The Masters 2020 was competed at Alexandra Palace from 12 to 19 January 2020. The tournament was won by Stuart Bingham who beat Ali Carter by 10-8 in the final.
The Grove had four players involved in the tournament: Judd Trump, the defending champion, Neil Robertson, Jack Lisowski and Ali Carter. Ali is ranked 17th in the World and only got in the draw because Ronnie O’Sullivan opted out, yet he was the only one to progress past the first round. He beat Mark Selby, John Higgins and Shaun Murphy – …
Judd Trump defeated Graeme Dott by 3-2 to book his place in the Winners Group. He missed the yellow on the way to a maximum in the final frame.
Group 6 was played on 8 and 9 January 2020 in Leicester.
all detailed results are available on snooker.org
The 2019 Scottish Open, the last ranking event of the decade, ran from December 9 to 15, 2019 in Glasgow. The event was won by Mark SElby who defeated Jack LIsowski by 9-6.
Although disappointed, Jack vwas able to take the positives from this excellent run. After the match he said:
“It is gutting to lose the final. You have to take the positives and this is a big step forward for me. I have built some momentum and I played some of the best snooker that I think I can play. …
UK Championship: Ding Junhui never stopped believing he would win again
By Shamoon Hafez – BBC Sport at the York Barbican
China’s Ding Junhui said he never stopped believing he would win again after ending his title drought by lifting his third UK Championship.
Ding outclassed Stephen Maguire 10-6 in York, finishing the final in stunning fashion with back-to-back centuries.
It was the 32-year-old’s first ranking win since 2017 and came 10 years after he won his last UK title.
“You have to keep believing. People stopped believing in me, but if I lose then …
The 2019 UK Championship was played in York Barbican from November 26 to December 9, 2019. The tournament was won by Ding Junhui. It was Ding’s third UK crown, ten years after his second. Although Django Fung isn’t managing Ding, he had the pleasure to work with him for this tournament.
Django said: “I’m so happy to work with Ding, and want to congratulate him for his achievements”.
Otherwise it was a bit of a strange tournament for the Grove players.
Judd Trump was bidding to win his 8th title of …
