Mark Selby advances to Champion of Champions semi-finals
Mark Selby booked his place in the Cazoo Champion of Champions semi-finals with a 6-4 victory over John Higgins in Bolton.
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Fergal O'Brien fails to qualify for English Open
Fergal O'Brien has failed in his attempt to qualify for the English Open after being outclassed in a 4-0 defeat to Chang Bingyu in Leicester.
Northern Ireland Open 2022 LIVE - John Higgins in action with Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and Mark Williams to come
Welcome Ad Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the 2022 Northern Ireland Open — we'll be here with live comments from 12:45 BST. Northern Ireland OpenAllen beats Lee in late-night finish to keep title defence hopes alive10 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan reveals snooker 'not main priority' Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed he is writing a new book and that snooker is “not the main priority” for him right now following his shock defeat to David Grace at the Northern Ireland Open.
Mark Selby fights off Hammad Miah in scrappy match to reach the last 16 of Northern Ireland Open
Mark Selby left Hammad Miah extremely frustrated in a scrappy contest as he took a 4-2 victory to reach the last 16 at the Northern Ireland Open. Miah had chances to win every frame, but couldn’t take them and was punished for his mistakes which meant he was 3-0 down after losing two frames on the final black. Ad He fought back to 3-2, but lost the next frame to Selby, who will play Michael White in the next round on Thursday.
‘We should be finished!’ – John Higgins unsure why younger snooker players are struggling to make breakthrough
John Higgins believes himself, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams “should be finished” and is unsure why younger players have been unable to breakthrough the ranks. The Class of '92 have been consistently among snooker’s elite for three decades, with 14 world titles between them. Ad Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams made up three of the four semi-finalists at this year’s World Championship in Sheffield.
Northern Ireland Open 2022: Luca Brecel takes dominant victory after Jimmy White has spat with referee
Luca Brecel cruised to a 4-0 victory against Jimmy White, who was given a warning by the referee, in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open. In the fourth and final frame of the match, White called that he was going for the brown ball when playing a safety shot. Ad However, referee Ben Williams wrongly called “blue ball” then corrected himself by saying “brown ball” and started laughing.
Fergal O'Brien realistic over what the future holds
By his own admission, things have to change.
Northern Ireland Open 2022 snooker LIVE – John Higgins targets third round, Jimmy White to follow
O'Sullivan believes 'amazing' Williams can win another world title Ad Mark Williams is one of the great left-handed players in sport, and Ronnie O’Sullivan has compared him to another brilliant leftie in golf superstar Phil Mickelson. Northern Ireland Open'He lacks that killer instinct' — O'Sullivan claims Robertson needs 'nastiness'21 HOURS AGO Williams is still going strong at the age of 47, having won his third world title in 2018 and continuing to produce results.