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John Higgins 10 - 6 Barry Hawkins Defending World Snooker Champion John Higgins is through to the second round at this years 2010 championship. In the end he finished a comfortable winner. Higgins is looking to become only the third player to defend the World title following Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry in the 80’s and 90’s. His opponent Hawkins was looking for a win that would of put him in

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Final ResultLiang Wenbo 5-10 Ronnie O'SullivanSemi Final ResultsLiang Wenbo 6-5 Shaun MurphyRonnie O'Sullivan 6-1 John Higgins

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Here is the official end of season snooker rankings for 2008/2009.1. Ronnie O'Sullivan2. Stephen Maguire3. Shaun Murphy4. John Higgins MBE5. Allister Carter 6. Ryan Day 7. Mark Selby 8. Marco Fu 9. Neil Robertson 10. Stephen Hendry MBE 11. Mark Allen 12. Joe Perry 13. Ding Junhui 14. Peter Ebdon 15. Mark Williams MBE 16. Mark King17. Barry Hawkins18. Jamie Cope19. Dave Harold20. Ricky Walden21.

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John Higgins 18 - 9 Shaun Murphy.Well done to John Higgins who won his third World Snooker Championship tonight. He beat Shaun Murphy by a more than comfortable 18 frames to 9. He now becomes only the fourth player to win three or more world titles at the Crucible. The others are Steve Davis (6), Stephen Hendry (7) and Ronnie O’Sullivan (3).Higgins also won the top prize of a massive £250,000.

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Here are the quarter final results of the World Snooker Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield.Mark Allen 13-11 Ryan DayJohn Higgins 13-12 Mark SelbyShaun Murphy 13-11 Stephen HendryNeil Robertson 13-8 Stephen Maguire

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Below are the results for the World Snooker Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield for Monday 27th April 2009.John Higgins 13-12 Jamie CopeGraeme Dott 10-13 Mark SelbyAllister Carter 8-13 Neil RobertsonMark King 6-13 Stephen Maguire

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Here are the latest results from the World Snooker Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield:Friday 24 Apr 2009Ding Junhui 10-13 Stephen HendrySaturday 25 Apr 2009Ronnie O'Sullivan 11-13 Mark AllenNigel Bond 5-13 Ryan DayShaun Murphy 13-3 Marco Fu

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Here are the World Snooker Championship results from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the last few days.Tuesday 21 Apr 2009Peter Ebdon 5-10 Nigel BondJoe Perry 6-10 Jamie CopeDing Junhui 10-8 Liang WenboWednesday 22 Apr 2009Ryan Day 10-4 Stephen LeeShaun Murphy 10-8 Andrew HigginsonNeil Robertson 10-2 Steve DavisThursday 23 Apr 2009John Higgins 10-5 Michael HoltStephen Maguire 10-5 Jamie

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Here are the results from day three of the World Snooker Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield.Mark Allen 10-6 Martin GouldMark Selby 10-6 Ricky WaldenMarco Fu 10-4 Joe SwailMarco Fu progressed to the last 16 tonight winning five frames on the bounce to beat Joe Swail by 10-4.The result was one sided, but after the first session the match looked as though it may go the distance from 5-4.Fu

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Graeme Dott 10-8 Barry HawkinsStephen Hendry 10-7 Mark WilliamsAllister Carter 10-5 Gerard GreeneMark King 9-5 Rory McLeodIn day two of the World Snooker Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield, there were wins for Graeme Dott, Stephen Hendry and Allister Carter.In this evenings most anticipated match, Stephen Hendry overcame Mark Williams by the score of 10-7.Hendry came from 7-5 down to win

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Here is the order of play for the first round of this years World Snooker Championship. Saturday 18 April1000Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Stuart Bingham (Eng)Mark King (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng)1430Graeme Dott (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Mark Williams (Wal)1900Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stuart Bingham (Eng)Ali Carter (Eng) v Gerard Greene (NI)Sunday 19 April1000Mark Allen (NI) v Martin

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The official sponsor for this years World Snooker Championship will be online bookies Betfred. Betfred have also signed a four-year deal that will see them sponsor the event until 2012.A new sponsor was needed following 888 withdrawing last year, two years ahead of schedule.The Snooker World Championship starts this Saturday 18th April.

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The referee for the 2009 Snooker World Championship final will be Michaela Tabb.She is the first woman to referee the World Championship final.Tabb, a former Pool champion has been on the snooker refereeing circuit since 2001.She has refereed other finals, including the Welsh Open, The Masters and this seasons China Open.The final will be held on the 3rd and 4th May 2009.

