Now open for business in China!
Ronnie O’Sullivan is now open for business in China!
Speaking at the launch of Ronnie O’Sullivan International Limited, Ronnie said, “I’ve said many times how much I love China and admire the potential of its players. I really want to help to develop the game out there. I’ve been talking for some time about the best ways I can do that – to not only use my profile to raise the profile of snooker in China in turn, but to allow me to have more direct contact with my fans.
“I’ve put together a very able and experienced team which will allow me to do this, and I look forward to increasing my number of visits and playing more snooker across the country”.
For more details about Ronnie O’Sullivan International, please visit this page.
Congratulations to John Higgins, Welsh Open 2010 Champion
John Higgins defeated Ali Carter with a 9-4 scoreline to bring his ranking events tally to 21 titles today. He started very impressively, going 5-0 ahead. All credit to Ali Carter as he put a good fight to come back to 7-4. He had left himself too much to do though and coudn’t keep John at bay for longer… Well done John and well done Ali.
Welsh Open 2010 – Semi Final – Ronnie 4 – 6 John Higgins
Ronnie lost in the semi final of the Welsh Open tonight, 4-6 to John Higgins. Higgins goes on to play Ali Carter in tomorrows final. Ronnie put up a good fight but John was the better player on the night, well done John.
Welsh Open 2010 – Quarters – Ronnie 5-2 Mark Allen
Ronnie gained his place in the semi finals of the totesport.com Welsh Open 2010 with a 5-2 win over Mark Allen. It was a fine performance ,although he will probably be a bit disapointed to have missed two opportunities to make a maximum. He will now face his good friend and arch-rival John Higgins in the semis. Good luck Ronnie.
Weslsh Open 2010 – Last 16 – Ronnie 5-0 Jamie Cope
Ronnie needed just 55 minutes to book his place in the quater finals of the totesport.com Welsh Open 2010 with a 5-0 victory over Jamie Cope, mainly earned through good matchplay tather than stunning performance. He will face Mark Allen tomorrow afternoon. It should be a good game. Good luck Ronnie.
Welsh Open 2010 – Last 32 – Ronnie 5-1 Stuart Bingham
Ronnie is through to the last 16 of the totesport.com Welsh Open as he beat Stuart Bingham with a comfortable 5-1 scoreline. He will now face either Ding Junhui or Jamie Cope on Thursday afternoon. Good luck Ronnie.
Masters 2010 – Final – Ronnie 9-10 Mark Selby
Mark Selby is the Masters for the second time winning a very hard fought and high quality encounter on the decider. Ronnie will be disapointed as he lead 9-6 at one point, but we can only admire Mark’s fighting spirit and nerves. Well done Mark.
Masters 2010 – Semi Final – Ronnie 6 – 5 Mark Williams
Ronnie made it thru to the 2010 Masters final by beating a resurgent Mark Williams by 6 frames to 5 this afternoon. It was one of the classic matches between two of the games greatest players. Well done to Mark Williams, nice to see him playing so well again. And good luck to Ronnie for the final tomorrow against either Mark Selby or Stephen Maguire.
Masters 2010 – Quarters – Ronnie 6-3 Peter Ebdon
Ronnie started very strongly in the match building a 4-0 lead. But after the MSI, Peter Ebdon came back determined as ever. Grit and good match play allowed him to comeback to 5-3 and obviously the match was still very alive before Ronnie clinched the ninth frame, and the match, with a cool 106 century. Congratulations to Ronnie for the win and congratulations to Peter also; one can only admire his fighting spirit and “never say die” attitude. Ronnie will now face the winner of Shaun Murphy vs Mark Williams in the semis. Should be a cracker.
Masters 2010 – Last 16 – Ronnie 6-4 Neil Robertson
Ronnie won a thrilling high-quality match against Neil Robertson 6-4 from 0-3 down to reach the last eight of the Masters. Both players treated the Wembley audience to some superb snooker, making 9 breaks over 50 between them, including 4 centuries. Neil currently holds the highest break of the tournament with 140.
Congratulations and thanks to both players for this fantastic afternoon of snooker.