After a night of incredible drama including no less than four 10-9 finishes involving the likes of Steve Davis (pictured), Nigel Bond, Matt Selt and Dave Harold. Click below for the story of my day…
Tag: Michael White
World Championship Qualifiers 2011: Round One Wrap
So that is round one is over and what a finish we had, a sensational match between Xiao Guodong and Kurt Maflin which saw four straight century breaks this evening. Usually I would prepare a detailed frame by frame report but as those of you following me on Twitter will have noticed, I have been posting frame by frame updates on there so hopefully they will give you the gist of how the matches unfolded.
Instead I offer a few thoughts on the action so far and who could be worth a watch in the coming rounds…
I have also updated the provisional rankings (they are right this time), and the drawsheet…
World Championship 2011: Qualifying Preview Part III
Click here for the full qualifying draw…
Onto the third quarter of my World Championship qualifiers, will I be brave and tip any of the lower ranked players this time? Only one way to find out…
2010/11 Roll Call
While the professional season has now been completed, the race for tour places for 2010/11 rages on and this week has seen another eight names confirmed via the PIOS route. Click below to see who has already been confirmed for next season and where the remaining names will come from…
World Championship Qualifiers 2010: Steady Selt keeps Crucible bid on track
A little belated unfortunately but here is the story of my day at the World Championship qualifiers on the opening Sunday…
Race to stay on tour 2010: All you need to know
Following the completion of the China Open qualifiers this week there is just one more tournament to play this season for the vast majority of those players battling for their main tour places. With those World Championship qualifiers just weeks away I have attempted to summarise as best I can who looks safe, who looks doomed and who are the players right in there with a chance of survival. Click below for all the information…
UK Championship 2010 Qualifiers: Day Two Results
The most eagerly anticipated tie on day two of the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship qualifiers was undoubtedly the all-Neath clash between Michael White and Daniel Wells, and with the former eventually emerging victorious after a final-frame decider, it certainly didn’t disappoint. More on that match and the other seven qualifiers played today in Prestatyn after the jump…