The final of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open will be contested between world number one Neil Robertson and former Grand Prix winner Marco Fu, after the two came through their respective finals today…
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Australian Goldfields Open 2013: Stage Set For Quarter-Finals
Four days down in Bendigo and the line-up for the quarter-finals of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open was confirmed earlier, as Shaun Murphy became the highest seeded player to exit the tournament so far…
Closing In On The Cut: July 2013
It might only be June in the 2013/14 season, but already the first seeding revision of the new campaign is fast approaching, with just two more events to come before the places are set for the Shanghai Masters.
While such seedings revisions will take on less significance in this new era of snooker, the Shanghai Masters remains one of the three ranking events to be played under the old system this season, this cut-off is one to keep an eye on.
Click below for a summary of who has to do what in Australia and Rotterdam, to secure a better seeding for Shanghai…
World Championship Qualifiers 2013: Lisowski Leads Debut Four
The penultimate day of the 2013 World Championship qualifiers today saw six of the 16 qualifiers confirmed, as four players successfully qualified for the Crucible for the first time, including Jack Lisowski pictured above.
Click below for my round up of the day’s action, as well as a look ahead to tomorrow…
Captain Carter Captures German Masters Crown
Little over a year ago, due to his ongoing battle with Crohn’s disease and the subsequent impact upon his game, Ali Carter had threatened to quit snooker, but tonight he underlined his return to form by defeating Marco Fu 9-6 to win the 2013 German Masters title in Berlin…
Carter Takes On Fu in 2013 German Masters Final
Following their respective victories against Neil Robertson and Barry Hawkins yesterday, Ali Carter takes on Marco Fu this afternoon in the final of the 2013 German Masters.
For my fellow UK readers, the afternoon session will not be broadcast live on Eurosport, so I would recommend that you watch via a live stream on one of the betting sites, such as bet365, or Betfair. Alternatively, highlights will be broadcast on Eurosport at 5pm, with the second session to follow live at 7pm.
Enjoy, I have a feeling that it will be a close one…
International Championship 2012: Tournament Preview
This Sunday sees the start of the 2012 International Championship in Chengdu, arguably the biggest tournament ever to be staged in China and dubbed by some as snooker’s new fourth major.
As the final event before the season’s second seedings revision there is of course added importance for some players, as already detailed here, though with a top prize of £125,000, you can be sure that everyone will be doing everything that they can to win it…
Down To 16 In Antwerp
After two days and many frames of snooker in Antwerp, we are down to the last 16 at the third of this season’s European Tour events. Click below for a round-up of the main stories, particularly those affecting the world rankings ahead of the next seedings revision…