Tag: snooker

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...

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...

Defending Scottish Open champion Gary Wilson had his back firmly to the wall in the 11th and final frame with the scoreline deadlocked at 5-5 and required three snookers to clinch a place in the BetVictor...

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...

Gary Wilson continued the defence of the BetVictor Scottish Open title with a narrow victory over Xing Zihao at Meadowbank in Edinburgh, but he was under real pressure and came from two frames down to clinch...

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...

The Brunton in Musselburgh hosts a variety of live events in the next few days including The National Theatre Live series with a new production of Shakespeare’s Othello, on Thursday 23 February at 7pm. Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys is packed with hits, big screen...

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...

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...

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...

Gary Wilson, the man nicknamed the Tyneside Terror, claimed a place in the final of the BetVictor Scottish Masters with a stunning post-break performance before a packed house at Meadowbank, a spell in which he...

Thai star Thepchaiya Un-Nooh pulled off one of the wins of his career when he knocked former world champion Judd Trump out of the BetVictor Scottish Open in a nine frame thriller at Meadowbank.The players were...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Luca Brecel (pictured) described beating Scotland's own John Higgins in last year's BetVictor Scottish Open Final as one of his best career moments and the Belgian is looking to retain the title when he...

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...