Following the decision of defending champion and ten-times event winner Ronnie O’Sullivan not to compete in the competition this year, World Snooker have today confirmed the full line-up for the 2012 Premier League, as well as the groups and playing schedule…
Day three from Sheffield and as has been the norm so far this year, it has so far been another dark and gloomy day as far as the weather is concerned. Hopefully the action will be brighter on the table as the much-anticipated clash between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Peter Ebdon gets underway this afternoon…
So then, a little late to the party but for the fourth successive year I bring you the first part of my preview articles for the 2012 World Championship as I cast my eye over a somewhat Scottish top quarter, as well as the hopes of 2011 finalist Judd Trump…
At the end of the 2010/11 season, the decision was taken by the WPBSA to remove the previous minimum age limit of 16, meaning that then 15-year-old Polish talent Kacper Filipiak was able to take his place on the main tour, becoming snooker’s youngest-ever professional. Last week 14-year-old Shane Castle came close to joining the him at a younger age still with his run to the final of the European Under 21 Championship and it raises again the question as to whether it was correct to remove the old age limit.
Click below for a discussion on the topic, with the thoughts of Shaun Murphy and Michael White, two players more qualified than most to talk on the subject…
Following his victory against Sam Baird in yesterday’s wildcard round, China’s Jin Long caused a real shock today at the Haikou World Open by sending home favourite Ding Junhui crashing out of the tournament with a 5-1 win. Elsewhere, there were wins for 2011 world finalists John Higgins and Judd Trump, as well as Michael Holt who maintained his recent strong form…
The final of the 2012 Welsh Open will be contested between 2008 Newport champion Mark Selby and Ding Junhui, looking for his first ranking event title since the 2009 UK Championship, after the pair both came through their semi-finals as 6-2 winners today…
Quarter-finals day in Wales and what a dramatic day it proved to be, two deciders, as well as two other close matches that could have gone either way seeing us down to four players heading into the weekend…
Day one of this season’s Welsh Open and so far we have seen victories for the reigning world and UK champions, as well as an impressive success for the evergreen Steve Davis who extended Ali Carter’s miserable run with a deciding frame victory in Newport…