One day into the Masters qualifiers and already we have seen a big upset as young Welsh prodigy Michael White has sent 1997 world champion Ken Doherty crashing out of the tournament at the first hurdle. Click below for that and all of the other results from today…
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Rankings Watch 2009/10: Grand Prix Edition
Following the completion of the Grand Prix in Glasgow at the weekend, here is my overview of how the provisional rankings have been affected by the results…
Grand Prix 2009: Veterans Victorious
While there have been a number of upsets this week, four-times Grand Prix champion Stephen Hendry has avoided becoming the latest and moved comfortably into the last 16 with victory over Matt Selt this afternoon. I was almost going to say that Peter Ebdon had also avoided an upset by defeating Liang Wenbo but on recent form it could well be argued that Peter’s victory is the surprise!
Click here to see how the results have affected the provisional rankings.
Selt v Hendry: Player’s view
One of the most interesting opening round ties drawn out of the hat for next week’s Grand Prix for me is that which sees the impressive Matt Selt come up against four-time event winner Stephen Hendry. Click below to see how both are feeling ahead of Monday’s match…
Rankings Watch 2009/10: Shanghai Masters Edition
One down, five to go and with the increased ranking points on offer for the two events over in China this season, those who managed to get their seasons off to a strong start have been well rewarded…
Shanghai Masters: Crafty Ken KO’s Robbo
Former World Champion Ken Doherty continued his good form with a massive 5-4 victory over Australian Neil Robertson earlier. The Irishman will now go on to face either Barry Hawkins or Stephen Maguire in the Last 16. That wasn’t this afternoon’s only surprise result as Mark Selby crashed out to Stuart Bingham.
Shanghai Masters: Wildcards fall to former World Champions
The Shanghai Masters got under way without any major upsets happening in the first session of the wildcard matches. Of the 4 wildcards in action early on, only one of them was to gain a victory, former main tour player Tian Pengfei.