As has become tradition over the past few seasons, the upcoming UK Championship represents not only the first BBC event of the 2015/16 season, but also the final leg in the race for spots at next year’s Masters tournament.
With just that and this weekend’s Bulgarian Open left before the all-important next seedings revision, it is time to take a look at some of the players to keep an eye on over the coming weeks…
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…
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.
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.
Three days down in Daqing and 64 (plus wildcards) have become just eight at the 2015 International Championship.
Click below for a round-up of some of the main stories so far and a look ahead to some mouthwatering quarter-finals…
Down to the last 32 at the International Championship and we now know that Mark Selby will remain as world number one following the end of the week in Daqing, but there do still remain ranking issues to be determined ahead of this season’s third mid-season seedings revision.
Click below for a (belated) look at the current standings…
Another week, another maximum break as David Gilbert has today made his first career 147 at Crondon Park in the latest round of Championship League fixtures.
With the conclusion of the German Masters on Sunday came the fifth seedings revision of the 2014/15 season, which saw Mark Selby return to the world number one ranking for the first time since December’s UK Championship.
Click below for a round-up of all of the key changes to the seeding list…