Tag: Barry Hawkins

Davis Denies Higgins, Robertson Victorious

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A dramatic evening at the UK Championship tonight as three-time former champion John Higgins was sent home from the tournament by Mark Davis, despite making his second maximum break of the season during the eighth frame of the match.

Elsewhere, Neil Robertson won a difficult match against Barry Hawkins, following which both players explained that the conditions were far from ideal, while earlier in the day both Mark Selby and surprise package Luca Brecel also booked their places in the quarter-finals.

Again, due to time constraints, please find below extracts from the press conferences of the four players involved this evening…

  • Click here to view the updated drawsheet
  • Click here to view the latest projected seedings
  • Click here to view the updated 147’s page

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Closing In On The Cut: December 2012

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It feels like yesterday since the previous seedings revision following the International Championship earlier this month, but already the next cut-off is moving ever closer, coming after December’s UK Championship.

In fact, for the majority of players on tour, this week’s UK Championship qualifiers will be their last chance to add points to their tally for a crucial cut-off, which will determine the seedings for all of the remaining tournaments this season except the World Championship…

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World Snooker Rankings 2012/13: Seedings Revision Two Round-Up

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Victory for Judd Trump at yesterday’s International Championship not only confirmed that he will replace Mark Selby at the head of the world rankings today, but also marked the second mid-season seedings revision, determining the draws for the German Masters, UK Championship, Masters and Shoot Out tournaments.

Click below for my usual round-up of all of the changes and links to the important lists to keep track of for the months ahead…

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