detailed here, though with a top prize of £125,000, you can be sure that everyone will be doing everything that they can to win it…
Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the International Championship, which starts on Sunday in China, for medical reasons.
O’Sullivan was due to face either Michael White or Lu Haotian on Monday evening at the world ranking event in Chengdu. The winner of that match will now receive a bye to the last 16.
WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson said: “We have been made aware that Ronnie has been unwell. The usual process for players pulling out of tournaments will now be applied.
“This is a huge disappointment for all of the fans in China who were hoping to see him play. However there is still an outstanding line-up of the world’s best players at the International Championship and it will be a top class event.”