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Judd Trump safely books Xi’an Grand Prix spot

Judd Trump advanced from his Xi’an Grand Prix qualifier on Saturday with a 5-2 victory over new professional Antoni Kowalski. The 34 year-old wasn’t at his best at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester – perhaps fatigued following his trip back from winning last week’s Shanghai Masters crown. But despite giving[Read More…] The post Judd Trump […]

Trump and Murphy continue Shanghai form to book return trip to China

“World No. 2 Judd Trump will chase a fourth major tournament victory in China inside the past 10 months when he competes at the inaugural Xiu0027an Grand Prix. Fresh from completing an 11-5 win over Shaun Murphy in the Shanghai Masters final last Sunday, Trump eased past Polish newcomer Antoni Kowalski 5-2 in Leicester to […]

Mark Williams qualifies for Xi’an Grand Prix

Mark Williams reached the venue stages of the inaugural Xi’an Grand Prix with a comfortable 5-0 thrashing of Liam Graham on Friday. The Welshman compiled breaks of 140, 104, and 72 to ease past the young Scot at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Williams is scheduled to play again on[Read More…] The post Mark Williams […]

Big names qualify for Xi’an but rookies also impress

John Higgins and Neil Robertson were among the marquee names who qualified for the Xi’an Grand Prix on Thursday in Leicester. The pair of former world champions secured respective 5-2 triumphs over Alexander Ursenbacher and Allan Taylor. Both players have endured difficult periods of their careers of late, with Higgins[Read More…] The post Big names […]

Robertson, Higgins and Lisowski book trip to inaugural Xi’an Grand Prix with wins

“Neil Robertson produced two fine century breaks to ease into the last 64 of the new Xiu0027an Open in China with a 5-2 qualifying win over Allan Taylor in Leicester. Four-time world champion John Higgins failed to reach the 1,000 century mark for his career against Alexander Ursenbacher earlier in the day, but still had […]

Xi’an Grand Prix: 2024 qualifiers draw, schedule, results

Next up for this snooker season is a batch of ranking event qualifiers, beginning with the early stages of the 2024 Xi’an Grand Prix. The inaugural staging of the Chinese ranking tournament is next month, but before that the field of 128 will have to be whittled down. World number[Read More…] The post Xi’an Grand […]

Is snooker’s new £100,000 century bonus a realistic target?

“A £100,000 bonus prize will be offered to any snooker player who reaches 100 centuries this season with Judd Trump making a strong start to his chase by hitting 10 on his way to victory at the Shanghai Masters. Only two men in history have achieved the feat with Trump emulating Neil Robertsonu0027s 2014 landmark […]

Century breaks bonus announced by World Snooker Tour

The first player to compile 100 century breaks during the 2024/25 snooker season will pocket a jackpot £100,000 bonus, it was announced on Tuesday. The century of centuries milestone has only been reached twice before for a single campaign on the World Snooker Tour. Neil Robertson memorably became the first[Read More…] The post Century breaks […]

Are conditions easier for scoring in China as Trump recaptures magic in Shanghai?

“Judd Trump returned to peak form after he dismissed the opposition to claim the Shanghai Masters title for the first time in his career. The 28-time ranking event winner looked completely transformed from the player who lost 13-9 to Jak Jones in the World Championship quarter-finals in May as he totted up 10 centuries on […]