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Here are the provisional world snooker rankings following the 2009 China Open.Peter Ebdon moves up to number 12 after winning the event.1 Ronnie O´Sullivan (ENG) 497752 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 430503 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 391754 Allister Carter (ENG) 387255 John Higgins (SCO) 358256 Ryan Day (WAL) 356757 Marco Fu (HKG) 335508 Mark Selby (ENG) 329759 Joe Perry (ENG) 3147510

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Snooker The China Open Final resultPeter Ebdon 10-8 John HigginsPeter Ebdon is the 2009 China Open champion. This is Ebdon’s eighth world ranking event win. In the process, he collects a cheque for £52,000.This is his first win since lifting the 2006 UK Championship. Ebdon is an unexpected winner of this event as he was provisionally number 17 on the world-ranking list. He now gets back in the

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Here are the semi final results for the China Open 2009.Peter Ebdon 6-1 Stuart PettmanRyan Day 4-6 John HigginsJohn Higgins made a remarkable comeback again today as he overcame a 3-1 deficit to win by 6-4. He did the same in his first match of the week against Anthony Hamilton. Then he was 4-0 down and came through 5-4. He now plays today’s other winner Peter Ebdon in tomorrows final. The final

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Here are the quarter final results for snookers China Open 2009.Peter Ebdon 5-1 Stephen HendryStuart Pettman 5-2 Graeme DottShaun Murphy 0-5 Ryan DayJohn Higgins 5-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan

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Here are the results from the China Open 2nd April.Dave Harold 4-5 Peter EbdonRicky Walden 4-5 Stephen HendryAllister Carter 2-5 Stuart PettmanGraeme Dott 5-1 Mark SelbyShaun Murphy 5-1 Neil RobertsonMark King 2-5 Ryan DayJohn Higgins 5-2 Tian PengfeiXiao Guodong 3-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan

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Stephen Hendry 5-3 Robert MilkinsMark Allen 3-5 Stuart PettmanGraeme Dott 5-3 Yu DeluMark Selby 5-1 Stephen LeeShaun Murphy 5-1 Cao XinlongMark King 5-2 Mark WilliamsMarco Fu 2-5 Tian PengfeiRonnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Fergal O'BrienRonnie O’Sullivan came through a tough match against Fergal O’Brien at The China Open 2009 today.The match drew level at 3-3 with a break of 51 from O’Brien. But as O’

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Here are the results for the second day of snookers The China Open 2009.Joe Swail 4-5 Robert MilkinsStephen Maguire 0-5 Dave HaroldPeter Ebdon 5-3 Tang JunJoe Perry 2-5 Ricky WaldenAllister Carter 5-0 Nigel BondNeil Robertson 5-4 Gerard GreeneRyan Day 5-2 Jamie CopeJohn Higgins 5-4 Anthony HamiltonDing Junhui 3-5 Xiao GuodongIn one of the surprises of the day, Ding Junhui lost to unknown wildcard

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Here are the results for the opening day of snookers The China Open 2009.Liang Wenbo 2-5 Robert MilkinsTang Jun 5-3 Judd TrumpCao Kaisheng 0-5 Ricky WaldenCao Yupeng 2-5 Stuart PettmanYu Delu 5-3 Rod LawlerCao Xinlong 5-0 John ParrottTian Pengfei 5-1 David GrayXiao Guodong 5-3 Michael HoltOn the opening day of the China Open 2009, there were surprise victories for five Chinese Players in the

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Here is the complete draw for The China Open 2009, which starts this Monday 30th March.Stephen Maguire v Dave HaroldPeter Ebdon v Tang/TrumpJoe Perry v Cao K/WaldenStephen Hendry v Swail/Liang/MilkinsAli Carter v Nigel BondMark Allen v Cao Y/PettmanGraeme Dott v Yu/LawlerMark Selby v Stephen LeeShaun Murphy v Cao XinlongNeil Robertson v Gerard GreeneMark King v Mark WilliamsRyan Day v Jamie

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John Higgins has now become an MBE. He received the honour from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace a few weeks ago.When asked about snooker, he backed the Scottish players Jamie Burnett and Stephen Maguire who have drawn each other of the first round of this years World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.The pair are embroiled in controversy following their match in Decembers UK Championship.

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Here is the full draw for the World Snooker Championship, which starts on April 18th 2009.Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stuart BinghamMark Allen v Martin GouldPeter Ebdon v Nigel BondRyan Day v Stephen LeeJohn Higgins v Michael HoltJoe Perry v Jamie CopeGraeme Dott v Barry HawkinsMark Selby v Ricky WaldenShaun Murphy v Andrew HigginsonMarco Fu v Joe SwailDing Junhui v Liang WenboStephen Hendry v Mark

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World Snooker Championship qualifying results for 10th March 2008.Joe Swail 10-1 Matthew CouchSteve Davis 10-8 Lee SpickIan McCulloch 7-10 Rory McLeodBarry Hawkins 10-9 Daniel WellsKen Doherty 5-10 Gerard GreeneIn today’s qualifiers, there were wins for Steve Davis, Joe Swail and Gerard Greene.In match 2 of the day, Steve Davis beat Lee Spick by 10-8.Davis will now make an incredible 28th

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World Snooker Championship qualifying results for 9th March 2008.Stephen Lee 10-8 Judd TrumpMark Williams 10-5 Tom FordAnthony Hamilton 5-10 Ricky WaldenDave Harold 3-10 Liang WenboFergal O'Brien 6-10 Jamie BurnettIn today’s qualifiers, there were wins for Stephen Lee, Mark Williams and Ricky Walden.Mark Williams scored a very important win as he beat Tom Ford by 10-5. He later described the

