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Jiangsu Snooker Classic Starts Today

June 3, 2009 / The_Teach / One comment

Twelve high quality snooker players are in action from this morning, including four Chinese, in the 2009 Wuzhou International Group World Snooker Jiangsu Classic (that is the full title!)

Three former World Champions in Stephen Hendry, Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy are joined by defending Jiangsu Classic Champion and crowd favourite, Ding Junhui.

Completing the line up top 16 stars, Marco Fu, Mark Selby, Mark Allen, Joe Perry, Ali Carter and Ryan Day and two other Chinese players in Jin Long and Li Hang.

The invitational tournament was first held in 2008 and was won by Ding Junhui, he will be looking to lift the title on home soil once again but faces some very stern opposition from some of snooker best known players.

Two groups of six players play a round-robin format with each playing competing against every other player in their group over the best of 3 frames. The top two from each group step through to the best of 9 semi finals and the final will be a best of 11 affair to be played on Sunday 7th June.

The Groups:

GROUP 1

Ding Junhui
Ryan Day
Mark Allen
Peter Ebdon
Stephen Hendry
Li Hang (Wildcard)

GROUP 2

Shaun Murphy
Ali Carter
Joe Perry
Mark Selby
Marco Fu
Jin Long (Wildcard)

Updates to follow.

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Hendry Makes 9th Career Maximum 147 Break

April 28, 2009 / The_Teach / No comments

40-year-old 7 times world champion, Stephen Hendry, this morning compiled a maximum 147 break at the Crucible.

His career 9th maximum came in the 7th frame of his quarter-final against Shaun Murphy, who came straight out of his chair to congratulate the Scot. The break is worth a whopping £157,000 unless someone can match it in the remaining days of this years championships.

The form Hendry is showing in this years championships is far better than the pre-tournament 66-1 odds were suggesting and he now takes a 5-3 lead into this evening’s second session.

In this morning’s other quarter final, Mark Allen leads Welshman Ryan Day by the same 5-3 scoreline.

Watch Hendry’s last few shots here: Hendry Fires in Maximum 147 Break.

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Ebdon Demolishes Hendry

April 3, 2009 / The_Teach / No comments

Just as I finished writing my last post Peter Ebdon wrapped up his 1/4 final against Stephen Hendry.

Ebdon one of the players (alongside Hendry) lacking form this year and with the possibility of dropping outside the top 16 has found some form at the right time.

Good also to see Hendry back into the thick of the action, at 40 he may be past his best but I am confident he still has the ability to pick up a ranking event win at some point.

Ebdon now awaits the winner of the Stuart Pettman vs Graeme Dott match. Pettman currently leads 4-1.

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World Snooker Champions Do Travel Well!

April 3, 2009 / The_Teach / No comments

No less than six former World Snooker Champions have made it through the the last eight of the China Open. A couple are well known for their batting qualities, Peter Ebdon, who faces Stephen Hendry (he is also leading 4-1 as I type) and Graeme Dott.

Dott is currently trailing Stuart Pettman 4-1. One of the stories of this tournament has been Pettman who has reached his first ever ranking event 1/4 final in 17 years as a professional. This shows that there is still a lot of quality lower down the world rankings and further adds to the funny season we have had with 6 different winners in six events.

In the other 1/4 finals later today Ronnie O’Sullivan will once again play John Higgins and Shaun Murphy plays Ryan Day.

I have been saying all season that Ryan Day is due a tournament win, could China finally be it?

My title to this post relates really to those players who do not always perform at tournaments outside of the UK. Ronnie O’Sullivan pulled out of the Bahrain event earlier in the year and the other players on show did not perform either. Maybe the tide is changing, snooker has to change to really become a ‘world sport’ and are players starting to accept this?

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