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Ronnie O'Sullivan started his UK Championship campaign with a 6-2 win over Daniel Wells achieved despite playing with a broken ankle.
The Rocket, who suffered the injury while out running, beat amateur Wells at York's Barbican Centre on Thursday but says he may be forced to withdraw from the tournament if the pain becomes too much.
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Five times world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan had to play his first match at the UK championship on one leg after breaking his left ankle while out running and may have to withdraw from the event....
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Six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White booked a second-round showdown with Ding Junhui after beating fellow veteran Dave Harold in the UK Championship in York.
White enjoyed a 6-2 success in his opening game at the Barbican Centre, with breaks of 63 and 110 in the fifth and sixth frames to move forward.
Ding awaits after a routine 6-0
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Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to begin his Coral UK Championship campaign on Thursday despite suffering a nasty ankle injury.
O'Sullivan twisted his ankle while out running in Essex this week and conceded he will not be fully fit when he takes on Daniel Wells in the opening round of the York tournament.
'The Rocket' is targeting a fifth UK title, having
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Peter Ebdon came out on top in a deciding frame to see off Ross Muir 6-5 in a see-saw opening round clash at the UK Championship in York.
Muir made a break of 85 in the second frame to go 2-0 ahead, only for the 2002 world champion to take the next two and level things up.
The pair then swapped frames but at 5-5, Ebdon - who had won the fourth frame
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Watch the best pool players in Europe take on the USA in the Mosconi Cup, starts December 1st, 6pm, live on Sky Sports 3
The Mosconi Cup returns with Team Europe riding the crest of a wave, and they aim to pocket another one of pool’s most prestigious prizes between December 1-4 live on Sky Sports.
But in a busy, festive month why should you be
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Shaun Murphy won the Ruhr Open in Germany, making a maximum 147 break in an emphatic 4-0 victory over Robert Milkins in the final....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/
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Ronnie O'Sullivan could be forced to pull of the UK Championship at York's Barbican Centre after twisting his ankle....
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Shaun Murphy won the Ruhr Open in Germany, making a maximum 147 break in a 4-0 victory over Robert Milkins in the final....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/shaun-murphy-claims-ruhr-open-title_sto4488410/story.shtml
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Six-time champion Steve Davis finds himself in the pick of the first round UK Snooker Championships matches after drawing Ricky Walden.
The tournament kicks off at the York Barbican on November 25 and Davis against Walden will take place on the second day as 128 players seek glory.
Despite Davis’ career coming to a close last season he has received a
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Ronnie O'Sullivan retained his Champion of Champions title in Coventry by defeating Judd Trump in a closely-contested final.
The five-time world champion cruised into an 8-3 lead before Trump rallied to 8-7 in the first-to-10 contest at the Ricoh Arena.
But O'Sullivan got to the line first to take a 10-7 win and a £100,000 cheque.
The 39-year-old
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Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Judd Trump 10-7 to retain his Champion of Champions title....
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Ronnie O’Sullivan overcame Ding Junhui 6-4 to reach his second consecutive final of the Champion of Champions event....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/osullivan-beats-ding-to-reach-final_sto4470893/story.shtml
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Judd Trump held his nerve to edge past Neil Robertson and book a final clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Champion of Champions tournament in Coventry.
Robertson missed a blue which would have taken the match to a deciding frame, and Trump finally got the better of a tense safety battle to win it 6-4.
Trump led the Australian 3-1 and 5-3 but will
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Ali Carter received a standing ovation as he made his return to big-time snooker in Coventry but was well-beaten by Australian former world champion Neil Robertson.
The 35-year-old from Essex was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and has pushed his body through punishing sessions of chemotherapy and major surgery.
However, he was back on the baize
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Neil Robertson won the last three frames to complete a 6-3 win over Ricky Walden at the £270,000 Champion of Champions tournament in Coventy....
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Ronnie O'Sullivan made a confident start to the defence of his Champion of Champions title in Coventry.
The holder overcame world number nine Stuart Bingham 4-2 in his opening game and then thrashed Marcu Fu 6-0 in his group final to set up a meeting with Ding Junhui in Saturday's first semi-final at the Ricoh Arena.