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World Snooker Championship qualifying results for 8th March 2008.Michael Judge 4-10 Andrew HigginsonJamie Cope 10-5 Paul DaviesNigel Bond 10-7 Mike DunnDominic Dale 7-10 Michael HoltStuart Bingham 10-6 Alan McManusMatthew Stevens 4-10 Martin GouldNearing the end of the qualifying stages, there were wins today for Andrew Higginson, Jamie Cope and Nigel Bond. In the biggest upset of the day,

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World Snooker Championship qualifying results for Wednesday 4th March 2009John Parrott 3-10 Matthew CouchAdrian Gunnell 2-10 Lee SpickLiang Wenbo 10-8 David MorrisJamie Burnett 10-8 Simon BedfordAndrew Higginson 10-8 Jamie JonesJimmy Michie 6-10 Paul DaviesMike Dunn 10-7 Jin LongMichael Holt 10-9 Mark DavisAlan McManus 10-8 Stuart PettmanDavid Gilbert 8-10 Martin Gould

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World Snooker Championship qualifying results for Tuesday 3rd March 2009Rory McLeod 10-8 Andy HicksMarcus Campbell 9-10 Daniel WellsGerard Greene 10-6 Liu SongJudd Trump 10-1 Joe DelaneyTom Ford 10-8 Patrick WallaceRicky Walden 10-1 Rod Lawler

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World Snooker Championship Qualifying results for Sunday 1st March 2009.Andrew Norman 4-10 Matthew CouchBarry Pinches 5-10 Lee SpickAndy Hicks 10-8 Jimmy WhiteIan Preece 9-10 Daniel WellsLiu Song 10-9 Supoj SaenlaJoe Delaney 10-8 Wayne CooperWorld Snooker Championship Qualifying results for Monday 2nd March 2009.Mark Joyce 6-10 Patrick WallaceRod Lawler 10-4 Matthew SeltDavid Morris 10-3 James

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World Snooker Championship Qualifying results for Saturday 28th February 2009.Patrick Wallace 10-2 Neil SelmanMatthew Selt 10-3 Robert StephenJames McBain 10-2 Chris McBreenSimon Bedford 10-6 David GraceJamie Jones 10-9 Atthasit MahitthiLewis Roberts 10-8 Aditya MehtaKuldesh Johal 8-10 Jin LongPeter Lines 10-8 Andy LeePaul Davison 5-10 Andrew PagettRodney Goggins 10-4 Tony Knowles

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ResultsMatthew Couch 10-8 Michael GeorgiouLee Spick 10-5 Stephen CraigieJimmy White 10-8 Vincent MuldoonDaniel Wells 10-9 Li HangSupoj Saenla 10-5 Liu ChuangScott MacKenzie 9-10 Wayne CooperDay 2 of the World Championship qualifiers 2009 saw wins for Jimmy White and Lee Spick.Throughout Jimmy White’s match, Jimmy had to come back from behind, at one point trailing by 7-4.White’s highest break was

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ResultsLi Hang 10-2 Colin MitchellDeclan Hughes 0-0 Neil Selman (Selman goes through)Chris McBreen 10-8 Del SmithStefan Mazrocis 9-10 Tony KnowlesIn the first day of qualifying for the Snooker World Championship, Tony Knowles scored an unexpected win against Stefan Mazrocis. Knowles made the semi final three times at The Crucible in the 1980’s. He now goes through to the last 96 of the qualifiers

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Provisional World Snooker Rankings following the Welsh Open 2009.1 Ronnie O´Sullivan 472752 Stephen Maguire 423503 Allister Carter 368254 Shaun Murphy 366755 Marco Fu 328506 Ryan Day 324757 John Higgins 318258 Mark Selby 310759 Joe Perry 3077510 Neil Robertson 2692511 Mark Allen 2577512 Stephen Hendry 2562513 Junhui Ding 2514414 Mark Williams

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ResultAli Carter 9-5 Joe SwailIn a sensational comeback, Ali Carter won seven frames on the trot to win from 2-5 down to win 9-5. This is Carters first ranking title victory. He now goes up to number 3 in the provisional world snooker rankings.During five of the frames he won, Carter outscored Swail by 28 points to every 1 for Swail. As is usually the case, the interval between afternoon and

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ResultsAnthony Hamilton 5-6 Allister CarterJoe Swail 6-4 Neil RobertsonSemi finals day at the Welsh Open saw Ali Carter and Joe Swail reach the final.Congratulations to Joe Swail, who has reached his first ever ranking event final. He had previously only been as far as the semis, which he had done a few times at the crucible some years ago.Swail managed to command a 4-0 lead at the interval, as

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ResultsMark Selby 3-5 Anthony HamiltonAllister Carter 5-2 Shaun MurphyStephen Maguire 4-5 Joe SwailNeil Robertson 5-2 Marco FuOn quarter finals day of the Welsh Open, there were wins for Anthony Hamilton, Ali Carter, Joe Swail and Neil Robertson.In the grittiest performance of the day, Joe Swail beat one of the favourites Stephen Maguire despite Swail having an injured arm. Swail edged through 5-

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ResultsAnthony Hamilton 5-2 Michael JudgeAllister Carter 5-4 Graeme DottMark King 2-5 Shaun MurphyStephen Maguire 5-4 Ding JunhuiJohn Higgins 4-5 Neil RobertsonMarco Fu 5-3 Ronnie O'SullivanOn day 4 of the Welsh Open, there were wins for Stephen Maguire, Neil Robertson and Marco Fu.

