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Ryan Day (snooker Player)
Ryan Day (born 23 March 1980) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He is a prolific break-builder, having compiled over 450 century breaks during his career, including four maximum breaks. He is a three-time World Championship quarter-finalist, has been ranked at no. 6 in the world and has won four ranking tournaments. Career Early career Day was born in Pontycymer, Bridgend (county borough), Bridgend. A top amateur, he reached the final of the IBSF Championship in China in November 1998 but lost on the final black. Day began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour (snooker), UK Tour in 1998, at the time the second-level professional tour. He was named Young Player of Distinction of the season 2000/2001 by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). He won the 2001 Masters Qualifying Event, Benson & Hedges Championship. With this win, he qualified for the 2002 Masters (snooker), 2002 Masters, where he defeated Dave Harold, before losing 0–6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 German Masters
The 2015 German Masters (officially the 2015 Kreativ Dental German Masters) was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–8 February 2015 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the sixth ranking event of the Snooker season 2014/2015, 2014/2015 season. Judd Trump made the 113th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Selby. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day in the last 32. Selby won his fifth ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 9–7 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: Euro, €80,000 *Runner-up: €35,000 *Semi-final: €20,000 *Quarter-final: €10,000 *Last 16: €5,000 *Last 32: €3,000 *Last 64: €1,500 *Televised highest break: €4,000 *Maximum break: €6,737 *Total: €341,737 Main draw Final Qualifying These matches were held between 17 and 19 Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2005 Welsh Open was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 January 2005 at the Newport Centre (Wales), Newport Centre in Newport, Wales, Newport, Wales. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Stephen Hendry 9–8. Tournament summary 2004 Welsh Open (snooker), Defending champion and 2004 World Snooker Championship, World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the Snooker world rankings 2004/2005, world rankings. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: Pound sterling, £35,000 *Runner-up: £17,500 *Semi-final: £8,750 *Quarter-final: £6,500 *Last 16: £4,275 *Last 32: £2,750 * *Last 48: £1,725 *Last 64: £1,325 *Highest break: £2,000 *Maximum break: £20,000 *Total: £225,000 Main draw Final Qualifying Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale (born Christopher Dale; 29 December 1971) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player, as well as a current snooker commentator, pundit and presenter for BBC Cymru Wales and TNT Sports (United Kingdom), TNT Sports (formerly Eurosport) in the United Kingdom. Nicknamed "The Spaceman" and known for his flamboyant image, Dale won two ranking titles during his professional career, the 1997 Grand Prix (snooker), 1997 Grand Prix, where he defeated John Higgins 9–6 in the final, and the 2007 Shanghai Masters, where he beat Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day 10–6 in the final. He made ten appearances at the main stage of the World Snooker Championship, World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, reaching the quarter-finals twice, in 2000 World Snooker Championship, 2000 and 2014 World Snooker Championship, 2014. He attained his highest Snooker world rankings, world ranking of 19th in the 1999–2000 snooker season, 1999–2000 season. Dale retired from the profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Shanghai Masters
The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Masters (snooker), Shanghai Masters snooker tournament and the first Snooker world rankings, ranking event of the Snooker season 2007/2008, 2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day. Tournament summary * Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing. * Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4. * Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6. He also dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: Pound sterling, £48,000 *Runner-up: £22,500 *Semi-final: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker World Rankings 2007/2008
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets: one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with 22 balls, comprising a white , 15 red balls and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black—collectively called ''. Using a snooker cue, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the cue ball to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each committed by the opposing player or team. An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points, and a snooker ends when a player wins a predetermined number of frames. In 1875, army officer Neville Chamberlain, stationed in India, devised a set of rules that combined black pool and pyramids. The word ''snooker'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Murphy
Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight and his . Born in Harlow, Essex, and raised in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His 2005 victory at the World Snooker Championship, World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to win the title after Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths. Since then, he has been runner-up at the World Championship three times, in 2009 World Snooker Championship, 2009, 2015 World Snooker Championship, 2015 and 2021 World Snooker Championship, 2021. He has earned twelve List of snooker ranking tournaments, ranking titles, including the UK Championship in 2009, which places him tenth on the List of snooker players by number of ranking titles, all-time list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Malta Cup
