Four days into the 2015 Dafabet Masters and with Joe Perry’s victory against Ding Junhui this evening, the line-up for the quarter-finals is now known. Continue reading for my round-up of the action so far and a look ahead to the last eight…
Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
The 2014 Pro Snooker Awards – Part One
As another year ends, it’s time to look back at 2014 here at PSB in traditional fashion (except last year when I didn’t have time…), with the Pro Snooker Awards, as I consider categories such as player of the year, surprise of the year and much more.
Click below for part one…
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Best of 2014: The Best Player
Having already considered what was the best match played during 2014, today I look at the contenders to win the best player award for this calendar year.
Click below for my nominations and to vote in the poll…
Best of 2014: The Best Match
With professional snooker all but over for another year, it is time again to begin my mostly-annual series of ‘best of’ polls for you to vote in.
First up, I consider what has been the best match of 2014 and offer my suggestions below, while you can also enter your own selection in the poll or comment section below…
To Polish Or Not To Polish?
That would appear to be the question, as World Snooker chose the recent Lisbon Open event at which to trial a new system of ‘polishing’ the balls prior to matches, in an attempt to reduce the amount of kicks and bad bounces in the game.
As is ever the case in snooker, feedback was varied, with some praising the conditions and others arguing against the test, particularly at an event carrying ranking points.
Click below for more of the back story and a round-up of the best reactions from professionals on Twitter…
O’Sullivan Wins UK Classic
21 years after his first UK Championship victory, Ronnie O’Sullivan has tonight defeated Judd Trump to claim his fifth UK title and the top prize of £150,000, but he was certainly made to work hard for it here in York as Trump fought back from 9-4 down to force a deciding frame, before O’Sullivan managed to get over the line…
Draw Made For 2015 Masters
During the mid-session interval of this afternoon’s UK Championship final between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump, the draw was made for the first round of this season’s Dafabet Masters, with defending champion O’Sullivan drawn against Ricky Walden, while the stand out tie of the round is that between Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy…
Trump and O’Sullivan To Contest UK Final
A month after their classic final at the Champion of Champions event last month, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will meet again tomorrow in the final of the UK Championship in York.