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ResultsMark King 5-3 Dave HaroldDing Junhui 5-3 Matthew StevensJohn Higgins 5-2 Dominic DaleNeil Robertson 5-3 Jamie BurnettMarco Fu 5-4 Fergal O'BrienRonnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Steve DavisMark Selby 5-1 David GilbertJoe Swail 5-1 Martin GouldThere were wins at The Welsh Open for Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson on Wednesday.Ronnie O’Sullivan came out on top of the battle of the

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ResultsMark Selby 5-0 Paul DaviesJoe Perry 4-5 David GilbertPeter Ebdon 2-5 Anthony HamiltonRyan Day 3-5 Michael JudgeAllister Carter 5-1 Jimmy WhiteGraeme Dott 5-3 Mike DunnShaun Murphy 5-3 Barry PinchesStephen Hendry 3-5 Martin GouldIn one of the surprise results today, Stephen Hendry lost to world number 63 Martin Gould.Gould, who is a part time player from London, got to the last 16 for the

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Mark Williams 1-5 David GilbertDominic Dale 5-4 Liang WenboIn Monday evening’s matches at the Welsh Open 2009, there were wins for David Gilbert and Dominic Dale.In a performance in which Gilbert described as “the best he ever played”, he beat home favourite Mark Williams 5-1.Gilbert knocked in breaks of 131, 115, 66 and 58 while Williams had a consolation break of 75 to win his frame.Gilbert is

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ResultsFirst roundStephen Maguire 5-0 Ian PreeceJoe Swail 5-3 Mark AllenQualifyingMatthew Stevens 5-4 Andy HicksThe first afternoons play at the Welsh Open is now complete. Stephen Maguire, Joe Swail and Matthew Stevens all started with wins.The best result of the afternoon was for Stephen Maguire with a 5-0 victory.Afterwards, Maguire said he was surprised how well he played, giving his opponent

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Here is the complete draw for the 2009 Welsh Open which starts tomorrow.Mark Selby v Paul DaviesJoe Perry v Mark Williams or David GilbertPeter Ebdon v Anthony HamiltonGraeme Dott v Mike DunnMark King v Dave HaroldShaun Murphy v Barry PinchesNeil Robertson v Jamie BurnettMarco Fu v Fergal O'BrienStephen Maguire v Ian PreeceRyan Day v Michael JudgeAli Carter v Jimmy WhiteDing Junhui v Matthew

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Here is a rundown of the BBC schedule for The Welsh Open 2009, which starts on Monday. I will update this entry later this weekend.Saturday 21 February1300-1615, BBC Red Button/online1900-2200, BBC Red Button/onlineSunday 22 February1330-1600, BBC Red Button/online1900-2200, BBC Red Button/online

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In the latest round of group matches at the Matchroom Sport Championship League, Joe Perry came through after victories over Neil Robertson and Mark Williams.Perry made a break of 101 in the final against Williams, who he beat 3-0.This league goes towards qualifying for the lucrative Premier League later this year.Joe Perry 2-2 Mark WilliamsDing Junhui 2-2 John HigginsNeil Robertson 4-0 Ding

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In today’s final qualifying round for the Welsh Open, there were wins for Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Joe Swail.Jimmy White came through with a surprising whitewash against the now struggling Ken Doherty. He now plays Ali Carter at the event proper at Newport. Jimmy will be looking for a bit of revenge against Carter who White lost to at the UK Championship before Christmas.Barry Hawkins 4-5

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In the third day of qualifying for the Welsh Open, rising player Judd Trump came unstuck in his match with Barry Pinches. Pinches won the match with a high break of 136.Jimmy White beat Rory McLeod with a highest break of 67and now plays Ken Doherty in the final round later today.The last round of qualifiers sees former top 16 players Steve Davis, Mark Williams, Ken Doherty Matthew Stevens,

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In the second round of the Welsh Open qualifying at Prestatyn, Jimmy White made an excellent comeback in his match against Rod Lawler.White came back from 4-0 down to win 5-4. White found some form after the interval. He now plays Rory McLeod. Afterwards, White said he was trying very hard to qualify for the venue at Newport.Paul Davies 5-1 Patrick WallaceDavid Roe 5-3 Vincent MuldoonDavid Gray 2

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In today’s top qualifier at Prestatyn, Jimmy White came through after a few scares playing David Grace. He came back after trailing four times to beat Grace 5-4.In a fairly scrappy match, the top break was made by White with 75.Patrick Wallace 5-2 Liu Chuang Kuldesh Johal 3-5 Vincent MuldoonMatthew Couch 2-5 Stephen CraigieScott MacKenzie 4-5 Stefan MazrocisJimmy White 5-4 David GraceSimon