The 2007 Malta Cup was the 2007 edition of the Malta Cup snooker tournament, held from 28 January to 4 February 2007 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. The tournament was the fourth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, the 200th world ranking tournament and the 16th edition of the event. It was the third time that the competition was called the Malta Cup, which was renamed from the European Open, first held in 1989. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Europe by Eurosport. Shaun Murphy defeated first-time ranking finalist Ryan Day by nine to four (9–4) in the best-of-17 frames final to claim the second ranking-event title of his career. Murphy beat Ricky Walden, Stephen Lee, Graeme Dott and Ali Carter en route to reaching the final. Anthony Hamilton compiled the competition's highest break of 136 in the first round of his match against Tom Ford, whilst Steph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Northern Ireland Trophy
The 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy was the 2006 edition of the Northern Ireland Trophy snooker tournament, held from 13 to 20 August 2006, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ding Junhui defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan by nine to six (9–6) in the final to lift his third ranking title whilst still a teenager. In the semi-finals, Ding defeated Stephen Lee 6–1, and O'Sullivan beat Dominic Dale 6–0. O'Sullivan made the highest with his 140. The defending champion, Matthew Stevens, lost in round 3. The tournament, consisting of the top 32 and 16 qualifiers, was the first of seven WPBSA ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, preceding the Grand Prix. Tournament summary The Northern Ireland Trophy was first staged in 2005 at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a non-ranking tournament featuring the top 16 and four wildcards, generally Irish. In the following year, it was granted ranking status and took the form of a regular tournament. The 2006 tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker World Rankings 2006/2007
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets: one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers British Raj, stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with 22 balls, comprising a white , 15 red balls and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black—collectively called ''. Using a snooker cue, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the cue ball to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each committed by the opposing player or team. An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points, and a snooker ends when a player wins a predetermined number of frames. In 1875, army officer Neville Chamberlain (police officer), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in snooker history, he has won the World Snooker Championship seven times, a modern-era record he holds jointly with Stephen Hendry. He has also won a record eight Masters (snooker), Masters titles and a record eight UK Championship titles for a total of 23 Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown titles, the most achieved by any player. He holds the record for the most List of snooker players by number of ranking titles, ranking titles, with 41, and has held the top ranking position multiple times. After winning amateur titles including the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, O'Sullivan turned professional in 1992, aged 16. He won his first ranking event at the 1993 UK Championship aged ; he remains the youngest player to win a ranking title. He is also the youngest player to win the Masters, having claimed his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Perry (snooker Player)
Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English retired snooker player. Nicknamed "the Gentleman", Perry climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1992 and reached the Top 16 for the first time in 2002. His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open (snooker), 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry won his first ranking title at the Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals, 2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the age of 40 and in his 23rd season as a professional. He also won the minor-ranking Asian Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1, 2013 Yixing Open and Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3, 2015 Xuzhou Open. Perry reached the final of a Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown tournament for the first time at the Masters (snooker), Masters in 2017 Masters (snooker), 2017, losing 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Perry previously reached the UK Championship semi-finals in 2004 and 2005, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Snooker Championship
The 2006 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament. It was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 30th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was staged at the venue. It started on 15 April 2006 and was scheduled to finish on 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May. The sixth and final ranking tournament of the 2005–06 snooker season, it was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored for the first time by online casino 888.com. The total prize fund was £896,240, of which the winner received £200,000. The qualifying rounds took place from 8 to 13 January and from 14 to 15 March 2006 at Pontin's, in Prestatyn, Wales. The 16 qualifiers and the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings reached the tournament's main stage at the Crucible. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
