Tag: Meadowbank
Back-to-back Scottish Open wins for Wilson
Gary Wilson retained the BetVictor Scottish Open title with a 9-5 win over Thai star Noppon Saengkham at Meadowbank and he is only the third player ever to retain his maiden ranking title. He did it in...
Higgins edged out by Thai star in Scottish Open
Thai star Noppon Saengkham stands between Englishman Gary Wilson and the successful defence of the BetVictor Scottish Open snooker title.
The 31-year-old from Samut Prakan ended John Higgins' bid to claim the title for the first...
Higgins edges closer to first Scottish Open win
John Higgins kept his cool to edge Tom Ford 5-3 and overcome another hurdle as he bids to win the Scottish Open for the first time.
The Wishaw Wizard (pictured) logged breaks of 132, 61...
Higgins in evening session at Meadowbank
The World Snooker Tour have confirmed the quarter-final line-ups for the BetVictor Scottish Open which continues at Meadowbank in Edinburgh today.
Scotland's last hope, John Higgins, goes in against Leicester-based Tom Ford, ranked No 18 in...
Unhappy Higgins makes third round in Scottish Open
John Higgins moved into the third round of the BetVictor Scottish Open snooker at Meadowbank with a 4-1 win over his Chinese opponent He Guoqiang, but was unhappy with his performance.
The man nicknamed the...
O’Sullivan pulls out of Scottish Open for ‘medical reasons’
Ronnie O'Sullivan disappointed many of his Scottish fans by pulling out of the BetVictor Scottish Open which started at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium on Monday.
The seven-time world champion was due to play Glasgow's teenage prospect,...
Wilson hungry for action replay in Scottish Open
Gary Wilson lifted the BetVictor Scottish Open snooker title 12 months ago and he is first on the table when the tournament returns to Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium from Monday, December 11.
The Tyneside-based cueman pocketed £80,000...
Tag Tennis on trial at Meadowbank
Schoolchildren from across Edinburgh, all in Primary 4, have taken part in a pilot ‘Tag Team’ tournament at Meadowbank Stadium developed in partnership between Tennis Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council.
The format consisted of...
New Lidl store set to open at Meadowbank
Plans for the former TK Maxx unit to become twelfth Edinburgh supermarket for the discount retailer
Plans to open a new Lidl store at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank retail park have been revealed.
The supermarket is set to...
Wilson celebrates first ranking win
Gary Wilson claimed six frames in a row to win his first ranking title with a 9-2 scoreline against Joe O'Connor on the BetVictor Scottish Open at Meadowbank.
The 37-year-old from Wallsend near Newcastle accumulated...
Wilson in command at BetVictor Scottish Open final
Gary Wilson (pictured) held a commanding lead over Joe O'Connor at the end of the afternoon session in the best-of-17 frame final of the BetVictor Scottish Open at Meadowbank.
The 37-year-old from Wallsend, who has a...
All English final in BetVictor Scottish Open
Gary Wilson faces Joe O'Connor in the final of the BetVictor Scottish Open at Meadowbank in Edinburgh from 1pm today (Sunday) and it could be a defining day in their careers.
Wilson beat Thai star...
Robertson knocks out last Scot from home Open
Anthony McGill, the last Scot in the BetVictor Scottish Open, bowed out 4-2 in a tense battle with Australian cueman, Neil Robertson.
The Glaswegian (pictured) started well, accumulating a 39 break, then he had another...
Higgins and Maguire depart as Thai star takes care of Allen
John Higgins admitted his disappointment after bowing out of the star-studded BetVictor Scottish Open to Jamie Jones, despite holding a two-frame lead.
The 34-year-old from Neath, the youngest player ever to make a maximum...
Wilson blasts Rocket out of star-studded BetVictor
The snooker star nicknamed The Rocket was blasted out of the BetVictor Scottish Open. Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured), the seven-time world champion and world No 1, was edged 4-3 by a sparkling display from Gary...
Home hopes Higgins and Maguire advance in BetVictor
John Higgins remains in the BetVictor Scottish Open, but it had to use all his experience to squeeze through to the next round after edging Chinese talent Cao Yupeng.
The Scot started well, winning the first two frames...
O’Sullivan marches on despite losing two frames
Ronnie O'Sullivan, the world champion and world no 1, underlined his class with a 4-2 victory over Ben Woollaston in the BetVictory Scottish Open at Meadowbank, Edinburgh. He led 3-0 before his Midlands rallied, but Ronnie's...
Wilson on form and Donaldson wins but Dott bows out
Kyren Wilson produced three ton-plus breaks to dispose of Hong Kong-born women's professional On Yee Ng in his first BetVictor Scottish Open appearance.
But the Kettering-based professional (pictured) was annoyed that he missed a potable...
‘Rocket’ Ronnie runs away with BetVictor opener
Ronnie O'Sullivan blew his Chinese opponent away in less than an hour at the BetVictor Scottish Open at Meadowbank and the lightning fast four frame win included the second fastest century break on record.
The...
Home hope Higgins headlines as snooker returns to Capital
Scotland’s leading player, John Higgins, world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy and defending champion Luca Brecel will all be in action on the first day of...
Meadowbank opens its new doors to the public on Tuesday
The new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open to the public from 7.00am on Tuesday.
There will be little in the way of ceremony since the official opening will take place later in the summer,...
Wall of Honour at Meadowbank
The search is on for names to be added to the Wall of Honour at the new Meadowbank Sports Centre.
A space within the atrium in the new building has been reserved to honour any...
Art on the street
If you are out and about in Fountainbridge or Meadowbank then keep an eye out for lockdown photography from Lottie Nadeau who recently graduated from Edinburgh College of Art.
The photographs are part of an...
Meadowbank moving on with masterplan
Earlier in the week councillors listened to the detail behind the plans for the council-owned land at Meadowbank where a new stadium is already taking shape.
The land around the new sports facilities has...
OPINION – Meadowbank will be a fantastic asset, so stop knocking it, says Edinburgh...
The new Meadowbank will be a place for participating rather than spectating, argues Edinburgh Leisure's CEO, June Peebles.
The claims by Save Meadowbank campaigners that Edinburgh Leisure has steamrollered Edinburgh Council for the sake of...
Meadowbank consultation runs for another few weeks
The City of Edinburgh Council approved plans for the new sports stadium to replace the Meadowbank Stadium built in 1970 for the Commonwealth Games.
They have just announced that they will approve the appointment of...
‘New Meadowbank build’ contractor close to being appointed
Next week councillors are set to appoint a contractor to deliver a new state-of-art Meadowbank Sports Centre for Edinburgh. It has been designed to meet the current and future needs of the local community...
Consultation events this week about Meadowbank
There will be consultations beginning tomorrow 20 August 2018 about the council's development of the new sports centre in Meadowbank.
On 29 June 2018 the council deliberated over two separate planning applications for Meadowbank at...
Save Meadowbank crowdfunder reaches 20% of target
Campaigners who are trying to 'Save Meadowbank' have begun a crowdfunder to raise money for their cause.
They want the council to increase the sports facilities offered in the new stadium, reduce the amount of...
Meadowbank closing this weekend – but the memories remain
We visited the store where all the sports equipment was kept and then handed out just ahead of each event. It has that certain smell that you will recall from any school changing room...
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