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Liang To Donate Cheltenham Prize Money
Liang Wenbo has pledged to donate all of his prize money at next week’s Coral World Grand Prix to the Huizhou Red Cross in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. This is a fantastic act of generosity from Liang in very difficult circumstances. Everyone at WST would like to send our best wishes to those people… Read More
Liang Makes £40,000 Max
Liang Wenbo made the second 147 of his career to potentially cash in on the £40,000 prize for a maximum break at the Dafabet English Open. There were joyous scenes as the Firecracker erupted after stringing together fifteen reds with blacks and the colours to make the magic break. It saw the defending champion level at 3-3… Read More
Top Ten Snooker Celebrations
After Liang Wenbo’s high jinks upon winning the Coral English Open, let’s take a look back at some memorable snooker celebrations from years gone by. Liang’s delight was plain for all to see as he potted the winning balls in Manchester last Sunday to win his first ranking title: This is what it means to… Read More
Liang Leaps To 12th And Gains Coventry Spot
Liang Wenbo has jumped to 12th in the world after winning his first ranking title at the Coral English Open. Click here for the rankings China’s Liang beat Judd Trump 9-6 in the final in Manchester to take the £70,000 top prize, and climbs eight spots from 20th. He also earned a place at the… Read More
Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title
Liang Wenbo became the inaugural winner of the Coral English Open by beating Judd Trump 9-6 in the final in Manchester, winning his first ranking title. Liang led throughout the final, and fended off a late rally from Trump, the crucial moment coming in the 14th frame when he made a brilliant clearance to go… Read More
WPBSA Statement: Liang Wenbo
c in relation to an incident at the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth, Germany on 24th August 2014. During his match with Mark Selby, Liang Wenbo disputed a decision by the referee. After discussion the referee upheld his decision and after a verbal exchange Liang Wenbo conceded the match, which was in breach of the… Read More
Selby Suffers Liang Defeat
Mark Selby suffered his first defeat since becoming World Champion, losing 5-3 to Liang Wenbo in the last 32 of the Wuxi Classic. Selby beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in the Crucible final seven weeks ago to win his first world crown, and won his first two matches in the new season’s opening ranking event before falling… Read More
Wonderful Wenbo Wins In Zhengzhou
Liang Wenbo won an individual title on the World Snooker Tour for the first time by beating Lyu Haotian 4-0 in an all-Chinese final at the Zhengzhou Open. Liang, age 26, earned £10,000 and 2,000 ranking points for victory in the season’s third Asian Tour event. It was the third final within the past five… Read More
China delight as they claim World Cup glory
Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui beat Northern Ireland to lift the trophy Click here for the full results from the PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup China have won the 2011 PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup after they defeated Northern Ireland in a thrilling final. The Chinese duo of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo completed a 4-2 victory… Read More