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Former UK snooker champion Matthew Stevens will be on hand tomorrow 31st January at the Newport Indoor Market in the High Street.Fans have the chance to play the star and a chance to win tickets for the upcoming Welsh Open between 11am to 4pm.The rules are as follows. You must score 20 or more points in a frame to win a pair of tickets to the event, running from the 16th to the 22nf February at

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-16268508399825200762009-01-25T17:36:00.000Z2009-01-25T17:38:13.019Z

Snooker legends Ronnie O’Sullivan and Jimmy White will be playing an exhibition of Snooker at the Knightsbrook Hotel, TrimIt will take place on Wednesday 28th January.Ronnie will also be showing off his new Masters title, which he won a few days ago.Local players will have a chance to play Jimmy White and see a match between the 2 stars later on.Both players will be available for autographs

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The qualifying event at Prestatyn for Snookers China Open 2009 is now over.Looking at the results, we see that some former Top 16 players will not be heading for China. They include Steve Davis, Ken Doherty and Matthew Stevens.Steve Davis lost 5-2 to Stuart Pettman. Davis could only manage a high break of 54, while Pettman had highs of 109 and 99.Ken Doherty got hammered 5-0 by rising star Judd

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Here are the complete Snooker results for the 4 qualifying days for The China Open 2009.24/01/09Dave Harold 5-4 Jimmy MichieKen Doherty 0-5 Judd TrumpMichael Judge 4-5 Ricky WaldenNigel Bond 5-1 Jamie BurnettSteve Davis 2-5 Stuart PettmanMatthew Stevens 4-5 Rod LawlerStephen Lee 5-3 Jin LongStuart Bingham 2-5 John ParrottDominic Dale 1-5 Gerard GreeneMark Williams 5-4 James McBainJamie Cope 5-3

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Mark Selby 8 - 10 Ronnie O’SullivanIn a highly anticipated final, Mark Selby took on Ronnie O‘Sullivan.After the first four frames, O’Sullivan had a 1 - 3 lead in this mini session. Selby had started slowly and looked a bit nervous. O’Sullivan knocked in a 68 in frame one but Selby soon knocked in an impressive 82.The next mini session of four frames was a reversal of the first with Selby taking

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-77901512661025697642009-01-18T05:41:00.001Z2009-01-18T05:42:31.702Z

Stephen Maguire 1 - 6 Ronnie O’SullivanIn the last semi final, Stephen Maguire took on Ronnie O‘Sullivan.In a quick fire start, O’Sullivan knocked in a break of 102 in the very first frame.The only other fault was in the third frame when The Rocket conceded 16 points in fouls and misses when attempting to escape from a difficult snooker.This was Maguire’s only joy in the match, who must be

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Mark Selby 6 - 2 John HigginsIn the first semi final, Mark Selby took on John Higgins.Higgins got in with an early lead of 1 - 2.But that’s where it ended for Higgins. Selby rattled off five frames in a row for the victory.After the interval, which seems to have favoured Selby, the Leicester potter scored a 102 break to go 3 -2 up.Selby scored heavily in the second half of the match with four

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-18918742487455361882009-01-17T01:59:00.000Z2009-01-17T02:01:26.721Z

Ali Carter 2 - 6 Ronnie O'SullivanIn the last quarter final, current World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan took on Ali Carter.After a fairly slow start for The Rocket, the interval certainly charged him up. The first four frames were shared between the two players.Then as Ronnie often does, he won four frames on the trot with four 80+ breaks.As we know, Ronnie is using a new cue after smashing up his

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Stephen Maguire 6 - 3 Neil RobertsonIn the third quarter final, Stephen Maguire took on the Neil Robertson.The Scot Stephen Maguire lost the first two frames in his match, but hit back to take the lead 3 - 2.Then the Australian Neil Robertson hit back with two great centuries of 122 and 100.In a high quality and scoring match, Maguire then knocked in 105 and 113 to take the match.The match ended

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-81916422750794464052009-01-16T01:49:00.002Z2009-01-16T01:59:29.036Z

John Higgins 6 - 4 Ding JunhuiIn the second quarter final, John Higgins took on Ding Junhui.Another high standard game with both players scoring well. At the interval, Higgins was 3 - 1 up, but Ding pulled it back to 4 -4. But from then on, John Higgins showed his experience by knocking in a great 127 to make it 5 - 4.He then closed out the match in the next to complete a good victory.Higgins

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Mark Selby 6 - 5 Mark AllenIn the first quarter final, current Masters champion Mark Selby took on Mark Allen.This was the best match of the tournament so far, with both players scoring heavily. Coming from 2- 4 down, Selby put his foot down to level at 5 - 5.In the final frame decider, Selby fluked a red while escaping from a snooker, but couldn’t take the advantage and let Allen back in. Allen

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-56398282158752725632009-01-15T05:50:00.000Z2009-01-15T05:51:35.410Z

Ali Carter 6 - 0 Peter EbdonIn the last match of day four, Ali Carter took on former World Champion Peter Ebdon.Carter played very well tonight, knocking in two centuries and easily beating Ebdon. Carter started off very well was a 130 break in the very first frame. He was then quickly two up with a 57 break.Being 4 - 0 down after the interval, Ebdon tried to force the issue by taking on a