O'Sullivan was on fire from the
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Former world no. 2 Stephen Maguire has suggested he may walk away from snooker after growing frustrated by his lack of form.
Maguire, who has slipped to 14th in the world rankings, lost 4-1 to Judd Trump in the first round of the Champion of Champions invitational event in Coventry this week, scoring just 71 points in the whole match.
The
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Ronnie O'Sullivan booked a semi-final meeting with Ding Junhui at the £270,000 Champion of Champions invitational event in Coventry courtesy of a 6-0 win over Marco Fu....
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Six-time World Snooker Championship finalist Jimmy White has told of his battle with crack cocaine addiction.
The 52-year-old, who is known as The Whirlwind, became a huge fans' favourite in the 1980s and 90s, reaching the Crucible final in 1984 and in every year from 1990 to 1994 but losing on each occasion - four of those to Stephen Hendry.
White,
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Ricky Walden's habit of winning in China continued as he clinched the International Championship crown in Chengdu with a 10-7 win over Mark Allen in the final.
The Chester player has now won all three of his ranking titles in China, following up his previous victories in the 2008 Shanghai Masters and 2012 Wuxi Classic.
Walden had the better of the
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Ricky Walden claimed his third world ranking title of his career as he beat Mark Allen 10-7 in the final of the International Championship in China....
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Ricky Walden beat fellow Englishman Robert Milkins 9-2 in the International Championship semi-finals as he moved one step away from the biggest prize of his career.
The world No 11 stands to win £125,000 if he carries off the title in Chengdu, and should benefit from having a day off as Mark Allen and Mark Williams cue off for the right to tackle
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Mark Sullivan advanced to the semi-finals of the International Championship in China after a thrilling 6-5 win over Ronnie O’Sullivan....
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World No 22 Mark Williams ended his hoodoo against Ronnie O’Sullivan with a thrilling 6-5 victory to reach the International Championship semi-finals.
The Welsh potter was trailing 3-0 but ran in five frames on the trot - including notching a 120 break - to move within a frame of victory.
But back came The Rocket, who hit a 77 break as he took the
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has insisted he wants the pressure of big matches ahead of his clash with Mark Williams in China.
The five-time world champion will play Williams in the third round of the International Championship in Chengdu after seeing off local favourite Li Hang 6-1.
O’Sullivan racked up breaks of 59, 90, 50, 63 and 53 in round two with his o
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Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his swift progress through the International Championship draw, beating Li Hang to reach the quarter-finals.
A second successive 6-1 win in Chengdu, having beaten Anthony McGill by the same scoreline, saw the 'Rocket' through to a clash with Mark Williams.
O'Sullivan flew through the first frame
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Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Mark Williams in the quarter-finals of the International Championship after he completed a 6-1 win over Li Hang...
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Ronnie O'Sullivan made short work of Anthony McGill as the five-time world champion raced to a 6-1 success in their second-round clash at the International Championship in Chengdu.
O'Sullivan made breaks of 116, 101 and 112, and two more of more than 50, as he proved far too strong for his opponent.
Victory set up a meeting in round three with
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Women’s snooker champion Reanne Evans has admitted the sport feels like a 'dead end' because of the lack of prize money and opportunities for players.
Evans, who has won 10 straight world titles, has earned just 0.5 per cent of the £300,000 awarded to 2014 men’s world champion Mark Selby.
The 29-year-old revealed that one year she earned £450 for
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Ronnie O'Sullivan was in impressive form in reaching the last 16 of the International Championship in Chengdu in completing a 6-1 win over Anthony McGill....
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Judd Trump clinched the final frame to avoid an upset against Jimmy Robertson with a 6-5 win at the International Championship....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/trump-avoids-upset-against-robertson_sto4455579/story.shtml
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John Higgins suffered a heavy defeat to Li Hang in the first round of the International Championship in Chengdu, China.
The four-time world champion was seen off 6-1 by Li, who made breaks of 70 and 93 in his victory, while the 39-year-old Scot had a highest run of 69.
