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WST and WPBSA will donate £77,000 to support those affected by the coronavirus in China. Before last week’s ManBetX Welsh Open it was announced that £1,000 would be donated for every century break made during the tournament in Cardiff. And there were 77 centuries, which means a total donation of £77,000 from WST (World Snooker… Read More

A stunning performance from Shaun Murphy saw him thrash Kyren Wilson 9-1 to win the ManBetX Welsh Open for the first time at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. It’s the ninth ranking event victory of 2005 World Champion Murphy’s career, which draws him level with fellow Crucible winners John Parrott and Peter Ebdon in the… Read More

Shaun Murphy battled through an epic late night clash with China’s Yan Bingtao 6-5 to reach the ManBetX Welsh Open final. With the clock past midnight, 2005 World Champion Murphy steeled himself to fire in a century run of 109 and emphatically clinch the deciding frame. Both players struggled to produce their best form in… Read More

Kyren Wilson edged out Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5 in a thrilling contest to book his place in the ManBetX Welsh Open final in Cardiff. The win acts as revenge for gut-wrenching defeats Wilson suffered in his previous two meetings with the Rocket. They met in the final of last season’s Champion of Champions, where O’Sullivan came… Read More

Ronnie O’Sullivan produced a sublime performance to beat Mark Selby 5-1 and reach the semi-finals of the ManBetX Welsh Open in Cardiff. Victory for O’Sullivan crucially moves him into 16th position on the live one-year money list. That means that as things stand he is set to edge into the upcoming Players Championship. The top… Read More

Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan will meet in the quarter-finals of the ManBetX Welsh Open after both players secured last 16 wins in Cardiff. The pair have already faced each other in a Home Nations quarter-final this season. On that occasion it was Selby who prevailed with an enthralling 5-4 victory at the Scottish Open… Read More

Trump Aces The Castle World Champion Judd Trump produced a strong showing to whitewash Billy Castle 4-0 and reach the last 32 of the ManBetX Welsh Open in Cardiff. The Ace in the Pack is still searching for his maiden title in this event, but did reach the final in 2017 when he was runner-up… Read More

Maximum Glory For Warrior Kyren Wilson made an astonishing 147 break in his very first visit of the match against Jackson Page, eventually emerging a 4-3 victor at the ManBetX Welsh Open in Cardiff. The Warrior stepped up and rolled in a long range red from Page’s break-off in the opener and compiled the perfect… Read More

Kyren Wilson made a maximum break on his very first visit to the table at the ManBetX Welsh Open during his opening match against Jackson Page. After Page had broken off in the first frame, Wilson knocked in a long red and went on to pot all 15 reds with blacks and clear the colours… Read More

Williams’ Winning Start Mark Williams got his ManBetX Welsh Open campaign up and running with a 4-1 defeat of Oliver Lines in Cardiff. Welshman Williams, who has 22 ranking titles and three Crucible victories to his name, is arguably the greatest player ever to emerge from his country. However, it is now over a year… Read More