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Stephen Hendry 4 - 6 Neil RobertsonIn the first match of day four, Stephen Hendry took on the Shanghai Masters champion Neil Robertson.Both players weren’t on top form and missed easy chances. Neither player managed to pull free of the other.Finally, Robertson won the final three frames of the match.Earlier, Robertson was on for a 147 maximum, but fell badly on a black and broke down on 97.After

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Ryan Day 1 - 6 Mark AllenIn the last match of day three, Ryan Day took on Mark Allen.A comprehensive win for Mark Allen as he clobbered Ryan day by 1-6. The victory came in just over 1 1/2 hours.After Day took the opener, Allen never looked back with breaks including 119. He must take some confidence with this victory into his next round.Allen will now play Mark Selby in the next round.Highest

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John Higgins 6 - 4 Marco FuIn the first match of day three, current Grand Prix champion John Higgins took on the UK Championship runner up Marco Fu.Higgins made a good comeback by winning four frames on the trot to come from 2-4 down to win 6-4. John also knocked in the highest break of the tournament so far, with a brilliant 140 in frame two.However, there was never more than one frame in it

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Mark Selby 6 - 5 Ricky WaldenIn the final match of day two, current Masters champion Mark Selby took on the wildcard for this tournament Ricky Walden. Selby had to fight hard to get through in a match that went through the midnight hour. There was plenty of long safety exchanges in the match, along with some errors by both players, which explains the late finish. However, Selby did knock in a

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Shaun Murphy 4 - 6 Ding JunhuiIn the second match of day two, UK champion Shaun Murphy took on Ding Junhui. In a good match, the current UK champ and one of the favourites to win this week is out.Ding found a bit of form and made consistent breaks throughout. Ding knocked in a composed break of 46 in the last, which could have been more, but he missed a simple red.Ding will play John Higgins or

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-66789172120925736862009-01-13T01:30:00.002Z2009-01-15T05:58:21.515Z

Mark Allen 6 - 4 Judd TrumpIn the first match of the second day, wildcard entry Judd Trump took on Mark Allen. The level of play in this match was pretty poor from both players. I think Allen would be happy to get through on this performance. Both players missed easy balls.However, there was a ray of sunshine from Trump as he scored a nice 123 in frame 9.Mark Allen will now play Ryan Day in the

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-50245495656053956522009-01-12T13:42:00.004Z2009-01-12T13:56:52.837Z

Just started watching the Snooker on the BBC to hear the sad news that David Vine has passed away.He presented many sports programs over the years and most notably Snooker. He had a heart attack yesterday and died at the age of 73.All Snooker fans will fondly remember him.

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ResultMark King 2 - 6 Ricky WaldenIn the final match of the day, Shanghai Masters champion and wildcard entry Ricky Walden took on Mark King. After this decisive win, Walden will be looking for a good run in this tournament. This is Walden’s first time at The Wembley Masters.Walden will be up against it when he plays Mark Selby in the next round.Highest Breaks: King 57, 115 Walden 65, 94, 86, 57

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ResultRonnie O’Sullivan 6 - 5 Joe PerryIn the most anticipated match of the day, in front of a capacity crowd, The Rocket Ronnie O’Sullivan took on Gentleman Joe Perry (I wonder if Joe likes that nickname). The match was a high standard with frames being won in one visit. Joe Perry I feel is the most improved player over the last few years and seems to have O’Sullivan’s number whenever he plays

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-26803444610741069842009-01-12T02:13:00.002Z2009-01-12T04:08:05.549Z

ResultStephen Maguire 6 - 5 Graeme DottIn the first match of The Masters 2009, Stephen Maguire came back from a 2 - 5 deficit to win by 6 frames to 5. In a match where Dott showed good form and in which I thought he would win, Maguire rattled off 4 frames to win. Maguire knocked in a nice 68 break in the deciding frame.Dott is now outside the provisional Top 32 and his poor form over the last few

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Here is a rundown of the BBC schedule for The Masters 2009, which starts later today.Sunday 11 January1100-2300, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website1330-1700, BBC Two and BBC Sport website0020-0310, BBC TwoMonday 12 January1100-2300, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website1330-1715, BBC Two and BBC Sport website1900-2000, BBC Two and BBC Sport website2320-0200, BBC TwoTuesday 13 January1100-2300,

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The Whirlwind Jimmy White opened the newly refurbished Cuedos Snooker Centre in Bradford just before Christmas.The picture shows Jimmy unveiling the plaque at the ceremony.Famous players have played at the club in Bradford over the decades, including the 1986 World Champion Joe Johnson.As always, Jimmy when asked said he was playing well in practice. He said he was also hoping to take his form

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-59849034143288713142009-01-10T09:43:00.006Z2009-01-10T10:19:22.488Z

Well, it looks as if the rumours are true regarding the demotion of Clive Everton in the commentary box. The rumours started before the UK Championship in December. After a long illustrious career with the BBC, he has now been sidelined in what is described as "the way the corporation covers the sport". Other sports covered at the BBC have also made similar changes.Personally, I would prefer 1 or

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-77387476121140882752009-01-09T04:29:00.003Z2009-01-09T04:33:12.682Z

