Having defeated both David Gray and Marco Fu at the same tournament 12 months ago, Tian Pengfei was the wildcard that all of the players wanted to avoid and with a 5-4 victory over the in-form Mark Davis today he has shown exactly why…
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World Championship Qualifiers 2010: Steady Selt keeps Crucible bid on track
A little belated unfortunately but here is the story of my day at the World Championship qualifiers on the opening Sunday…
Race to stay on tour 2010: All you need to know
Following the completion of the China Open qualifiers this week there is just one more tournament to play this season for the vast majority of those players battling for their main tour places. With those World Championship qualifiers just weeks away I have attempted to summarise as best I can who looks safe, who looks doomed and who are the players right in there with a chance of survival. Click below for all the information…
UK Championship 2010 Qualifiers: Day Two Results
The most eagerly anticipated tie on day two of the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship qualifiers was undoubtedly the all-Neath clash between Michael White and Daniel Wells, and with the former eventually emerging victorious after a final-frame decider, it certainly didn’t disappoint. More on that match and the other seven qualifiers played today in Prestatyn after the jump…
UK Championship Qualifiers 2009: Order of Play and Preview
It has felt like a long wait since Neil Robertson won the last ranking event back in October but tomorrow (Monday), sees the start of the UK Championship qualifiers as 79 of the 96 main tour players will be in action over the next eight days.
Continue reading this article for my preview and the Order of Play for the qualifiers…
Grand Prix Qualifying 2009: Day One News
Good news at last for David Gray who has recorded a resounding 5-0 victory over Lee Spick this morning to book his place in the second round of the Grand Prix qualifiers. More to follow…
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Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2009: Day Two Updates
Day two from Prestatyn and so far it has been a morning for experience as only one player younger than 30 has progressed into the third round so far. Incidentally if anyone is wondering about my provisional rankings page, I have decided to update this on Thursday once the qualifiers have been completed rather than after every round…