Month: January 2023
Mark Williams launches his 25th Masters campaign when he locks horns with David Gilbert at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday. The two-time champion and two-time semi-finalist go head to head for the right to play Ronnie O’Sullivan in the quarter-finals later this week. Williams, who lifted the trophy in 1998 and 2003, is set to play […]
Mark Allen aims to maintain his blistering start to the season against Barry Hawkins in the Masters first round on Tuesday. The 2018 champion and two-time finalist go head to head in a battle of the left-handers at the Alexandra Palace. Allen has been the player of the season thus far, racing clear at the […]
Jack Lisowski ended his wait for a first Masters victory after seeing off John Higgins 6-3 in the opening round on Monday. The world number 12 had failed to win on his three previous appearances at snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, with only John Virgo (six), Martin Clark and Joe Swail (both four) appearing more […]
Jack Lisowski is targeting his first Masters victory when he faces John Higgins in the opening round on Monday. The pair collide at the Alexandra Palace for the right to face debutant Hossein Vafaei in the Quarter-Finals later this week. Lisowski is hoping for a change of fortunes having suffered first-round defeats in each of […]
The 2023 Masters has reached the quarter-final stage with several big names already falling at Alexandra Palace. Reigning champion Neil Robertson, who sealed his second Masters title with victory over Barry Hawkins in the 2022 final, was beaten by Shaun Murphy in round one, while the likes of Mark Selby, John Higgins and Mark Allen […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his quest for an eighth Masters crown against Luca Brecel at the Alexandra Palace on Monday. The seven-time champion is the most successful player in the history of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, while he also leads the way in final appearances (13), centuries (80) and matches played (77). Also the winner […]
Hossein Vafaei enjoyed a Masters debut to remember after downing three-time champion Mark Selby 6-2 at the Alexandra Palace. The Iranian was a late call-up for this year’s edition of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event following Zhao Xintong’s suspension as part of the ongoing match-fixing investigation. Nevertheless, he fully capitalised on his unexpected opportunity to […]
Mark Selby aims to avoid a third successive defeat against Hossein Vafaei when they lock horns in the Masters first round on Sunday. The Prince of Persia has prevailed in each of the last two meetings between the players, with both coming in the past two editions of the UK Championship. And Vafaei has been […]
Neil Robertson launches the defence of his Masters title with a show-down against former champion Shaun Murphy at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. A repeat of two previous Masters finals sees the two Triple Crown winners collide in a mouth-watering curtain-raiser to this year’s tournament. Robertson defeated Murphy 10-6 in the final to first lift this […]