Mark Allen won Group Two of Championship League Snooker at Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex to make it through to the winners' group in March.The man from County Antrim lost just one match in the league stage without being at his best - then beat Ali Carter 3-1 in the semi-final.And he showed plenty of bottle to beat last year's outright winner Joe Perry 3-2 in the final after the man from

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-78031156152038884882009-01-08T01:54:00.003Z2009-01-10T07:54:35.118Z

The biggest names in snooker will be fighting it out in the superb surroundings of Wembley Arena as the most prestigious invitational event on the calendar gets underway on Sunday - The Masters.Mark Selby made his major breakthrough by winning the tournament on his debut 12 months ago, and he is back to defend his title against the best players in the game, all of which are desperate to get their

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-25714546147962922982009-01-07T02:16:00.003Z2009-01-07T02:21:24.995Z

Snooker's biggest invitation tournament starts this Sunday, and here's your chance to win a pair of tickets to the final on January 18.The world's top 16 players, including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, John Higgins, Stephen Hendry and defending champion Mark Selby, as well as wild cards Judd Trump and Ricky Walden, will be battling for the Masters trophy at Wembley Arena.For the chance to win

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-42672071050386250302009-01-07T02:06:00.000Z2009-01-07T02:07:28.646Z

Mark Selby has booked his spot in the winners' group of the Championship League at Crondon Park, but Shaun Murphy and Ryan Day are out of the competition.Selby was overshadowed by Ding Junhui in the round-robin phase of the tournament, with the Chinese player proceeding unbeaten through all of his six matches - winning five and drawing one - to go into the group one play-off.But Ding then lost

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-90676570948223617202009-01-06T03:26:00.002Z2009-01-06T03:32:13.659Z

Ding Junhui and Mark Selby were the star performers on the opening day of the Championship League at Crondon Park in Essex.Both players played four matches during the day with Ding winning three and drawing one while Selby enjoyed two wins and two draws.They are now both on the brink of qualifying for the group one semi-finals with their 2-2 draw closing out the day's play.Of the players in

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-28964473360267549822009-01-04T03:26:00.002Z2009-01-10T08:10:42.401Z

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Premier League title for a fifth straight year with a 7-2 victory over Mark Selby in Norfolk.The world champion got off to a flyer with a break of 93 to go one up and despite a missed red with the rest, a run of 70 put the Chigwell cueman 2-0 ahead.The third frame was a scrappier affair but a break of 39 sufficed for O'Sullivan.He quickly won the fourth as well and

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Snooker legend Steve Davis believes the World Series will help spread the sport's word across Europe.Davis, 51 who has 28 ranking titles to his name, including six World Championships in his 30 year career, makes his World Series debut in Warsaw, Poland this weekend.In the 1980s, Davis and his manager, Barry Hearn, promoted invitation events in countries new to snooker which went on to stage

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-63363922831256817402009-01-02T05:21:00.003Z2009-01-02T05:29:38.767Z

John Higgins held off a superb comeback from Ryan Day to win his first ranking event for 18 months at the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow.The Scot opened up a 5-2 lead in an impressive opening session and extended it to 7-2 before Day found his form.The Welshman, seeking his first ranking title in his third final, won five of the next six frames to get back to 8-7.But Higgins held his

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-50466294164417158602009-01-02T05:18:00.001Z2009-01-02T05:21:27.658Z

John Higgins fought off a spirited fightback from young gun Judd Trump to book his place in Sunday's Royal London Watches Grand Prix final in Glasgow.The three-time Grand Prix champion clinched a fine 6-4 semi-final victory at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.But having established a commanding 4-1 lead, Higgins saw Trump level the match by winning three frames in quick

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-42205287073882654342009-01-02T05:12:00.002Z2009-01-02T05:18:04.911Z

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed out of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix after losing 5-4 to teenager Judd Trump in a tense quarter-final.Trump, 19, won the first two frames but O'Sullivan took a 3-2 lead, going in front with a break of 104 in the fifth.Trump, who will now play John Higgins, levelled on the final pink and while the next two frames were shared, the youngster edged

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-2248840445917688592009-01-02T05:03:00.003Z2009-01-02T05:06:27.880Z

Jamie Cope knocked Peter Ebdon out of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in a match that ended in bizarre fashion.Ebdon needed two snookers in the final frame but after getting them he was snookered himself and dropped to the ground in despair in Glasgow.Cope managed to finally close out a 5-4 victory in a game which had already seen Ebdon react angrily after missing the final green as he went

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Stephen Hendry was knocked out of the Grand Prix after losing 5-2 to John Higgins in Glasgow.The clash between the two Scotsmen - with nine world championships between them - began in close, tense fashion, with neither man hitting their stride.Hendry often found himself coming to the table with a shot on due to Higgins's loose safety play but could not take the opening frame.The trend continued

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-9046154677386235362009-01-02T04:45:00.002Z2009-01-02T04:51:14.825Z

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from a shaky start to beat Liang Wenbo 5-2 in the first round of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.After losing the opening two frames O'Sullivan won the next five and finished in style with a century break.But the 32-year-old was not happy with his display in Glasgow."At 1-0 and 2-0 everyone must be thinking I wanted to go home. It was embarrassing,

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Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry believes the formation of a snooker players' union is long overdue.He was referring to the Association of Snooker Professionals (ASP) set up by two-time world champion John Higgins and his manager Pat Mooney."I don't know why we didn't have something like this sooner," Hendry."There have been issues down the years with players not trusting each other.

