Through to face Stephen Hendry in the first semi-final of this week’s Scottish Professional Championship is John Higgins who warmed up for the Crucible with an impressive 5-1 victory against Jamie Burnett this evening…
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Scottish Professional Championship: The Story So Far
While most eyes are now on the Crucible, this Monday sees the quarter-finals of the revived Scottish Professional Championship get underway as the remaining eight players battle it out at the Lucky Break Snooker Club in Glasgow. Click below for a round-up of the preliminary matches staged last week and all that you need to know about the final stages…
World Snooker Rankings: Crucible Analysis 2011
While the end of season rankings might not be as important as they once were given the more regular revisions these days, they nevertheless remain a talking point both in the run-up to and during the World Championship. Click below for my pre-tournament analysis and predictions…
China Open 2011: Selby Storms Into Semis
Day Five from Beijing this week always looked like being a cracker on paper and so it proved as the likes of Mark Selby and Ding Junhui stormed into the semi-finals…
China Open 2011: Higgins Edges Bond, O’Sullivan Exits
Day three from Beijing might not have been as spectacular as yesterday but it was interesting nonetheless as John Higgins won a close one with Nigel Bond, while Ronnie O’Sullivan was upset by Welshman Ryan Day for the second successive tournament…
Snooker News Round-up: 110, China Wildcards, Worlds Draw and more
With being away from my desk during the past couple of weeks due largely to the World Championship qualifiers, a few stories have slipped through my net so click below for my round-up of the other hot topics in snooker circles right now…
110sport Xingpai Hainan Classic: Tournament Information
While many players will be either attempting to qualify for the World Championship or preparing themselves for the PTC Grand Finals, many of the others will be over on the Hainan Island in China competing for a share of the £200,000 prize fund. Click below for some details as to those involved, the prize money and the format…
Brilliant Higgins Defends Welsh Open Crown
John Higgins is the 2011 Welsh Open champion following an excellent 9-6 victory against compatriot Stephen Maguire, winning six of this evening’s seven frames to successfully defend his Welsh Open title in Newport.