Hands up those of you who had Jamie Burnett in the final of the Shanghai Masters a week ago? Thought not. Full credit to the Scotsman however who having been spared the task of having to overcome Ronnie O’Sullivan in the first round has grasped the opportunity provided to him with both hands and progressed to his first ranking event final. Jamie Cope on the other hand…
Following his winning exploits this season during the Players Tour Championship and the 6-Red World Championship, Mark Selby headed to Shanghai as the pre-tournament favourite of many, including myself, and as he rolled into the semi-finals today with a comprehensive victory over Mark King, he remains on course for what would be just the second ranking event title of his career to date.
There are three other men still in with a shout of stopping him however…
September is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing, the start of a new Premier League campaign as Ronnie O’Sullivan prepares to def…oh hang on a minute. Yes, for the first time since I started writing this blog it is not the former world number one who comes into this event as the reigning champion, but instead Shaun Murphy having taken the 2009 title…
Congratulations to Mark Selby who has recently announced on his website that he is to marry long-time girlfriend Vikki following his proposal today during a holiday in Venice. Mark will be hoping to mark the occasion by winning his first Shanghai Masters title early next month…
Congratulations to Jack Lisowski who has defeated tournament favourite Mark Selby this evening to reach the final of the latest PTC event, the first final of his fledgling career. What makes this achievement all the more impressive is the fact that at one point he trailed 3-1 before coming back to clinch victory with a run of 76 in the decider.
He will now face the winner of the ongoing tie between Mark Davis and Tom Ford for the 2,000 ranking points and his first title. Note that I have now updated my provisional rankings up to and including Jack’s victory.
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Congratulations to Mark Selby who has defeated 2008 champion Ricky Walden this morning to clinch the Sangsom 6-Red World Championship title over in Bangkok by an 8-6 scoreline…
Right from his opening match this week when he hit the first of what would prove to be the first of eight century breaks this weekend, world number nine Mark Selby has looked to be the man to beat and so it has proved as he came back from 3-1 down to defeat Norwich’s Barry Pinches in tonight’s Players Tour Championship Event Two final. Click below for a summary of the day’s action or here to view my updated provisional rankings…
It is not often that you would see Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Peter Ebdon, Ali Carter, Ryan Day and Jamie Cope all out of a tournament by the last 16 stage but that is what has happened today as some unfancied names have made it through. One big name who has more than delivered so far however is the Jester from Leicester, Mark Selby…