Hot on the heels of the conclusion of the PTC Grand Finals yesterday, today sees the start of the final four days of the 2013 Championship League, with Group 7 being followed by the Winners’ Group on Wednesday and Thursday…
Tag: John Higgins
And Then There Were Four…
Two days to go at the 2013 Haikou World Open and we are down to the semi-finals, as four former ranking event winners will battle it out for the trophy this weekend. It has been a strange tournament, with flashing lights, rain, overzealous photographers and flies all interfering with play, but despite all of that, it promises to be an exciting climax to the event…
Top Names Through To Haikou Last 16
Three days down at the 2013 Haikou World Open and with the last 16 line-up now complete, there is no shortage of quality remaining in the tournament, with just Mark Williams and Mark Davis of the top 16 to fall, in addition to the absent Ali Carter. Click below for a round-up of the tournament so far…
Welsh Open 2013: Trump Through, Will Return To Number One
The last 16 line-up is now taking shape at the Welsh Open and the big story today is that Mark Selby’s surprise whitewash at the hands of Joe Perry, combined with a comeback victory for Judd Trump, means that the latter will return to the top of the world rankings after this event. Click below for a round-up of the action from Newport so far…
A New Big Four?
Whilst writing my Masters preview just over a week ago, I described the world’s current top four of Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins and Neil Robertson as being as close to a ‘big four’ as snooker has seen since that which we saw towards the end of the 1990’s, a comment which sparked a bit of debate on Twitter over the course of the last week.
It was a comment not made lightly, but under closer scrutiny, does the comparison hold up? I decided to do a bit of good old fashioned research to try and come to some conclusions…
Masters 2013: Tournament Preview
So while the final round of the 2013 China Open qualifiers is played out in Sheffield today, tomorrow sees the start of the year’s first major, as the 2013 Masters kicks off at the Alexandra Palace in London. Click below for my thoughts ahead of the tournament…
Best of 2012: The Best Match
With Christmas upon us and a rare few days away from the baize as hit the end of 2012, it is time again to begin my annual (see 2010 and 2011 results), series of ‘best of’ polls for you to vote in. Accordingly, click below to choose your ‘best match’ of 2012, either from my selection below or by entering your own choice…
Davis Denies Higgins, Robertson Victorious
A dramatic evening at the UK Championship tonight as three-time former champion John Higgins was sent home from the tournament by Mark Davis, despite making his second maximum break of the season during the eighth frame of the match.
Elsewhere, Neil Robertson won a difficult match against Barry Hawkins, following which both players explained that the conditions were far from ideal, while earlier in the day both Mark Selby and surprise package Luca Brecel also booked their places in the quarter-finals.
Again, due to time constraints, please find below extracts from the press conferences of the four players involved this evening…