tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24585271909403514202024-02-02T08:42:43.551+00:00Snooker ChampionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-16013141366838459452012-11-26T01:19:00.001+00:002012-11-26T01:19:32.061+00:00Bingham victorious over Trump in Premier League FinalStuart Bingham was crowned Premier League snooker champion after beating world number one Judd Trump 7-2 in Sunday's final.
Bingham, who was making his first appearance in the tournament this
season, showed no nerves as he dominated Trump to secure a deserved
success in Grimsby.
The Essex cueman made six breaks over 50 and one century to emerge victorious as Trump struggled to get going.
TheUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-8928671918989191192012-11-24T18:54:00.002+00:002012-11-24T18:54:51.901+00:00World snooker champion John Higgins intends to make a mark in GrimsbyFOUR-time world snooker champion John Higgins believes fate could be on his side as he bids for Premier League glory in Grimsby this weekend.
The Scottish cueman hopes to end a 13-year wait for his second Premier League title as the finals of the event head to the region for the first time.
But Higgins, who lifted the world crown last year, wouldn't be in the tournament but for perennial Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-2434374804888833672012-11-21T19:31:00.000+00:002012-11-21T19:31:05.605+00:00Jimmy White looses out in 2012 Snooker UK Qualifiers
Jimmy White's quest for a place in the UK Championship ended as he lost a final frame decider to Pankaj Advani.
Indian billiards star Advani, who beat Sam Baird 6-2 on
Tuesday, took the deciding frame to win 6-5 and deny fans the chance of
White playing old adversary Steve Davis at the last 64 stage of
snooker’s second biggest event.
White has made the quarter final of a European PTC Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-9907211519933003832012-11-20T15:19:00.001+00:002012-11-20T15:19:12.077+00:00Snooker News Trump Wins In SofiaTrump lost to Higgins in the final of the Shanghai Masters in
September and UKPTC4 last week, as well as the 2011 World Championship.
But the 23-year-old from Bristol finally broke the Wizard's spell with a
mesmerizing display at the end of the first ever professional
tournament in Bulgaria, part of the Betfair European Tour series.
In winning the recent International Championship in China, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-75190596898864659072012-11-18T00:41:00.001+00:002012-11-18T00:41:43.513+00:00New management for Ronnie O'Sullivan
World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has joined a new management company just days after putting his snooker playing career on hold.
O'Sullivan, who has been managed by Romford-based Grove Snooker since
2007, announced on November 6 that he would skip the rest of the season
and not defend his world title, in order to deal with personal issues.
Merlin Elite today said the 36-year-old Chigwell Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-2845036373562436972012-11-18T00:25:00.000+00:002012-11-18T00:25:54.905+00:00Robertson claims Premier League semi-final place
Former world champion Robertson looked to be on his way
out of the competition after falling 2-0 down to Ding in what was a
straight shoot-out for a place in the final four at Spennymoor Leisure
Centre.
But the Australian reeled off four games on the bounce to secure the
runner's up spot in the group and set up a meeting with current world
number one Judd Trump on November 24 in Grimsby.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-50608798187850294412010-04-18T02:22:00.000+01:002010-04-18T02:22:56.723+01:00World Championship 2010 Higgins v HawkinsJohn 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 inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-47897875670293877532009-09-15T22:40:00.002+01:002009-09-15T22:43:11.001+01:00Shanghai Masters 2009 Semi / Final ResultsFinal ResultLiang Wenbo 5-10 Ronnie O'SullivanSemi Final ResultsLiang Wenbo 6-5 Shaun MurphyRonnie O'Sullivan 6-1 John HigginsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-61078381632605524122009-06-11T04:35:00.003+01:002009-06-11T04:39:42.447+01:00End of season snooker rankings 2008/2009Here 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. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-40757570234510735812009-05-05T01:23:00.000+01:002009-05-05T01:24:08.634+01:00World Championship Higgins wins titleJohn 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. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-24127086056363711552009-05-02T01:53:00.002+01:002009-05-02T01:55:36.267+01:00World Championship Allen & Higgins winHere 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 MaguireUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-6170562858423007082009-04-29T04:41:00.002+01:002009-04-29T04:44:19.553+01:00World Championship Higgins & Selby winBelow 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 MaguireUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-18225389163018789122009-04-26T03:13:00.001+01:002009-04-26T03:16:58.039+01:00World Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan outHere 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 FuUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-76481756040330911702009-04-24T15:10:00.001+01:002009-04-24T15:11:43.144+01:00World Championship Day 4, 5 & 6 resultsHere 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-90803344707581404092009-04-21T13:42:00.001+01:002009-04-21T13:45:04.277+01:00World Championship Allen Selby & Fu winHere 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-2097196424678148122009-04-19T23:43:00.000+01:002009-04-19T23:44:42.174+01:00World Championship Hendry Dott & Carter winGraeme 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 winUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-60009988354546643832009-04-15T16:36:00.000+01:002009-04-15T16:37:34.931+01:00World Championship order of playHere 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 MartinUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-56174235394323509532009-04-14T14:56:00.000+01:002009-04-14T14:57:28.370+01:00Sponsors for World ChampionshipThe 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.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-91997063853228685252009-04-14T14:43:00.000+01:002009-04-14T14:44:23.426+01:00Michaela Tabb referees 2009 Crucible finalThe 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.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-72235393950371898072009-04-07T22:41:00.002+01:002009-04-07T22:44:19.757+01:00World snooker rankings after 2009 China OpenHere 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-69700221997904689402009-04-05T23:52:00.001+01:002009-04-05T23:54:01.236+01:00China Open 2009 Peter Ebdon wins titleSnooker 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-32368229867153784992009-04-05T02:52:00.000+01:002009-04-05T02:53:42.161+01:00China Open 2009 Ebdon & Higgins into finalHere 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-82789050796002235522009-04-03T23:50:00.003+01:002009-04-03T23:53:47.959+01:00China Open 2009 Higgins Ebdon & Day winHere 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'SullivanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-40148684308332470922009-04-02T22:41:00.003+01:002009-04-02T22:47:51.141+01:00China Open 2009 Ebdon Dott & Day winHere 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'SullivanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458527190940351420.post-36266028200157164882009-04-01T23:17:00.002+01:002009-04-01T23:19:03.359+01:00China Open 2009 Hendry Dott & Selby winStephen 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0