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Jamie Cope caused the first major upset of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix when he dumped out world number two Stephen Maguire in Glasgow.The Stoke player cruised to a 5-1 first-round win at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre to make sure of his place in the last-16 draw.A Grand Prix runner-up in 2007, Cope had a top break of 79 but other than that failed to make another run over

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-72611160587157529652009-01-02T04:31:00.002Z2009-01-02T04:35:57.647Z

Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis both made the second round of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow after surviving final frame deciders.Hendry began well against England's Dave Gilbert with breaks of 69 and 70 to grab a 2-0 lead, but it was level at the interval after a 123 Gilbert break.A 98 from the Scot and a break of 88 from Gilbert took it to the ninth, with Hendry just edging it to

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-9378185554895707052009-01-02T04:27:00.001Z2009-01-02T04:30:03.211Z

John Higgins and Joe Perry both won on the opening day of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow.Scotland's Higgins whitewashed Anthony Hamiltion 5-0 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, while Englishman Perry struggled to overcome good friend and compatriot Barry Hawkins 5-3.Higgins gave his home fans plenty to savour with breaks of 97, 65, 134 and 58.But, in control at 3-0

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The Malta Cup will not return to the snooker calendar as a ranking event this season.The event lost its ranking status last season but there was some hope that it would find a place on the 2008/2009 calendar.However, World Snooker has written to the tour's players and confirmed that if it does take place it will only be as an invitational event."We remain in discussions about a possible

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-67681982023391021302009-01-01T08:02:00.002Z2009-01-01T08:06:26.630Z

John Higgins dominated the latest round of the World Series of Snooker as he won the Moscow event without dropping a frame.Higgins beat Chinese sensation Ding Junhui 5-0 in the final with breaks of 73, 46, 52, 65, and 58 helping him to wrap up the victory.The Scot, who is a co-promoter of the World Series, had previously enjoyed 4-0 victories over Israeli 14-year-old prospect Shachar Ruberg and

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-32220047568947286552009-01-01T07:58:00.002Z2009-01-01T08:01:58.728Z

Graeme Dott has withdrawn from this weekend's leg of the World Series of Snooker in Moscow because his wife, Elaine, is due to give birth at any moment.Dott, the 2006 world champion, won the Berlin stage of the new competition in July and was due to play Russian hopeful Sergey Vasilev."I'm disappointed not to be going to Moscow with the rest of the lads but at the same time I'm just excited that

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-60032544240022296752009-01-01T07:55:00.002Z2009-01-01T07:58:39.306Z

The World Series of Snooker grand final has been moved to March next year so that it can take place in the iconic Kremlin in Moscow.The event was originally planned for an alternative venue in Moscow, but the promoters decided on the switch when they successfully negotiated the use of the Russian seat of power.A replacement tournament will still be staged in Moscow on the original dates of

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John Higgins has said that he wouldn't be opposed to moving the World Snooker Championship to China and believes it is time for snooker to proactively tap into new markets.The sport's blue riband event has been hosted at Sheffield's Crucible theatre since 1977 but World Snooker's contract with Sheffield City Council runs out in 2010 and the group's chairman, Sir Rodney Walker, admitted that the

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-20040088054394869222009-01-01T04:27:00.001Z2009-01-01T04:28:45.541Z

Qualifier Ricky Walden stunned world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to claim the Roewe Shanghai Masters title thanks to a stirring comeback at the Grand Stage venue.The 25-year-old landed the £52,000 top prize by winning five of the last seven frames against O'Sullivan to overturn a 6-5 deficit and win 10-8.Walden wrapped up victory with a break of 105, his highest of the match.The shock win gives

ADP75noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-38546639974220317592009-01-01T04:23:00.001Z2009-01-01T04:24:54.071Z

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and qualifier Ricky Walden both staged superb fightbacks to book their places in Sunday's Shanghai Masters final.O'Sullivan trailed Scotland's Stephen Maguire 5-4 in his semi-final but won the last two frames to snatch victory.The Englishman produced a stunning break of 145 to win the decider.Walden, ranked 35 in the world, came back from 4-1 behind to beat world

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World champion and world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan is closing in on a place in this year's Roewe Shanghai Masters final after victory over Mark Williams on Friday. The Rocket impressed with a 5-3 quarter-final win over the Welshman at the Grand Stage and will now play Scotland's Stephen Maguire in the semi-finals on Saturday. Maguire held his nerve and fought back from 2-1 down to edge another

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Jamie Cope made the second maximum break of his career but it was not enough to save him from defeat against Mark Williams at the Shanghai Masters. The 23-year-old from Stoke hit the 147 in the third frame of the match but failed to follow it up and lost 5-2. Elsewhere, Ryan Day beat two-time world champion John Higgins by the same score to seal his place in the last eight. Ronnie O'Sullivan and

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