Already at the third seedings revision of the 2015/16 season, the latest list sees a number of changes with John Higgins back up into the top eight, as well as significant movements around the top 64 mark.
Continue reading for more information on the key changes, with the latest seeding list set to be used to determine the seedings for the UK Championship…
188bet and Matchroom Sport are excited to announce that 188bet is the title sponsor of the 2015 Champion of Champions snooker tournament. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry from Tuesday to Sunday 10-15 November, the 188bet Champion of Champions will be broadcast live throughout on ITV4 in the UK.
John Higgins is the winner of the 2015 International Championship after he today defeated David Gilbert 10-5 in the final in Daqing.
The success earns Higgins £125,000 and sees the Scot climb five places to seventh in the world rankings, while he also equals Steve Davis’ career total of 28 ranking event titles, eight behind the all-time record of 36 set by Stephen Hendry.
David Gilbert today became the latest ‘lower ranked’ player to make it through to the final of a full-ranking event, but just how many surprise finalists have we had in recent years and why?
Click below for a few of my thoughts, not to mention some very interesting statistics…
World number 40 David Gilbert is through to the final of a major ranking event for the first time in his career after he today defeated Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 9-5 at the 2015 International Championship in Daqing.
With the penultimate qualifying event – the International Championship – concluding this weekend in China, Matchroom Sport can announce that the final seeded player for the Champion of Champion will be Scotland’s John Higgins.
Today saw the entry deadline pass for the upcoming UK Championship event and with it confirmation that Ronnie O’Sullivan will not return to the Barbican Centre in York this year to defend the title that he won nearly 12 months ago.
