We might still be in June as I write this, but little over a week from now will come the first seedings revision of the 2014/15 season, following the final of the Australan Goldfields Open in Bendigo.
Determining the seedings for this season’s Shanghai Masters, one of just three events remaining under the ‘non-flat’ draw structure, the cut-off marks the first mid-season revision under the new prize money based ranking list.
Click below for my analysis…
Hot on the heels of last week’s Wuxi Classic qualifiers at the South West Snooker Academy, the past five days have seen the early rounds of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open tournament take place at the same venue.
Click below for my round-up of the key stories from the qualifiers, together with links to the results in full and latest projected seedings…
So it begins, the 2013 World Championship in underway, Ronnie O’Sullivan having entered the arena this morning to a rapturous round of applause for the start of his match with Marcus Campbell.
Click below for the first part of my daily World Championship diary from the Crucible, which during the course of the 17 days will contain the latest post-match quotes, as well other other snippets of insight from what promises to be another thrilling tournament…
Following a relatively quiet opening day yesterday as six of the tournament’s seven wildcard matches were played, today saw some of the big hitters hit the baize in Beijing and for John Higgins and Judd Trump in particular, all would not go to plan.
Click below for a round-up of the day’s action, together with an explanation as to how results will affect the World Championship draw as it stands…
While many eyes will be on the Masters today, last night saw the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2013 China Open, another important ranking event on the main tour. Click below for a round-up of the main stories from Sheffield…
The final of the 2012 Wuxi Classic will be contested between Stuart Bingham and Ricky Walden, after the former ranking event winners came through their respective semi-finals today. For Stuart however, it was not without a real scare…
And then there were four. Today saw the completion of the quarter-finals in Wuxi and on paper at least, it was another day of shocks as two of the world’s top three ranked players bowed out of the tournament…
While the first snooker of 2012 will come in Munich as the PTC12 event draws to a conclusion, hot on its heels comes the return of the Matchroom Championship League, back for its fifth outing as the players bid for a place in next season’s Premier League. Read on for the dates and format details…