Following the conclusion of the 2014 Haikou World Open yesterday, the picture is now somewhat clearer as far as the World Championship seedings are concerned, with the identity of the top 16 players seeded through to the Crucible Theatre now confirmed.
Still, there are still changes that can occur during the upcoming Players Championship Grand Finals tournament in Preston, both to the placing of the seeds in the main draw and also the top 64 bracket…
Shaun Murphy has today defeated world number two Mark Selby 10-6 to win the 2014 Haikou World Open, his first full-ranking event title since the 2011 PTC Grand Finals and his second piece of silverware in recent weeks, following his success at the Gdynia Open.
Click below for a round-up of the final and some thoughts following the event in general…
Congratulations to Stuart Bingham who has today defeated Liang Wenbo 4-1 to win the Asian Tour Four event in Dongguan, his first title of the season and third Asian Tour event overall since their introduction in 2012. The victory means that Stuart will take home the top prize of £10,000, as well as a special gift from the sponsors as he has tweeted earlier today.
Aside from Stuart’s success, the end of this end also marks the end of the 2013/14 Asian Tour, now confirming who has qualified for the Players Championship Grand Finals later this month and which four player will earn a tour-year tour card from the list.
Click below for more on the various ranking implications from this tournament…
Monday at the Newport Centre and today we have seen the start of the last 64 of the Welsh Open, as the television coverage got underway on BBC2 Wales and Eurosport…
After last week saw group victories for Shaun Murphy and Martin Gould in the latest matches of the 2014 Championship League, today saw a return to ranking event action with the start of the China Open qualifiers in Gloucester.
Running until Tuesday evening, the event will determine which of the 64 players will be on the flight to Beijing for the final tournament ahead of the season-ending World Championship in April…
Congratulations to Ronnie O’Sullivan, who has tonight defeated Mark Selby 10-4, to capture the Masters title for the fifth time in his career and with it a top prize of £200,000.
Ronnie O’Sullivan today booked his place in the semi-finals of the Masters in double quick time against Ricky Walden, completing a 6-0 victory in just 58 minutes at the Alexandra Palace in London.
Next up for him, will be Stephen Maguire, after the Scot too impressed in defeating 2012 Masters champion Neil Robertson, while Mark Selby will face Shaun Murphy in the first semi-final tomorrow…
As the snooker year has now reached its end, a few days ago I tweeted to ask for your most memorable moments of 2013 and as promised, you can find a mix of replies below. Was your moment one of those mentioned, or was there something else that stuck in your mind this year? Let me know @prosnookerblog…