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Williams beats Murphy to win title

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:00:10 GMT

Mark Williams defeated Shaun Murphy to claim the spoils in week two of the Premier League snooker season in Guildford. The Welshman beat Murphy 3-1, finishing the final in style by scoring a century after previously whitewashing Jimmy White 3-0 in the semis.The victory means Williams is now level with compatriot Matthew Stevens at the top of the table and the two-time world champion believes his ability to win tight frames made the difference in the final."Even though I won 3-1,..... read more

Williams beats Murphy to win title

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:00:10 GMT

Higgins greedy for more titles

Tue, 03 May 2011 10:50:10 GMT

John Higgins says he wants to go on and win seven World titles after claiming his fourth with an amazing victory over Judd Trump. The 35-year-old looked up against it as the young Englishman took a 12-9 lead midway through the penultimate session but the Scot rallied to show his class and experience to secure an 18-15 success and lift the trophy once against the Crucible.Higgins' career appeared in tatters just 12 months ago as he was banned for six months..... read more

Trump downs Ding to reach final

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:50:10 GMT

Judd Trump admitted his nerves were frayed after reaching the World Championship final with victory over Ding Junhui. The 21-year-old had to come through qualifying to play in Sheffield but he now has the chance to win the greatest tournament of all after a superb display to down the talented Chinese star at the Crucible.The Bristol man fell 15-14 behind in mid-afternoon but took three frames in a row to clinch a high-class match and book a final place against..... read more

Higgins hits back to lead Crucible semi

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:40:10 GMT

John Higgins overhauled Mark Williams' overnight lead to carry a two frame advantage of his own into tonight's final semi-final. Welshman Williams resumed 9-7 up at the Crucible, but it was a nervy and error-strewn start to proceedings today from both players as they shared the first four frames before the mid-session interval.Williams' made the highest break of the session with a 70 to go 10-8 up, but he slipped a frame behind at 12-11 when his errors became costly.Despite a..... read more

Hendry vows to carry on playing

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:30:10 GMT

Stephen Hendry says he still loves playing snooker and vowed to continue for another year, despite recently hinting at retirement. The 42-year-old seven-time world champion appeared set to end his illustrious career in the sport following his 13-4 defeat at the hands of Mark Selby in the second round of the ongoing World Snooker Championships at the Crucible in Sheffield.However, having had time to ponder his future, Hendry revealed that he will carry on playing for at least another year.Speaking while..... read more

Williams beats off Allen to reach semi

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:50:10 GMT

Mark Williams booked his place in the semi-finals of snooker's World Championship with a 13-5 victory over Mark Allen. The world number three was leading 11-5 going into Wednesday morning's session at the Crucible in Sheffield and he quickly sealed the match by taking the opening two frames in less than an hour. Williams will have to wait for the outcome of the quarter-final clash between Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, which is finely poised at 4-4, to find out who he will..... read more

Hendry decision 'in the summer'

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:10:10 GMT

Mark Selby took just one frame on Monday to secure a 'special' win over Stephen Hendry to make the World Championship quarter-finals. Selby had led 12-4 overnight but capitalised on a mistake from his opponent to reel off a break of 81 to secure his progress at the first time of asking in the day's session.'The Jester from Leicester' became the first player to amass six century breaks in a 25-frame contest in the process, and has now scored 54 in..... read more

Trump confident of Crucible success

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:20:10 GMT

Judd Trump claims he has what it takes to win the World Championship after reaching the quarter-finals by beating Martin Gould. The current China Open champion made light work of Gould as he continued his fine recent form, adding Gould to his list of scalps after knocking world champion Neil Robertson out in the first round.Having put himself 11-5 up on Friday night, Trump made no mistakes on Saturday as a break of 67 put him on the path to victory,..... read more

Williams slams cost-cutting measures

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:50:10 GMT

Mark Williams has criticised the sport's governing body for removing the prize money for a maximum break at the World Championship. The two-time world champion completed a 13-4 rout of Jamie Cope on Friday night to book his first World Championship quarter-final appearance for five years.However, Williams has criticised the governing body for withdrawing the prize money for a maximum break.The Welsh Potting Machine feels that the sport, and the fans, could suffer as a result as he does not believes..... read more