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| Robertson takes control of final
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Australia's Neil Robertson dominated play to take a 6-2 lead over Andrew Higginson after the first session of the Welsh Open final in Newport.
The left-hander, hoping to add the title to his Grand Prix crown, fired in a break of 76 to win the first frame.
Higginson replied with a break of 114 in the second... |
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| O'Sullivan locked in tough battle
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Ronnie O'Sullivan was locked at 4-4 with Ricky Waldon after the first session of their second round match at the UK Championship in York.
Walden, the world number 36, stormed into a 2-0 lead with breaks of 80 and 67 but O'Sullivan showed his class with a ton and two half-centuries to level.
O'Sullivan rallied... |
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| VICTORY RIGHT ON CUE FOR ROBERTSON
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Royal London Watches Grand Prix winner Neil Robertson has revealed his first ranking event title success has made him hungrier to win more honours.
But the popular Melbourne player admitted he came close to quitting the game when he was a teenager and recalled a miserable moment when he tried to snap his cue in... |
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| ROBERTSON LANDS FIRST RANKING TITLE
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Neil Robertson beat Jamie Cope 9-5 in the final of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix to land his first ranking title.
Robertson, the first Australian to reach a ranking final since Warren King in 1990 and the first to win a major prize, pocketed the £60,000 winners' cheque with a confident performance at the... |
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| Hunter's widow in moving farewell
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The widow and baby daughter of snooker star Paul Hunter led mourners as his coffin was brought to the church where his funeral will be held on Thursday.
Leeds-born Hunter, 27, died of cancer in a Huddersfield hospice last week.
His widow Lindsey and 10-month-old daughter Evie were at Leeds Parish Church as the... |
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| WILD CARDS FOR WHITE AND DING
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Crowd favourite Jimmy White and rising star Ding Junhui have been handed wild cards into January's SAGA Insurance Masters.
World Snooker have also confirmed the tournament will continue to be staged at the Wembley complex.
The Wembley Conference Centre had staged the tournament for 26 years but was demolished... |
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| WILD CARDS FOR WHITE AND DING
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Crowd favourite Jimmy White and rising star Ding Junhui have been handed wild cards into January's SAGA Insurance Masters.
World Snooker have also confirmed the tournament will continue to be staged at the Wembley complex.
The Wembley Conference Centre had staged the tournament for 26 years but was demolished... |
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| Hunter funeral details announced
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The funeral of Paul Hunter, who lost his battle with cancer on Monday, will take place at Leeds Parish Church on Thursday 19 October at 1400 BST.
His coffin will lie in wait for two days prior to the service and a book of condolence will be available to sign.
Anyone wishing to donate to Paul's chosen charity... |
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| HUNTER LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER
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Snooker lost one of its brightest young stars on Monday night as Leeds player Paul Hunter died after losing his battle with cancer.
Hunter was a three-times Masters champion and was widely expected to add the World Championship to his list of titles until illness took hold.
He died at 8.20pm at Kirkwood Hospice in... |
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