Stephen Hendry has a concern over the rise of snooker in China (Picture: Getty Images) Stephen Hendry feels snooker’s popularity in China could start to wane, saying there is a ‘slight danger of saturation’ after the sport’s explosion in the country since 2005. The snooker boom in China began over 20 years ago thanks to […]
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Shaun Murphy was not enamoured with the new ‘China swing’ (Picture: Getty Images) Shaun Murphy has criticised the move to play three events in China over a five-week period, questioning who the change in schedule suits. There have been calls from UK-based players for some time to put Asian events in a block, hoping to […]
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Shaun Murphy has secured a piece of snooker history (Picture: Getty Images) Shaun Murphy has broken Ronnie O’Sullivan’s long-standing record for most points scored without reply in a snooker match. The Magician took on Matt Selt in the last 32 of the China Open in Taiyuan on Sunday and was in spectacular form. This year’s […]
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Judd Trump has been beaten early at the China Open (Picture: Getty Images) Judd Trump looks set to lose his world number one spot this month after a shock first round defeat to Noppon Saengkham at the China Open. The Thai star downed the former world champion 6-3 in Taiyuan on Sunday, with Trump failing […]
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Ding Junhui changed the landscape of snooker with his 2005 China Open win (Picture: Getty Images) For the first time in seven years, one of the most consequential tournaments in snooker history is back as the main stages of the 2026 China Open begin on Saturday. The pandemic took the iconic event off the calendar […]