It’s Friday at the South West Snooker Academy and the first half of the professionals have entered the fray in what is the first UKPTC event of the 2012/13 season. Click below for my updates from the venue as the day progresses…
Tag: Xiao Guodong
Chinese Stars Sign with On Q Promotions
On Q Promotions have signed China’s Tian Pengfei, Xiao Guodong, Liu Chuang and Cao Yupeng to join their stable of managed snooker players.
PTC Finals 2012: Xiao Shocks Trump, O’Sullivan Withdraws
Today proved to be a dramatic day at the 2012 PTC Grand Finals, both on and off the table as Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan exited the tournament, the latter without even making it to the venue. Click below for a few thoughts as we enter the weekend and the usual links…
PTC Finals 2012: Lightning Lisowski Through To Last 16
Day one of the PTC Finals in Galway is at an end and while the action has not been televised so far, on paper at least there have been a few interesting results. Click below for the updated drawsheet and projected seedings…
Welsh Open Qualifiers 2012: Day Two Round-Up
Day two in Sheffield and as the second round of the Welsh Open qualifiers was played to a conclusion at the EIS. Click below for a round-up of the day and links to the latest updated drawsheet and projected seedings list…
PTC12, Hainan World Open 2012 and Matters Arising
So here we go, a jam-packed month of snooker begins in Munich tomorrow as the PTC12 event resumes, with both crucial ranking and order of merit points up for grabs. Click below for a look at the main issues to look out for, as well as a few points to note about the upcoming World Open and more…
Best of 2011: Most Improved Player
The final part of my trio of ‘best of’ articles sees me take a look at the most improved players of 2011, an award won by Martin Gould in 2010 who is again one of the leading candidates this time around…
Xiao Captures Chinese National Championship, Targets Top 48
Congratulations to Xiao Guodong who has today defeated countryman Chen Feilong 5-0 to capture the Chinese National Championship for the first time in his career. The win rounds off what has been an important year for Xiao in the best possible manner as he now turns his attentions to claiming a place inside the top 48…