Doherty to face Reanne Evans in World C'ship qualifiers
Ken Doherty will begin his latest World Championship quest against 12-time women's world champion Reanne Evans in the opening qualifying round.
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Mark Selby whitewashes Ali Carter to reach WST Classic snooker final
Mark Selby buried Ali Carter under a barrage of breaks to reach the final of the WST Classic in Leicester with a 5-0 whitewash in a one-sided semi-final. The four-time world champion is chasing a first ranking title in his home city and produced a relentless display of scoring with knocks of 95, 138, 65 and 89 enough to book his spot in the inaugural Classic final at 7pm UK time on Wednesday night.
White confident of Crucible return after WST exit
Jimmy White is confident of making a return to the World Championship next month as he believes he is playing too well not to qualify. White has not reached the final stages of the tournament since 2006 but heads into the qualifiers starting on April 3 in bullish mood after a run of good performances, even after his hopes of making a ranking event quarter-final appearance at the age of 60 were ended by Pang Junxu at the WST Classic in Leicester.
Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for snooker legend at WST Classic
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White continued his remarkable return to form with a 4-2 victory over Masters champion Judd Trump in the last 32 of the inaugural WST Classic in Leicester. The six-time world finalist followed up his opening 4-2 win over 2006 world champion Graeme Dott and 4-3 victory against former Welsh Open winner Joe Perry in the second round with another assured display of typical grit against Trump on Tuesday morning to reach the last 16. Ad Trump had threatened to recover from trailing 3-0 after piecing together 73 in the fifth frame, but White maintained his composure on the colours to see out another fine performance and reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time this season.
Jimmy White ends Judd Trump's Tour Championship hopes with stunning victory for legend at WST Classic
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White continued his remarkable return to form with a 4-2 victory over Masters champion Judd Trump in the last 32 of the inaugural WST Classic in Leicester. The six-time world finalist followed up his opening 4-2 win over 2006 world champion Graeme Dott and 4-3 victory against former Welsh Open winner Joe Perry in the second round with another assured display of typical grit against Trump on Tuesday morning to reach the last 16. Ad Trump had threatened to recover from trailing 3-0 after piecing together 73 in the fifth frame, but White maintained his composure on the colours to see out another fine performance and reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time this season.
White lands shock win over Trump in WST Classic
Jimmy White recorded one of his best victories in the last decade after knocking out Judd Trump in third round of the WST Classic in Leicester.
Ronnie O'Sullivan opens WST Classic with victory, Judd Trump joins snooker 900 club, Jimmy White comeback glory
World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan got his WST Classic campaign up and running with two sparkling centuries in a 4-2 win over Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim on Friday in Leicester. The world No. 1 needs to win the inaugural event and £80,000 first prize at the Morningside Arena to keep alive any prospect of qualifying for the eight-man Tour Championship in Hull at the end of the month (March 27-2 April).
O'Sullivan through at Classic as Trump joins 900 club
Ronnie O'Sullivan made safe progress into the second round of the inaugural World Snooker Tour Classic in Leicester, while there was a milestone for Judd Trump as he also advanced.