Australian Goldfields Open 2013: Qualifying Wrap

Hot on the heels of last week’s Wuxi Classic qualifiers at the South West Snooker Academy, the past five days have seen the early rounds of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open tournament take place at the same venue.

Click below for my round-up of the key stories from the qualifiers, together with links to the results in full and latest projected seedings…

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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 qualifiers as we will learn who will remain on tour next season…

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Dunn Hits Maiden Max (Updated)

Congratulations to Redcar’s Mike Dunn who has recorded the first 147 break of his career during frame four of his match with Kurt Maflin this evening during the German Masters qualifiers. In total it is the 79th maximum break in professional competition and the perfect way for Mike to mark his 40th birthday two days ago.

There was some confusion as to whether Mike would receive receive any additional prize money for his feat and initially Mike was told that he would not, but today World Snooker have confirmed that he will in fact receive the rolling non-televised total of £3,500. While the player’s pack was silent on the issue, I feel that this is the fairest decision and in the spirit of the current system.

Click here to view the full list on my 147’s page.