THE PROBLEM WITH asking why there have been so many shocks at the Shanghai Masters is that most of them aren’t really shocks at all, at least not of the variety that register high on snooker’s Richter scale.
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RESURGENT McMANUS BEATS O'SULLIVAN
ALAN McMANUS’s 5-3 defeat of Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Shanghai Masters on Monday was a surprise but not a huge shock given McManus’s strong recent form and O’Sullivan’s lack of competitive matchplay.
Read MoreCRUNCH TIME ON SHANGHAI RENEWAL
IT IS an important week for the Shanghai Masters, in more ways than simply what is produced on the table in the biggest tournament of the season to date.
Read MoreADVANI AT THE CROSSROADS ONCE AGAIN
The dilemma facing Pankaj Advani has once again reared its head, with the fine Indian player agonising over whether to play snooker or billiards.
Read MoreEAGER FOR RIGA
Professional snooker’s current hiatus comes to an end with the first European Tour event in Riga, Latvia, which starts with the amateur rounds on Thursday, with the pros coming in on Friday.
Read MoreSUPER TRUMP IS WIZARD OF OZ
JUDD TRUMP’S decision to enter the Australian Goldfields Open for the first time in three years paid off with a 9-5 victory over Neil Robertson in the final in Bendigo on Sunday.
Read MoreDAVIS RELISHING LATE BLOOM
MARK DAVIS’s 5-4 victory over Stuart Bingham in the Australian Goldfields Open quarter-finals on Friday was another good result for one of snooker’s late bloomers.
Read MorePOSITIVE TRUMP OFF AND RUNNING
Judd Trump looked focused and determined during his Bendigo victory over Rory McLeod today.
Read MoreFRIENDS BECOME RIVALS FOR WUXI FINALE
Good friends Joe Perry and Neil Robertson will contest the Wuxi Classic final on Sunday…
Read MoreHERE WE GO AGAIN
It is five weeks since Mark Selby won the World Championship and now Q School and the early season qualifiers are out of the way the time is fast approaching for the return of TV snooker.
Read MoreDING FINED FOR SKIPPING DINNER
DING JUNHUI has been fined £5,000 after failing to attend World Snooker’s annual awards dinner.
Read MoreRANK STUPIDITY?
NEIL ROBERTSON has described the new prize money ranking list, coming into force for the new season, as “a terrible system.”
Read MoreSELBY'S THE DADDY
It’s been a pretty good few weeks for Mark Selby. His beloved Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League, he became world champion for the first time, regained the world no.1 spot and on Wednesday announced that he is to become a father for the first time.
Read MoreMARK SELBY: ON TOP OF THE SNOOKER WORLD
Mark Selby completes his journey from naïve teenager to world snooker champion…
Read MoreDAY OF DESTINY AWAITS FOR O'SULLIVAN OR SELBY
Ronnie O’Sullivan is 10-7 up against Mark Selby as the Dafabet World Championship final resumes today, just as he was against Ali Carter in the 2012 final and Barry Hawkins 12 months ago.
Read MoreTICKET REFUND ISSUE RAISES ITS HEAD AGAIN
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s semi-final victory over Barry Hawkins with a session to spare meant an extra headache for tournament director Mike Ganley sorting out an exhibition
Read MoreWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: FINAL PREVIEW
So after 15 bruising, dramatic and at times emotional days in Sheffield we have our finalists. The Dafabet World Championship is now a straight fight between Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Read MoreSERENE O'SULLIVAN MOTORS ON
Ronnie O’Sullivan is proceeding serenely towards a sixth world title but doesn’t need to apologise for his excellence…
Read MoreROBERTSON PROVIDES GREAT CRUCIBLE MOMENT
NEIL Robertson's historic 100th century of the season, occurring as it did on the biggest stage with the window closing, WAS the equal of a Crucible 147
Read MoreWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: SEMI-FINALS PREVIEW
We’re down to the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Championship, with just four players left at the Crucible on Sheffield chasing down the £300,000 first prize.
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