Month: November 2022
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui renew their friendly rivalry in a mouth-watering UK Championship quarter-final on Friday. As well as a huge level of mutual respect, the two players also share 10 UK titles between them as they collide for a place in the semi-finals at the York Barbican. The head-to-head record, which stretches back […]
Shaun Murphy battled through injury with an inspired comeback denying Judd Trump and securing his UK Championship quarter-final place. The Magician sparked concern that he would withdraw ahead of the blockbuster clash at the York Barbican, having tweeted that he was struggling with an ongoing neck and back issue. The 2008 champion looked increasingly comfortable […]
Shaun Murphy has issued a scathing response to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s remarks at the UK Championship, accusing the seven-time World Champion of not doing enough to promote the sport. O’Sullivan had admitted during a live BBC post-match interview in York that he “didn’t enjoy playing snooker” and that the sport was “insignificant”. Murphy was present alongside […]
Shaun Murphy will hope to shake off injury problems ahead of facing Judd Trump at the UK Championship on Thursday. It promises to be a mouth-watering clash between two of snooker’s Triple Crown winners at the York Barbican, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Both players have reached the final three times at […]
Mark Allen overcame the “freezing” conditions to book his UK Championship quarter-final place with a 6-3 win over Kyren Wilson. The Pistol prevailed in the battle between two of the top three players on this season’s one-year list to reach the last eight of this event for the sixth time. Despite falling 2-0 behind – […]
Kyren Wilson and Mark Allen go head to head in a mouth-watering last-16 clash at the UK Championship on Wednesday. The players respectively ranked seventh and ninth in the world collide at the York Barbican for a place in the quarter-finals, where a showdown with either Ryan Day or Sam Craigie awaits. Both men are […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan looks to maintain his dominant record over Zhou Yuelong when they collide in the UK Championship on Wednesday. The Rocket has prevailed in all three of his previous meetings with the Chinese ace, including a 6-0 whitewash in the last 32 of this competition in 2018, while winning 14 of the 16 frames […]
Hossein Vafaei admits qualifying for the Masters would be “such a big achievement” after knocking Mark Selby out of the UK Championship. The Prince of Persia denied the two-time champion at the York Barbican for the second year running, hitting breaks of 119, 88 and 80 to prevail a 6-4 winner on Tuesday. Vafaei became […]
Mark Selby and Hossein Vafaei lock horns in the UK Championship for a third successive year when they collide in the Last 32 on Tuesday. Both players are eyeing one of the final two available places in the last 16 at the York Barbican, where a showdown with Jack Lisowski awaits. It will be the […]