Following his latest exit, Higgins has now failed to advance beyond the
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Barry Hearn talks to Ronnie O'Sullivan about snooker’s perception and thinks that the elite players aren’t doing enough to raise the sport’s image....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/
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Stuart Bingham beat Mark Allen 10-3 to secure the Shanghai Masters on Sunday....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/bingham-beats-allen-to-win-shanghai-masters_sto4400607/story.shtml
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Mark Allen came back from 5-2 down to beat Mark Selby to progress to the final of the Shanghai Open....
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Mark Selby destroyed Fergal O’Brien 5-0 before Ding Junhui crushed Graeme Dott as the pair progressed to the semi-final stage of the Shanghai Masters....
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World champion Mark Selby and Ding Junhui both progressed to the last eight of the Shanghai Masters....
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Michael White recovered from trailing 3-0 to complete a stunning 5-4 win over Neil Robertson in the first round of the Shanghai Masters....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/robertson-suffers-defeat-in-shanghai_sto4396036/story.shtml
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John Higgins was blown away in the final three frames as he was beaten 5-4 by Ryan Day in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/higgins-out-williams-through-in-shanghai_sto4394342/story.shtml
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Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed out in shocking style at the Shanghai Masters, losing 5-3 to Alan McManus in what was his first ranking event tournament of the season....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-dumped-out-in-shanghai_sto4393388/story.shtml
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Mark Allen won his third European Tour title within the past year by beating Judd Trump 4-2 in the final of the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth, Germany....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/allen-beats-trump-to-win-paul-hunter-classic_sto4372171/story.shtml
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World champion Mark Selby was made to work hard before securing his place in the fourth round of the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-robertson-survive-scares-in-germany_sto4371252/story.shtml
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Aditya Mehta became the first Indian player to make an official 147 break at the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic in Germany....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/mehta-becomes-first-indian-to-post-147_sto4369532/story.shtml
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England's Ali Carter has vowed to return to snooker after finishing his chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer....
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Judd Trump has won his first world ranking title in almost two years by beating Neil Robertson 9-5 in the final of the Australian Goldfields Open....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/trump-triumph-in-australian-goldfields-open_sto4315879/story.shtml
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Neil Robertson secured his passage into the semi-finals of the Australian Goldfields Open with a 5-2 win over Robert Milkins....
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Neil Robertson’s quest to secure the Australian Open continued as he beat Jamie Jones 5-0 to progress to the next round....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/robertson-trump-progress-to-the-next-round_sto4312372/story.shtml
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Round-up: Judd Trump progressed to the last 16 of the Australian Open courtesy of a 5-2 win against Rory McLeod in Bendigo....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/trump-murphy-through-to-last-16_sto4311303/story.shtml
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It was a very bad day for Scotland at the Australian Open on Tuesday as John Higgins, Stephen Maguire and Scott Donaldson all crashed out in the last 16....
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John Higgins was the standout performer on day one of the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/higgins-opens-australian-bid-with-victory_sto4309373/story.shtml
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At one point it looked like Robertson was going to win comfortably, leading Perry 8-6 towards the end of the evening's session.
Perry, who turns 40 in August and was appearing in his first ranking final since 2001, fought back in the following two frames to level the match at 8-8.
The 2008 world semifinalist then took the lead with the highest break
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Neil Roberton beat Joe Perry 10-9 in a nailbiting final to claim the Wuxi Classic in China for the second year running....
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Neil Robertson charged into the final of the Wuxi Classic with a 6-3 victory over Barry Hawkins in China....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/robertson-to-face-perry-in-china-final_sto4306657/story.shtml
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Martin Gould potted the final black to edge a tense finale with Stephen Maguire and progress to the semi-finals of the Wuxi Classic with a 5-4 win....
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World champion Mark Selby was a surprise casualty in the second round at the Wuxi Classic as he crashed out to Liang Wenbo....
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"We always welcome snooker’s professional elite to club players to come and enjoy our facilities, and this no exception!
The world’s leading Pro Am Snooker Championship returns for its Fifth year. We look forward to welcoming domestic players from around the United Kingdom, but equally look forward to welcoming many overseas friends too.
