Over the last four days, the EIS in Sheffield has played host to the qualifying rounds of the inaugural International Championship tournament, arguably snooker’s newest ‘major’ given the significant amount of prize money and ranking points on offer. As a result, every match has counted but as far as headline stories are concerned, there is …
Tag Archive: Andrew Higginson
Apr 16
World Championship Qualifiers 2012: Brilliant Brecel Creates History
Belgian youngster Luca Brecel today created history by defeating Mark King 10-8 and in the process ensuring that he will soon become the youngest ever player to play at the Crucible Theatre in a World Championship match. Though he has taken that record from Stephen Hendry, it has not been all bad for the Scot …
Apr 02
Rankings Watch 2011/12: World Championship Preview
Following Peter Ebdon’s victory at the 2012 China Open, there is just one tournament remaining of the 2011/12 season – the World Championship. While all eyes will be on the Crucible Theatre as the sport’s latest world champion is crowned, there are also a number of important ranking issues to be decided, particularly at the …













