Day two from Bendigo as local hero Neil Robertson began his campaign against Nigel Bond with a victory. There was a shock in store for world champion John Higgins however as he slipped to an early defeat to Matt Selt…
Category: Australian Goldfields Open
Australian Goldfields Open 2011: Davis Downs Trump, Hendry Advances
An interesting opening day from Australia as Mark Davis raised a few eyebrows by toppling world finalist Judd Trump at the last 32 stage while Stephen Hendry secured a much needed win against Martin Gould later in the day. Click below for all the stories from day one…
Australian Goldfields Open 2011: Tournament Preview
Ok so we have had the Wuxi Classic and the World Cup in recent weeks but the best has certainly been saved until last with the first full ranking event of 2011/12, the Australian Goldfields Open. Click below for my preview of the last 32 draw…
O’Sullivan Out Of Oz
Following on from last week’s announcement last week that Graeme Dott is to miss this week’s Australian Goldfields Open tournament in Bendigo, it has today been confirmed over at World Snooker that Ronnie O’Sullivan has also withdrawn from the event…
Dott Withdraws from Australian Open
There has been speculation recently on Twitter as to whether we might see a few withdrawals from the Australian Open this month and it was today confirmed at World Snooker that Graeme Dott has become the first, citing neck pain experienced during the recent Wuxi Classic tournament…
News Round-up, Australian wildcards confirmed, Vatnani’s Visa Woes
While the Australian Open qualifiers have been ongoing this week, there have been various other snippets of news filtering through concerning this tournament, the World Cup and more…
Australian Goldfields Open 2011/12: Day Four News
Click here for my latest projected seedings list…
Arguably the biggest day of the season so far, today sees the last 32 for the Australian Open decided and so far the stand out result has been an emphatic 5-0 victory for Matt Selt against Ricky Walden while Mark Davis and Marcus Campbell also won tense encounters.
Unfortunately there was also a moment of controversy involving Rory McLeod…
Australian Goldfields Open 2011/12: Day Three News, Ranking Starter Points Confirmed
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…