So here we go, a jam-packed month of snooker begins in Munich tomorrow as the PTC12 event resumes, with both crucial ranking and order of merit points up for grabs. Click below for a look at the main issues to look out for, as well as a few points to note about the upcoming World Open and more…
The German Masters, a world ranking event which enjoyed spectacular success when it was introduced last season, will be sponsored by PartyPoker.net in February.
Trailing Sam Craigie by four frames to nil and staring defeat in the face, few would have fancied Ireland’s Ken Doherty to book his place in Berlin today but the 1997 world champion was to prove that there is life in the old dog yet by coming back to win 5-4 and progress. Not so lucky however were old rivals Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White who both exited the tournament today…
Day three of the German Masters qualifiers and it was a good one for Chinese trio Yu Delu, Liu Chuang and Liu Song who all moved to within just one match of a place in Berlin at the venue stage with wins today. Hoping to make it four is Xiao Guodong who at the time of writing is locked at 2-2 with Michael White in a high standard match, three centuries in four frames so far…
Following last night’s tremendous max from Mike Dunn, the actioned resumed today at the EISS as the likes of Rory McLeod, James Wattana and Andrew Pagett were among those to progress to the second round today. Click below for a summary on the opening two sessions of the day…
Congratulations to Redcar’s Mike Dunn who has recorded the first 147 break of his career during frame four of his match with Kurt Maflin this evening during the German Masters qualifiers. In total it is the 79th maximum break in professional competition and the perfect way for Mike to mark his 40th birthday two days ago.
There was some confusion as to whether Mike would receive receive any additional prize money for his feat and initially Mike was told that he would not, but today World Snooker have confirmed that he will in fact receive the rolling non-televised total of £3,500. While the player’s pack was silent on the issue, I feel that this is the fairest decision and in the spirit of the current system.
Click here to view the full list on my 147’s page.
After yesterday’s two preliminary round matches, today has seen the action really get underway in Sheffield with the qualifiers for the 2012 German Masters. Headline stories include important victories for both Steve Davis and Jimmy White while Rob Milkins delivered a whitewash against Tian Pengfei to advance…
So after the jazzy affair that was Power Snooker at the weekend, this week sees the snooker circuit return to the cubicles in Sheffield as the tour’s qualifiers bid for a place in Berlin next February in the German Masters qualifiers…