Tag: British Open
The eight remaining hopefuls lock horns at the 2021 British Open on Saturday for the right to reach the final in Leicester. A thrilling week of quick-fire action at the Morningside Arena has already produced two maximum breaks and a whole host of upsets. Four of the eight players left standing are bidding to claim […]
Ali Carter became the second player to make a maximum break at the 2021 British Open, but was beaten by Elliot Slessor in the Last 16. Just four days after John Higgins had produced a 147 at the Morningside Arena, Carter followed suit with his third career maximum. However, it would prove to be The […]
Birthday boy Judd Trump will look to continue his perfect record against Elliot Slessor when they lock horns in the British Open third round on Friday. It is transition day at the Morningside Arena in Leicester with the 32 remaining players being whittled down to eight over two rounds. World number one Trump headlines the […]
Mark Selby’s quest to reclaim the world number one ranking ended after suffering a 3-0 defeat by Ali Carter in the British Open second round on Thursday. It is now two years since the Jester stood atop the world rankings, with Judd Trump occupying the summit since. Nevertheless, the World champion had a chance to […]
Gary Wilson has described his Second Round match against Stephen Hendry at the British Open as “an embarrassment”. World number 33 Wilson ran out a comfortable 3-0 winner at the Morningside Arena in Leicester in a match to forget for both players. Hendry, appearing in his first event of the season, failed to punish his […]
Judd Trump and Mark Selby resume their battle to be world number one as the British Open continues on Thursday. The second round draws to a conclusion at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, where just 32 players will remain by the close of play. World number one since August 2019, Trump’s reign at the summit […]
Stephen Hendry aims to roll back the years when he takes on Gary Wilson in the Second Round of the 2021 British Open in Leicester on Thursday. Hendry secured his first win of the 2021/22 season on Tuesday as he edged out Chris Wakelin 3-2 at the Morningside Arena. The seven-time World Champion made a […]
Mark Allen crashed out of the British Open after suffering a 3-2 defeat against Hossein Vafaei in the second round on Wednesday. The world number 11 was the highest-profile casualty on day three at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Allen boasted a perfect record against the Iranian, winning each of their four previous meetings. The […]
Stephen Maguire headlines the action as the second round of the British Open gets underway in Leicester on Wednesday. The world number nine is the highest-ranked player on display at the Morningside Arena, where the first round will also draw to a conclusion. One of a handful of players to appear in the last staging […]