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.

Congratulations to Mark J. Williams, China Open 2010 Champion

Mark J. Williams is back in the winning circle after four years, with a 10-6 victory over Ding Junhui. It was a very high quality contest and a awsome display of snooker from both players.

Mark declared : “I’m over the moon to win again. It’s been a long time coming but I’ve kept working hard and I felt that in the end the results would come,”

China Open 2010 – Ronnie 3 – 5 Tian Pengfei

Ronnie bowed out of the China Open 2010 in first round, losing 3 – 5 to wildcard Tian Pengfei. He said “I thought I played ok, there were just two or three frames that I lost from a long way ahead, when Tian made good clearances, I had a chance for 4-4 but I missed too many balls at crucial times.”
“I felt relaxed and my preparation was as good as it could have been, but I wasn’t the better player on the night. I try hard and play to win every match, but if my form is not great I will struggle against good opposition. Apart from Shanghai and the UK Championship, this season I have been below the standard I set myself.”

Let’s hope Ronnie can find some form for the World Championship that is only a bit more than two weeks away.

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.