Day two in York and already Mark Selby is through to the next round following a comprehensive 6-0 victory against Ryan Day in the morning session. Click below for post-match reaction from the world number one and more throughout the day…
Category: UK Championship
UK Championship 2011: Day One Blog
Day one of the UK Championship in York and as the opening matches are now well underway, I’ve managed to set myself up in the media centre. Click below for more throughout the day including post-match reaction from Ding Junhui and John Higgins…
‘The UK Is a Great Event’ – Murphy
SHAUN Murphy will get his 2011 WilliamHill.com UK Championship campaign underway on Sunday night when he’ll face China’s Li Yan.
Shaun has been putting the hours in on the practice table ahead of the tournament, which this year returns to the Barbican Centre in York.
UK Championship 2011: Tournament Preview
This weekend sees the start of the UK Championship as snooker’s second biggest ranking event returns to York, albeit with a shortened format. Click below for my look at the draw…
WilliamHill.com To Sponsor UK Championship
Good news today as World Snooker earlier announced that the upcoming UK Championship tournament will be sponsored by williamhill.com.
Back in York this year for the first time since 2006, the tournament begins this Saturday at the Barbican Centre and it is surely positive news that such a high profile sponsor has been secured for what despite the format change remains one of the most prestigious events on the snooker calendar.
My tournament preview will follow on Friday…
Ryan Day – The Season Starts Here
With the UK Championship now fast approaching this weekend, it’s time for the thoughts of another player from the qualifiers and tonight sees the thoughts of Welshman Ryan Day following his emphatic 6-0 victory against Scotland’s Jamie Burnett in Gloucester a couple of weeks ago…
PSB Interview: Steve Davis – In the Competitive Zone
Six-times a winner of the UK Championship, Steve Davis recently ensured that he will be back at the tournament again this with victories against Ian McCulloch and Andrew Higginson in qualifying. Steve spoke to the press following his 6-2 win against Higginson and following that he also took time to speak to PSB about a range of subjects including his own form at present, a potential move to a money list, the UK Championship format change and much, much more…
Dale Targets Top 16 After UK Qualification
In the latest of my interviews from the UK Championship qualifiers, I spoke to Welshman Dominic Dale shortly after his 6-2 victory over Nigel Bond at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester and as ever he was excellent value, talking PTCs, practice and offering his views on snooker’s younger generation…