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Big thanks to Monique Limbos for all her photos throughout this year's event. Click here for all the results from the Dafabet World Snooker Championship 2014.
Mark Selby has won his first World Snooker Championship title and becomes only the ninth player to have obtained the 'Triple Crown' of major tournaments after putting in a spirited
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Read more: Selby beats O'Sullivan for his first World Snooker Championship title
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Read more: World Championship 2014 - O'Sullivan edges past Perry
Find out more about the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association here.
Players from 13 countries descended on Leeds in a bid to dethrone the Queen of Ladies’ Snooker but left paying homage to the 28-year-old who has reigned for a decade.
Evans, from Dudley, West Midlands, defeated two-time IBSF world champion Ng On Yee (Hong Kong) 6-0 in
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Read more: Reanne Evans wins 10th successive women's world title
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Read more: World Championship 2014 - Wonder Wasley shocks Ding
Photos courtesy of Monique Limbos. Click here for the draw, schedule and all the results from the Dafabet World Snooker Championship 2014.
1997 World Champion Ken Doherty hadn't won a match at the Crucible since reaching the quarterfinals in 2006, he more than made up for that poor record today after winning seven frames in a row to beat Stuart
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Read more: World Championship 2014 - Crafty Ken bashes Bingham
Photos courtesy of Monique Limbos. Click here for the draw, schedule and all the results from the Dafabet World Snooker Championship 2014.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's quest to win a third successive World Snooker Championship title is well on course after the Rocket wasn't at his best, but still impressed in beating Robin Hull 10-4 on the opening day at
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Read more: World Championship 2014 - O'Sullivan eases past Hull
For the full draw from the Dafabet World Snooker Championship 2014 head to Snooker.org.
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Robin Hull (April 19 10am & 7pm)
Joe Perry v Jamie Burnett (April 20 10am & April 21 10am)
Shaun Murphy v Jamie Cope (April 19 2.30pm & April 20 7pm)
Marco Fu v Martin Gould (April 22 10am & April 23 2.30pm)
Barry Hawkins v Dave
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Read more: World Championship 2014 - First round draw schedule
Click here for photos from the International Championship, courtesty of Yu Yan and Tai Chengzhe. For all the results from the tournament, click here.
Ding Junhui suprised many earlier in the season, winning a second ranking title in China (Shanghai Masters) after years of struggling at events in his home nation.
He followed this up straight away
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China's Liang Wenbo burst onto the pro snooker scene midway through the last decade, reaching the World Championship quarter-finals in 2006 and making it to the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2009.
Apart from winning the World Cup in 2011 with compatriot Ding Junhui, the 26-year-old Liang has done little of note, struggling for consistancy, and
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Stephen Lee's final appearance at the Crucible last year.
Stephen Lee was one of the 'golden generation' of snooker players turning professional in the early 1990's that included world champions Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams, with many commentators saying he had 'the best cue-action' the game had seen.
The 38-year-old won five
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Read more: Stephen Lee given 12-year ban from professional snooker
Shanghai Masters runner-up Xiao Guodong and champion Ding Junhui
Photos in this article are courtesty of World Snooker's Tai Chengzhe. Click here for all the results from the Shanghai Masters.
Since players like Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo came to the forefront of snooker after Ding's victory in the 2005 China Open 2005, many of them have emerged
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Mark Davis won his first Six-Red World Championship title in Killarney in 2009 which heralded what many believe to be the real start of the 41-year-old's pro snooker career.
Since then the Sussex potter reached three ranking event semi-finals (including last year's UK Championship) and this week in Bangkok he added another impressive victory to his
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Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed a sensational fifth World Snooker Championship title last May and today at the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth, Germany, he got his first trophy of the season, beating Gerard Greene 4-0 in the final. Check out all the results from the event here.
The tournament which was set up in honour of departed young star Paul Hunter,
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Check out my photos from the Bluebell Wood Open pro rounds here. Click here for all of the results from the event.
WPBSA Chairman Jason Fergson & Bluebell Wood Open champion Ricky Walden
Since winning last year's Wuxi Classic, Ricky Walden has been slowly playing himself back in to form and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship at
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There's a storm coming to India!
