Tag: Masters Snooker
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 […]
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. Here, we relieve Marco Fu’s magical maximum break from 2015. So many of snooker’s most memorable moments had been created at the Masters but, incredibly, just […]
Neil Robertson begins his latest quest for a second Masters title when he plays Anthony McGill at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. It is now 10 years since the Thunder lifted the trophy in what was the first staging of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event at the Ally Pally. The Australian defeated Shaun Murphy 10-6 in […]
Yan Bingtao launches his Masters title defence against Mark Williams as snooker’s most prestigious invitational event commences at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. The Tiger lifted the trophy at the first attempt in remarkable fashion at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes 12 months ago. He reached the final following a hat-trick of 6-5 victories over […]
Masters Snooker returns to Alexandra Palace in 2022 and a live stream is available for all matches online. The star-studded tournament sees the world’s top 16 cueists competing from January 9-16 for £725,000 in prize money and the iconic Paul Hunter Trophy. An ever-present on the snooker calendar since 1975, the Masters has provided some […]