They did it in somewhat contrasting circumstances, but Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan both came through their semi-finals today in Llandudno to make it to the final of the new World Grand Prix.
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Welsh Open 2015: Down To 32
Two days down at the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open and already we have seen the field slashed from 128 to just 32 players, during a hectic opening couple of days in Cardiff.
It has not been an event without its shocks either, as Shaun Murphy and Ding Junhui headline the list of names to have fallen before the tournament’s decisive stages…
Are There Too Many Number Ones?
Following his victory at last weekend’s German Masters, Mark Selby regained the official number one ranking for the third time this season and the sixth time during his career to date.
Already, we have seen the number one ranking change hands on a number of occasions during 2015, with Selby, Neil Robertson and Ding Junhui all having occupied top spot in the last month, but are we now at a point where there too many changes? Has holding on to the top ranking lost some of its prestige?
World Snooker Rankings 2014/15: Revision Five Round-Up
With the conclusion of the German Masters on Sunday came the fifth seedings revision of the 2014/15 season, which saw Mark Selby return to the world number one ranking for the first time since December’s UK Championship.
Click below for a round-up of all of the key changes to the seeding list…
German Masters 2015: Last 32 Wrap
Day two of the German Masters and already we are at the conclusion of the last 32 stage, with world number one Ding Junhui one of four top 16 players to fall at the first hurdle in Berlin.
Click below for my round-up of the opening round action at the venue and confirmation as to why Ding will now lose the sport’s top ranking for a second time after the event…
Closing in on the Cut: February 2015
With the start of the 2015 German Masters almost upon us, we are also approaching the latest of this season’s mid-term seedings revisions, with the seedings for the Indian Open, China Open and Shoot Out tournaments set to be determined.
In particular, we have a real four-way tussle for the world number one ranking, with Ronnie O’Sullivan in with a chance of reclaiming top spot for the first time since 2010. Click below for all you need to know…
Best of 2014: The Results
Over the Christmas period I published my annual series of ‘best of’ polls, looking to find your best match, best player and most improved players of the 2014 calendar year and what a response I had here at PSB, as the awards received significantly more votes than ever before.
Click below then for a round-up of the results, including some of the best ‘other’ votes received…
Century Record For O’Sullivan
It has been on the cards for some time, but today was the day that Ronnie O’Sullivan surpassed Stephen Hendry’s career total of 775 century breaks, as the Rocket hit number 776 during his quarter-final victory against Marco Fu at the Dafabet Masters.