After failing to qualify for the Shanghai Masters just a few days earlier, Sean "The Storm" O'Sullivan bounced back straight away, putting in a heroic performance to beat practice partner Martin Gould 4-3 at the Doncaster Dome to qualify for the Indian Open in Dehli, his first ranking event venue.
O'Sullivan
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Read more: O'Sullivan qualifies for his first ranking event venue, the Indian Open
Mark Williams looks to have finally found some form after close to two years without a professional event victory, beating Mark Selby 4-3 to win the first Rotterdam Open (European Tour Event 2) in the Netherlands.
The two-times World Champion narrowly made it through his semi-final against David Gilbert 4-3 to set up a final
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Read more: Mark Williams breaks trophy drought at the Rotterdam Open
Today the Billiard and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) signed a three-year contract to stage the Indian Open ranking event in Dehli on October 14-18th, which will give many fans of the sport in the densely populated country a chance to see snooker's top stars up close.
Read the full announcement here.
This will also give great chance for Indian
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Since winning the 2007 Grand Prix, Marco Fu's only ranking title, he has featured in several finals including the 2011 Masters and last season's German Masters, but was unable to find the winning line.
This week at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo he played some of his best snooker in many years, including
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Click here for all the results from the 2013 Pink Ribbon and click here to donate to the official JustGiving page for the tournament.
Since winning the 2008 Championship League and reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship in the same year, Joe Perry had not achieved much to write about, struggling for the consistancy of that season.
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Neil Robertson has gotten over the disappointment of losing in the first round of the World Championship last April by winning the Wuxi Classic in China.
The China Open champion becomes the first person to win back-to-back ranking events in the country by producing possibly his best snooker in a major final, coming from 5-2
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Four-times World Champion John Higgins fell as low as 11th in the rankings after a poor end to the last season. After winning the Shanghai Masters he struggled for consistancy and it culminated in a first round loss to Mark Davis at the Crucible in April.
Having the time off since then has seemed to have down the
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Read more: John Higgins wins season opener at the Bulgarian Open
This year's qualifiers for the first ranking event, the Wuxi Classic held at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, saw the introduction of the new flat structurer system that World Snooker has brought in for the majority of it's ranking events.
It sees the top 64 players seeded to randomly play
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Read more: Wuxi Classic - Legends triumph, Selby Murphy crash out
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Ronnie O'Sullivan looked the most comfortable he has ever been at the Crucible as he outplayed all of his opponents throughout this year's Betfair World Snooker Championship and ultimately defended his title, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final.
The now, five-times world
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Read more: Ronnie O'Sullivan rockets to a fifth world snooker crown
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The opening session of the Betfair World Snooker Championship 2013 final saw possibly the highest standard ever seen at this stage of the Crucible as both defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and first-time finalist Barry Hawkins were both in scintillating and scored
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Read more: World Snooker Championship Final - Rocket edges ahead of the Hawk
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Since winning the Shoot Out last year, world no.14 Barry Hawkins has been in the best form of his professional career and yesterday at the Betfair World Snooker Championship he fulfilled one of the biggest ambititions of every snooker player, to reach the world final.
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Read more: World Snooker Championship - Hawkins sets up O'Sullivan final
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Defending Betfair World Snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan won five out of the eight frames played tonight in his semi-final against Judd Trump, and he will no doubt be thrilled to finish 14-10 overnight.
Trump, not being able to maintain the consistancy that he showed
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Read more: World Snooker Championship - O'Sullivan storms ahead of Trump
Four-times Betfair World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is yet again threatening to retire from professional snooker, after putting in a fantastic 13-4 victory over Stuart Bingham to reach his 10th Crucible semi-final.
