Following today we have now seen each of this year’s lucky 32 players in action at the Crucible and day five proved to be the best yet as Martin Gould, Graeme Dott, Rory McLeod and dramatically Mark Allen all sealed their places in the last 16. Click below to read my take on the day’s events…
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Crucible Diary 2011: Day Four Blog
Day four from the Crucible and today saw Ronnie O’Sullivan progress safely into the second round while Peter Ebdon (pictured), became the third seed to crash out of the tournament so far…
World Championship 2011: Tournament Preview – Part One
Ahead of the World Championship in both 2009 and 2010 (see archive), I managed to predict 11 of the 16 round one matches correctly so will there be any improvement this time around? We shall soon see. As an extra bonus this time around, Jackpot Jack Lisowski has also added his thoughts on the matches for good measure. Click below for the first of my four preview articles…
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…
CLS 2011: Stevens Completes Winners Group
Welshman Matthew Stevens today became the final man to book his place in the winners group of this season’s Championship League with a 3-0 victory against Liang Wenbo. And what a winners group it is going to be…
World Championship Qualifiers 2011: Picture Perfect III
Ok so this is a little delayed but finally here are some photos from the final two rounds of the recent World Championship qualifiers from Sheffield for you to enjoy…
Guest Post: PTC Finals Put Ireland Back on Snooker Map
While much has been made of the success of the new Players Tour Championship this season which culminated in last week’s Grand Finals, it should also be noted that the event marked the long overdue return of big-time snooker to Ireland after a period in the wilderness. Click below for the thoughts of guest blogger David Caulfield who attended the tournament…
Grand Finale From Murphy Downs Gould
Congratulations to Shaun Murphy who tonight defeated Martin Gould 4-0 to become the first winner of the PTC Grand Finals event. That followed his semi-final whitewash of Matthew Stevens earlier today…