Month: January 2022
Ronnie O’Sullivan stormed to a 6-1 rout of Jack Lisowski to book his place in the Quarter-Finals of The 2022 Masters on Tuesday, as Mark Selby saw off Stephen Maguire. Crowd favourite O’Sullivan delighted a sell-out Alexandra Palace audience with a dominant display to kick-start his quest for an eighth Masters title. The recent World […]
Mark Selby and Stephen Maguire face off in the opening round of The Masters for the third time in four years as they return to Alexandra Palace on Tuesday night. A repeat of last year’s show-down behind closed doors in Milton Keynes sees Selby bidding for revenge over the Scotsman to start the new year […]
Mark Selby admits he “can’t wait to get back” to playing in front a full-capacity crowd in what will be the 10th staging of the Masters at Alexandra Palace. The Jester launches his quest for a fourth crown against Stephen Maguire on Tuesday, having lifted the trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013. And the reigning […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan marks his Masters return at Alexandra Palace with a tasty clash against Jack Lisowski on Tuesday. O’Sullivan is the record seven-time Masters champion and boasts a prolific strike rate in the sport’s most prestigious invitational with 13 finals from 26 appearances. The 46-year-old will make the short trip from Essex to Ally Pally […]
Barry Hawkins got the better of Shaun Murphy once again at the Masters as he claimed a 6-2 victory at Alexandra Palace on Monday. The Hawk completed a hat-trick of wins over the Magician in snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, having also prevailed when they met at this stage in 2017 and 2019. Returning to […]
Barry Hawkins is targeting a third successive Masters victory over Shaun Murphy when the pair lock horns in the opening round on Monday. Both players arrive at Alexandra Palace for snooker’s most prestigious invitational event having endured quiet seasons to date. Albeit struggling with neck and back problems, Murphy has suffered first-round exits at the […]
To celebrate the 10th staging of the Masters at Alexandra Palace, we’re looking back at some of the most memorable moments from snooker’s most prestigious invitational event in N22. Today, we go back to 2017 and Liang Wenbo’s costly missed black. It was a record-breaking year for Ronnie O’Sullivan as he became the most successful […]
John Higgins begins his latest quest to complete a hat-trick of Masters titles against debutant Zhao Xintong at Alexandra Palace on Monday. Winner of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event in 1998 and 2006, the Wizard came within two frames of doing so 12 months ago, narrowly losing 10-8 to Yan Bingtao in the final. Higgins […]
Neil Robertson advanced to the Masters quarter-finals following a 6-3 victory over Anthony McGill at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. The Australian triumphed in snooker’s most prestigious invitational event 10 years ago, defeating Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final to become the fourth overseas champion after Cliff Thorburn and Ding Junhui. But Robertson, who reached a […]