Wakelin denies Belgian teen Leclercq to claim Snooker Shoot Out
Chris Wakelin dashed the dream of Belgian teenager Julien Leclercq to clinch victory in the one-frame BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester.
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Ken Doherty finds form to book English Open spot
Ken Doherty secured a place at the English Open this afternoon with a 4-1 victory over Robbie Williams in Leicester.
Mark Allen continues defence as he races into quarter-finals in Belfast
Mark Allen wasted little time as he continued the defence of his Northern Ireland Open with a straightforward 4-0 win over Xiao Guodong in Belfast.
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.
Northern Ireland Open snooker 2022 LIVE – Ronnie O'Sullivan in action before Neil Robertson in afternoon
Action packed schedule Ad What a line up we have today at the Northern Ireland Open with Ronnie O'Sullivan heading up the billing in Belfast. Northern Ireland Open‘We should be finished!’ – Higgins unsure why younger players are struggling to make breakthrough18 HOURS AGO 10:00 Lyu Haotian v Mark King Elliot Slessor v Yan Bingtao Tian Pengfei v Martin Gould 13:00 Dominic Dale v Zhou Yuelong David Grace v Ronnie O'Sullivan Xiao Guodong v Hossein Vafaei 14:00 Jimmy Robertson v Mark Williams Neil Robertson v John Astley Li Hang v Jordan Brown 19:00 Michael White v Barry Hawkins Hammah Miah v Mark Selby Trump/Hill v Tom Ford 20:00 Mark Allen v Andy Lee Stephen Maguire v Kyren Wilson David Lilley v David Gilbert Referee drama with White Ronnie O’Sullivan believes the behaviour of referee Ben Williams was “uncalled for” after a spat between the official and Jimmy White. In the fourth frame of White’s second round match against Luca Brecel at the Northern Ireland Open, which he lost 4-0, Williams wrongly called which ball The Whirlwind was going for.
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.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh overcomes Jordan Brown to qualify for Scottish Open snooker, Hossein Vafaei and Martin Gould through
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh finished with a break of 84 to complete a 4-3 win over former Welsh Open champion Jordan Brown in Scottish Open qualifying on Wednesday. The Thai player compiled a 104 break to level at 2-2 before Brown rolled in 64 to move 3-2 clear.
Matthew Stevens overpowers Stephen Maguire to reach British Open last 64
Matthew Stevens produced some vintage form to complete a 4-1 win over former UK holder Stephen Maguire in British Open qualifying. The 2000 and 2005 world finalist rolled in breaks of 77, 56, 60 and 71 with Maguire finding the heat too much at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan.