So here we go, tonight sees the return of the Premier League as we get our first chance to see how the new format works in practice. Feel free to chat about the action below:
Category: Premier League Snooker
Premier League Snooker 2011: The Big Preview
This Thursday sees the return of Premier League Snooker to our television screens and for the first time since 2005 we have a new format in operation. What has not changed however is that defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will be the man to beat under shot clock conditions…
Premier League Snooker 2011: Dates and Venues Confirmed (Updated)
A number of you have been asking me recently about the dates for the 2011 Premier League competition and while until recently that information had not been public, it has now been published on the tournament’s official website. Click below to view the dates, while I will also update my tickets page as and when information is made available…
Premier League Snooker 2011: A look at the new rules
During the 2011 World Championship it was confirmed that this year there would be changes to the Premier League competition that had operated under the same format for the past six years now. A couple of days ago more information came to light about those changes…
CLS 2011: Stevens Downs Murphy For Premier Place
Congratulations to Matthew Stevens who has continued his excellent run of form by defeating Shaun Murphy 3-1 this evening to win the 2011 Championship League. As well as the trophy, the win also ensures that Stevens will now return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002…
O’Sullivan Crushes Murphy for Premier League revenge
A year ago it was Shaun Murphy who ended the reign of Ronnie O’Sullivan as Premier League champion but tonight in Hopton the natural order was to be restored as O’Sullivan recorded a comprehensive 7-1 victory to win the title for a record ninth time.
In the process, he also became the first man to win a single professional title on nine separate occasions, surpassing Steve Davis’ previous record of eight.
O’Sullivan and Murphy set up repeat league final
Tonight’s Premier League final will again be contested between defending champion Shaun Murphy and multiple champion Ronnie O’Sullivan after both recorded comfortable semi-final wins last night…
Robertson sneaks into finals weekend
After the results last week in Grimsby it appeared as though tonight’s final league fixtures in Wales might be something of an anti-climax but that could not have been further from the truth as qualification went right down to the wire. Eventually it was Neil Robertson who despite some very poor preparation, came through to take the final spot at finals weekend…