Three days in to the Wuxi Classic and we are down to the last 16 stage, with world champion Mark Selby the most notable casualty so far, not withstanding Ding’s qualifying exit last month in Gloucester.
Click below for a round-up of the main stories so far, as well as a reminder of all of the useful links to follow…
Yesterday saw the conclusion of the 2013 Shanghai Masters qualifiers at the Doncaster Dome and with nine of the 16 ‘seeded’ players losing in the final round, it was something of a day for the underdogs.
Click below for a round-up of the action…
Last week’s ET2 event marked not only a return to the winners circle for Mark Williams, but also the first mid-season seedings revision of 2013/14. As it happens, Williams is one of the losers at this cut-off as he drops outside of the world’s top 16, while Neil Robertson replaces Mark Selby at the top of the rankings, following his strong start to the new campaign.
This list has now been used to determine the seedings for the upcoming Shanghai Masters tournaments, one of three events this season that will not be staged with a new, flatter draw structure.
Click below for a round-up of all of the changes to the seeding list and the usual handy links…
Ahead of next week’s Australian Goldfields Open, there was success in South Korea today for China’s Cao Yupeng, who defeated countryman Ding Junhui to win the men’s singles event for snooker at the 2013 Asian Indoor Games…
Just a few weeks on from their meeting in the final of the Bulgarian Open in Sofia, John Higgins and Neil Robertson will clash again tomorrow in the final of the 2013 Wuxi Classic, as the pair came through as comfortable winners in their respective semi-finals today…
After Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy both crashed out at the qualifying stages of the 2013 Wuxi Classic last month, today saw another shock as the ever-popular Jimmy White defeated defending champion Ricky Walden 5-2 to move into the last 32.
Click below for a round-up of a busy opening day in Wuxi…
The final part of my trio of ‘best of’ articles in 2012 sees me take a look at the most improved players of the year and again with so many players having impressed this year, it is not an easy call to make…
While we enjoy a short break from the snooker action over the festive period, I continue my look back at 2012 by deciding the Pro Snooker Awards for a fifth successive year. Click below for part one…
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