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Gloucestershire’s Jack Lisowski produced a sublime display in the Masters to beat Iran’s Hossein Vafaei 6-4 and set up a semi-final with two-time champion Mark Williams. Alexandra Palace had not previously been a happy hunting ground for Lisowski, who won just four frames in his previous three appearances, including meek 6-1 defeats to both Ding […]
Jack Lisowski produced a composed display in the opening round of the 2023 Masters to see off former champion John Higgins 6-3 and claim his first victory at the Masters. In previous years, the Gloucestershire cueman has suffered some chastening experiences, winning just four frames in his previous three appearances. In his debut in 2019 […]
Chinese snooker player Yan Bingtao has been suspended from competing at the World Snooker tour due to an investigation into match fixing. Embed from Getty Images The 22-year-old became the youngest Masters Champion in 26 years last year, when he beat John Higgins 10-8 in the final. He was just 20 years old at the […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan withstood a 147 break from Judd Trump to win his fourth Champion of Champions at the University of Bolton Stadium. The seven-time world champion raced into a 6-1 lead before Trump’s seventh maximum break of his career, which saw no acknowledgement from his opponent – something O’Sullivan has been criticised for. And after […]
Gloucester snooker professional Robert Milkins will continue his preparations for this year’s World Championship as he takes to the baize at the WST Pro Series in Milton Keynes tomorrow. Milkins has had a solid if not spectacular campaign on the tour, reaching the quarter-finals of the Snooker Shoot Out, the last 16 of the World […]
The 2021 Snooker Shoot Out is well underway and there was another batch of games this afternoon to get our teeth stuck into. The fast-paced event always gets the pulse racing, and day one yesterday was no different with plenty of close finishes in the ten minute frames. Mark Allen stole the show with a […]