Tag: Scottish Open
Luca Brecel ended a four-year wait for a ranking title by defeating John Higgins 9-5 to claim the Scottish Open crown on Sunday. Brecel, who first triumphed at the 2017 China Championship, atoned for his defeat in the UK Championship final seven days ago by pulling off a dominant win over Higgins to claim the […]
John Higgins and Luca Brecel go head-to-head for the right to be crowned 2021 Scottish Open champion on Sunday. Both players are no strangers to ranking event finals this season, with Higgins appearing in his third, while Brecel finds himself in a second ranking final in the space of seven days. Higgins is looking to […]
John Higgins will play Luca Brecel in the 2021 Scottish Open final following a 6-1 demolition of Ronnie O’Sullivan in Llandudno. The four-time World champion emphatically booked a place in the 54th ranking event final of his glittering career at Venue Cymru on Saturday. Higgins had overcome O’Sullivan in four of the five editions of […]
Anthony McGill and Luca Brecel go head to head at Venue Cymru for the right to face John Higgins in the 2021 Scottish Open final. The four-time World champion awaits the winner of the second semi-final in Llandudno, following a comprehensive 6-1 rout of Ronnie O’Sullivan earlier on Saturday in which he made breaks of […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins renew their box office rivalry in the Semi-Finals of the 2021 Scottish Open on Saturday. The third televised meeting between the two ‘Class of 92’ stars in the space of a month sees O’Sullivan bidding to avenge back-to-back defeats at the hands of the Scot. Both players are vying to […]
John Higgins set up another showdown with Ronnie O’Sullivan after producing an inspired turnaround against David Gilbert in the Scottish Open quarter-finals on Friday. The four-time World champion is through to his third semi-final in as many Home Nations events, but was made to work hard for victory at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. Indeed, Gilbert […]
John Higgins is seeking his seventh straight victory over David Gilbert when they clash in the Scottish Open quarter-finals on Friday. Two of the season’s form players go head to head at Venue Cymru for the right to face Ronnie O’Sullivan in the last four. Runner-up in three tournaments already this season, Higgins will be […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan aims to continue his perfect record against Li Hang when they collide in the Scottish Open quarter-finals on Friday. The Rocket has prevailed in each of the three previous meetings between the players. Two of those have come in this Home Nations event, including a 6-4 victory in last year’s semi-finals. O’Sullivan was […]
Mark Selby’s two-year reign as Scottish Open champion is over following a 4-3 defeat by Anthony McGill in Llandudno. The two-time champion had never lost a match at the Home Nations event, winning 17 on the bounce. However, Selby’s dominance has come to an end after McGill held his nerve to send the Jester packing […]