Day three from the Academy has been particularly noteworthy for a couple of withdrawals as both Steve Davis and Anthony Hamilton have opted out of the tournament for unspecified reasons. Meanwhile more information has come to light on the rankings situation I referred to yesterday as I can now 99% confirm that my projected seedings list is accurate…
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World Snooker Awards 2011: Higgins and Trump Collect Gongs
Tonight saw the World Snooker Awards bash take place at the Dorchester Hotel and among the winners were John Higgins and Judd Trump who each took home two awards. Click below to see who else won what…
Crucible Diary 2011: Day Nine + Ten Blog
It’s quarter-final day at the Crucible and time for me to have a much-needed rest day as the four last eight matches get underway. I will be back in town tomorrow as the matches come to a conclusion but in the meantime check below for my round-up of the last two days…
Crucible Diary 2011: Day Five Blog
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…
World Championship 2011: Tournament Preview – Part Four
The final part of my 2011 World Championship preview sees the entrance of another three former world champions, not to mention four-time ranking event winner Stephen Lee…
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…
World Championship 2011: Qualifying Preview Part I
Click here for the full qualifying draw…
Last year I correctly predicted ten of the 16 qualifiers for the 2010 World Championship but can I do any better this time around? There is only one way to find out! Click below for the first part of my preview which will be posted over the next four days…
China Open Qualifiers 2011: Day Three Results
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Day three from Sheffield already it has seen a fast start from yesterday’s star performer Kurt Maflin who has followed up his win against Jack Lisowski with 5-1 victory against Dave Harold. Things are also looking good for Mark Joyce (pictured) and Anthony Hamilton at the time of writing too…