Having defeated both David Gray and Marco Fu at the same tournament 12 months ago, Tian Pengfei was the wildcard that all of the players wanted to avoid and with a 5-4 victory over the in-form Mark Davis today he has shown exactly why…
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World Championship 2010: Final Qualifying Round, Day 1 Updates
Today has seen the start of the final qualifying round for Sheffield and the results are now starting to come in. Click below for more information and to see what the results mean for the rankings.
Note that I will also be updating my rankings pages throughout the day.
Race to stay on tour 2010: All you need to know
Following the completion of the China Open qualifiers this week there is just one more tournament to play this season for the vast majority of those players battling for their main tour places. With those World Championship qualifiers just weeks away I have attempted to summarise as best I can who looks safe, who looks doomed and who are the players right in there with a chance of survival. Click below for all the information…
UK Championship Qualifiers 2009: Order of Play and Preview
It has felt like a long wait since Neil Robertson won the last ranking event back in October but tomorrow (Monday), sees the start of the UK Championship qualifiers as 79 of the 96 main tour players will be in action over the next eight days.
Continue reading this article for my preview and the Order of Play for the qualifiers…
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2009: Day Three Updates
Day three of the Shanghai Masters qualifiers from Pontin’s is now upon us as some of the bigger names make their entrance into the competition. Click below to read updates throughout the day…
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2009: Day Two Updates
Day two from Prestatyn and so far it has been a morning for experience as only one player younger than 30 has progressed into the third round so far. Incidentally if anyone is wondering about my provisional rankings page, I have decided to update this on Thursday once the qualifiers have been completed rather than after every round…
Paul Hunter English Open 2009: Day One Blog
Today marked the start of the 2009 Paul Hunter English Open and as promised, here is the story of my first trip to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds…