Tribute to Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins died yesterday, aged 61. He was the one who set snooker alight nearly 40 years ago …
Ronnie said “Alex was one of the real inspirations behind me getting into snooker. He is a true legend and should be forever remembered as being the finest ever snooker player.”.
RIP Alex.
Congratulations to Mark Selby, winner of PTC event 2
| Congratulations to Mark Selby winner of PTC2. He beats Barry Pinches 4-3 from 1-3 down. He scored heavily during the whole tournament making an impressive 8 centuries on his way. Congratulations also to Barry Pinches, maybe not the guy people expected to make it to the final, but a very competent player and one of the kindest person you could meet on the circuit. And finaly a special mention to Anthony McGill, scottish teenager and the “revelation” of this competition. |
Win a ROS-signed snooker cue for £1 …!
The Southend Fringe Festival is currently raffling a number of prizes, with the draw to be made tomorrow (30 June). The prizes include
a snooker cue signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan
a £25 voucher for vinatge boutique ‘Candy Says’
a festival survival kit donated by Vathena virtual assistant
a big stack of vinyl chosen by Culture as a Dare, a teddy bear, a sketch book or a stack of CDS
You can buy a ticket (they are £1 each) by using Paypal to southendfringe@googlemail.com. When they receive payment they will send you an email with the serial number from your ticket(s) and will enter them into the draw. The SFF promotes fringe arts in Essex (Ronnie’s home county) and is well worth supporting. And of course you might win that cue …
Congratulations to Mark J. Williams winner of PTC event 1.
Mark J. Williams completed a 4-0 victory over Stephen Maguire in less than 45′ to win the first PTC event. Congratulations to him. He’s well and truely back of form.
Ronnie had a decent run in the tournament with wins over Andrew Pagett (4-1), Dominic Dale (4-0), Mark Selby (4-3) and Matthew Stevens (4-1) to reach the quarters. There however he had no answer to Jamie Cope’s potting power and lost 0-4 scoring only 28 points in total.
Congratulations to Neil Robertson, our new World Champion.
Neil Robertson, early this morning, became the first world champion from outside the British Isles since Canada’s Cliff Thorburn in 1980 and the first ever Australian. He beat Graeme Dott 18-13 in a true marathon match. Neil’s joy was absolutely endearing.
He paid tribute to his opponent Graeme Dott, a man who has overcome serious off the table problems to regain his spot in the elite in the most outstanding way.
Hats off guys, both of you!
World Championships 2010 – Quarter Final – Ronnie 11 v 13 Mark Selby
Ronnie lost out tonight, 13-11 to Mark Selby, in a match strewn with both errors and brilliant breaks by both players. The better player won on the day, congratulations to Mark Selby.
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World Championships 2010 – Last 16 Ronnie O’Sullivan 13 – 10 Mark Williams
Ronnie O’Sullivan stepped up a gear this afternoon, played sublime snooker and beat an inform Mark Williams 13-10. Congratulations to Ronnie and commiserations to Mark. Ronnie now plays either Mark Selby or Stephen Hendry in the Quarter Finals.
World Championship 2010 – Congratulations to Steve Davis
Steve Davis made history today. He beat defending champion, and provisional number 1, John Higgins in a match that was pure drama, causing what is perhaps the biggest shock ever at the Crucible. Reaching the quarters of the most prestigious and most demanding tournament of the season at 52 is some achievement! John Higgins as always showed great sportsmanship and was full of praise for his conqueror. Congratulations Steve!
World Championship 2010 – Round 1 – Ronnie 10 – 7 Liang Wenbo
Ronnie is through to the 2nd round of the World Championships, he managed to stave off a monumental fight back by Liang Wenbo, but the lead Ronnie built up in the first session proved too much. Ronnie now faces Mark Williams in the next round and will have to up his game if he wants to progress in this years tournament.
Snooker Legends Competition announcement
Jason Francis has given ronnieosullivan.tv 2 VIP tickets for the Brentwood leg of the Snooker Legends Tour to give away as a prize on Ronnie’s website.
The VIP reception will take place before the event on SUNDAY 9TH MAY between 6.30 and 7.15pm in the STAGE BAR
It is limited to only 50 tickets.
Here the players will be on hand to say hello, sign your autographs and generally mix and mingle before the event itself. You will also have your own dedicated merchandise on sale in the room meaning you can avoid the rush and queues at the end of the evening.
THE PLAYER LINE UP IS CONFIRMED AS
Jimmy White
Alex Higgins
Cliff Thorburn
John Parrott
John Virgo
As part of the package winners will also get:-
A Glass of Champagne, Bucks Fizz or Orange Juice
A souvenir brochure of the event
A prime seat at the event
We want to thank Jason wholeheartletly for offering the members of Ronnie’s forum the opportunity to see those greats from snooker in action in Brentwood.
Please see here http://ronnieosullivan.tv/forum/viewtopic.php?p=126396#126396 for details.