After three days of Ronnie O'Sullivan headlines, the remaining 16 players prepare to do battle in a BetVictor Welsh Open that is shaping up very nicely indeed.
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GOULD DEDICATES TITLE TO MEMORY OF CHERISHED MUM
Martin Gould dedicated his first ranking title success to the memory of his late mother after winning the German Masters on Sunday night.
Read MoreFAMOUS BELGIANS LIST LUCA WOULD LOVE TO JOIN
Luca Brecel is bidding either in Berlin or in the future to enter that renowned pantheon of ‘famous Belgians’. Here is Inside Snooker’s own selection on what he is up against to crack it:
Tintin (and creator Herge); fictional detective Hercule Poirot; five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx; legendary singer Plastic Bertrand of ‘Ca plane pour moi’ fame; the current Belgium national football team especially Eden Hazard and Vincent Kompany but not Christian Benteke; crap film king Jean-Claude van Damme; Audrey Hepburn (are you sure?); tennis champion Kim Clijsters, and last but not least Baroque painter Rubens.
BRECEL V GOULD FOR A FIRST RANKING TITLE
The final of this year’s German Masters will be between Belgium’s Luca Brecel and England’s Martin Gould – and that means there will be a new ranking event winner on Sunday night.
Read MoreFINAL FOUR PREPARE TO DO BATTLE IN BERLIN
This year’s German Masters quarter-finals would have had to go some to beat last year’s for drama and entertainment – but they have certainly thrown up a fascinating semi-final line-up.
Read MoreFINAL FOUR EYEING CARDIFF PRIZE
THE SEMI-FINALS of the BetVictor Welsh Open feature two all-time greats, a player through to his first major semi-final and a teenager beginning to realise his potential.
Read MoreWILSON AND BRECEL MAKE WELSH QUARTERS
ALTHOUGH TOP LEVEL professional snooker undoubtedly relies on star names for their pulling power, it’s nice to see a few different faces contesting the quarter-finals of the BetVictor Welsh Open.
Read MoreBRECEL TO FACE SELBY IN CARDIFF
Belgian teenager Luca Brecel faces world champion Mark Selby in the last 16 of the Welsh Open at Cardiff on Thursday.
Read MoreBRECEL HOPING HENRY COACHING REUNION WILL HELP
LUCA Brecel has attempted to address a slightly stalled career after a much-hyped arrival on the tour scene by re-hiring former coach Chris Henry.
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