Defending champion O'Sullivan hadn't played a
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Read more: World Snooker Championship - O'Sullivan wins match, but threatens retirement
Stephen Maguire was a perfect three wins from three on the opening day of Championship League group five in Essex....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/maguire-off-to-perfect-start-in-essex_sto3608652/story.shtml
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Betfair German Masters finalists; Ali Carter & Marco Fu
Hong Kong's Marco Fu who hasn't lifted a trophy since his 2007 Grand Prix victory, had lead 5-3 at the end of the afternoon session of the Betfair German Masters final, which included a maximum attempt in the
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Read more: German Masters - Captain Carter downs Fu for the title
Ali Carter: Third ranking title for the Essex man
Ali Carter won six out of the last seven frames to defeat Marco Fu in the final of the German Masters in Berlin.
Carter trailed 5-3 after the opening session but emerged with all guns blazing, the Essex cueman opening with his first century of the week with a 116 before following up with a 121 to...- Details
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Ali Carter hit back-to-back centuries on his way to winning six of the last seven frames in a 9-6 victory over a fading Marco Fu in the German Masters final....
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Marco Fu will carry a 5-3 lead into the closing session of the German Masters final against Ali Carter at Berlin's Tempodrom....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/fu-leads-carter-in-german-masters-final_sto3606372/story.shtml
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In the afternoon's first semi-final it was the turn of the only world champion left in the draw; Neil Robertson. He faced the two-times ranking event winner Ali Carter who is looking to add to his trophy cabinet for the first time since the 2010 Shanghai Masters.
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Ali Carter: Essex potter is chasing the third world ranking title of his career in Berlin
Ali Carter booked his place in the final of the Betfair German Masters with a 6-2 victory over Neil Robertson.
Carter took advantage of a poor display from Robertson to advance to Sunday's final, where he will face Marco Fu after he ousted Barry Hawkins 6-4.Form...- Details
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Marco Fu won a four-hour semi-final against Barry Hawkins to set up a German Masters final with Ali Carter in Berlin....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/fu-outlasts-hawkins-to-set-up-carter-final_sto3605542/story.shtml
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Ali Carter battled to a 6-2 victory over Neil Robertson in an error-strewn German Masters semi-final....
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Barry Hawkins: knocked out the world number one in the quarter-finals
Mark Selby saw his bid to win the Betfair German Masters ended at the quarter-final stage by Barry Hawkins.
The world number one, who had landed the UK Championship title in December and the Masters in January, was beaten 5-1 at Berlin's vast Tempodrom venue.Kent cueman Hawkins,...- Details
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Marco Fu: finished off 5-3 win over Peter Lines with break of 80
Peter Lines saw his run at the Betfair German Masters come to an end when he fell to Marco Fu in the last 16.
Lines, 43, knocked out former world champions John Higgins and Ken Doherty in earlier rounds at the Berlin Tempodrom.But the world number 58 from Leeds found Hong Kong potter...- Details
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Judd Trump: Another early exit
Judd Trump's poor run of form continued at the German Masters as he was beaten by Anthony Hamilton.
Since winning the International Championship last November, Trump has suffered first-round exits at the UK Championship and the Masters, and was beaten 5-4 by Hamilton, the current world number 37.Earlier in the day,...- Details
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Neil Robertson came through a scrappy Germans Masters quarter-final against Shaun Murphy to set up a semi against Ali Carter at Berlin's Tempodrom....
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Mark Selby fended off Ding Junhui to book his place in the German Masters last quarter-finals with a 5-3 win in the battle of the British Masters winners....Read more https://au.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-ends-ding-hopes-in-berlin_sto3603542/story.shtml
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Apart from the surprise exit of John Higgins, the first day of competition at the Betfair German Masters produced few notable results with many of the top players progressing.
However day two of the Berlin ranking event was a complete contrast as it saw many of
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A Carter (Eng) 9-6 M Fu (HK)
Semi-finalA Carter (Eng) 6-2 N Robertson (Aus)M Fu (Hkg) 6-4 B Hawkins (Eng)Quarter-finalCarter (Eng) 5-2 M Holt (Eng)
M Fu (Hkg) 5-3 M Stevens (Wal)
N Robertson (Aus) 5-4 S Murphy (Eng)
B Hawkins (Eng) 5-1 M Selby (Eng)Fourth roundN Robertson (Aus) 5-1 A Higginson (Eng)
B Hawkins (Eng) 5-1 M Allen (NIrl)
M Holt (Eng)...
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