Shanghai Masters: Hendry hammered by the defending champion

There’s clearly something about the Shanghai air that agrees with Ricky Walden. The reigning Shanghai Masters champion is into the last eight once again after a commanding 5-1 win over Stephen Hendry and is showing the sort of form that suggests he’s a serious contender to take the title for the second year running. Also moving into the quarter-finals in emphatic fashion are Liang Wenbo (a 5-0 victor over Ali Carter) and Ryan Day (5-1 winner against Matthew Stevens), while Ronnie O’Sullivan overcame a tricky start against Marco Fu to also advance.

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Summer of Snooker

While snooker is often (with some justification), criticised for its lack of events, it is hard to make that accusation at the moment as although the top 16 will not see ranking event action until early September, there are more than enough tournaments scheduled for the upcoming weeks. Click below to read what is going on and where…

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