Australian Goldfields Open - Bingham's First Ranking Triumph in Oz

This might be the biggest victory in Stuart Bingham's 16-year career. Bingham completed a dramatic fightback from 5-8 down to win 9-8 over Mark Williams. Australian Goldfields Open is also his first ranking title, big congratulations!

Bingham won his first ranking title in Australia

Stuart Bingham had a narrow win. Bingham started off quite well which was 3-1 up before Williams went 4-3 up on him. It was all square 4-4 before second session started.

I'm Happy for him & Michelle! :)

Bingham had a poor performance in the beginning of second session. Having lost three frames in a row to be 4-7 behind, Bingham started to chase after Williams. Bingham saved 3 match points to force a decider with 69, 76.

Bingham did not slip the chance to hit 47, despite the cueball is off. Mark Williams lost his direction under huge pressure. Bingham locked a 9-8 victory - his first ranking title at 35 age.

"This is without doubt the best week of my life - it's just an unbelievable feeling,""I don't care what anyone says. I have this for the rest of my life and no one can take this title away from me."I've been knocking on the door but now the door is open and I've walked through it and grabbed the trophy with both hands." 

The Ballrun triumph in Oz

Stuart said: "This proves the depth in the standard of snooker and shows anyone on the tour can win a tournament if they knuckle down and put the hard work in, that's all I've done. - This is very true. 


Every player has the chance to win if you put your effort in. Look at Judd Trump success over China in April; Ricky Walden beaten O'Sullivan in Shanghai 2009 - You could 
be the next one to win. 


Stuart beaten Ding Junhui, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy and  Mark Williams on his way to trump - very convincing win.


Bingham showed he has got the bottle to overcome the pressure. He showed his mental at the end and it's not too late. He played relaxingly after 5-8 down. Well deserved winner.


For the runner-up of Australian Goldfields Open, Mark Williams ended his hope on his 19th ranking title. World Number 1 Williams suffered a similar defeat last year in UK Championship, losing to John Higgins 9-10 despite being led 9-5. 

Mark Williams suffered another heartbreaking defeat...

Williams did not play bad at the end of the match. Overall, he played pretty good snooker with some good breaks. Williams admitted: "I had him perfectly at 8-5 but from then on he played well and deserved to win.''


Good luck to Mark for the new season. I wish he will forget this sad defeat and win more titles. 

Who will be the next Australian Goldfields Open Champion?

It was a good final and indeed a good tournament. The Aussie Crowds are enthusiastic, they provided an exciting atmosphere to the players. Moreover, players are delighted with the tables, they played enjoyable snooker to the audience.


I look forward to next year's Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo.

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 6 - Bingham will play Williams in his First Ranking Final

Australian Goldfields Open Final will be performed by Stuart Bingham and Mark Williams tomorrow at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

Bingham is through to his first ranking final in Australia

Stuart Bingham sailed to the final by beating Shaun Murphy 6-2. Being a first-time semi-finalist in ranking events, he stepped further to through to his first ranking final. He hailed the achievement as the finest of his career.

Shaun Murphy

35-year-old opened with 114 in the first frame and went 3-1 up on Murphy. Murphy was not in form today which led Bingham extended his lead to 4-1. Bingham reached the match point 5-2 but he faced some pressure on winning. Eventually he ended the match 6-2 which stopped Murphy from further move closer.

"All the hard work and dedication has finally paid off," said an emotional Bingham. "At one stage I nearly dropped off the tour and lost ten matches on the trot. I was about 76th in the rankings when there were only 90 players."As the years went on you start doubting yourself."

Stuart Bingham - ranking finalist

Bingham also credits the influence of regular sessions with shot alignment specialist Stephen Feeney at SightRight as being a major factor in the improvement in his game. "It has been a good couple of years and it's good to get myself back to where I think I belong. I've got my fiancé (Michelle) and am just more happy off the table."

Big Congrats to Bingham who moved to the ranking final for the first time. Once again - he allows his snooker to speak for himself. He needs to handle the winning pressure otherwise it will hinder him.

Some silly misses from Bing appeared at the end of the match. Bingham needs to hold his nerve before heading a victory. Anyway good luck to Stuart! 

Murphy's defeat won't do much harm to him. I believe Murphy will go further in the future ranking events.

Before Bingham trying to get his ranking title, he needs to overcome Mark Williams. 'The Welsh Potting Machine' secured a 6-2 win over Ken Doherty, which was a repeat final of 2003 World Championship. 

Williams entered another ranking final

The Welshman made two centuries 110 and 106, 56, 53, 49, 47, 48 to continue his hope on winning his 19th ranking title. Williams sped 3-1 smoothly before mid session but he started to struggle a little bit afterwards. Unfortunately the same happened on Doherty. Williams recovered soon to win 6-2.

Williams won it again

"It was a tough game and Ken didn't miss a lot," said Williams. "It's not easy to get to the final so I'm just going to enjoy it. I probably haven't got many more finals in me left." 

"It's just nice to see Ken back playing and getting to the latter stages. This could be the springboard he needs to get back up the rankings.''

Ken Doherty lost in semi-finals

Doherty was disappointed with his lost but he admitted that he had a good run: "Every day is difference and you have to push yourself on but I've had a good week and it's been a good way to start the season."


Williams had an amazing record in overseas ranking events. Will Australian Open become his second ranking title this year apart from German Masters in February? He did not encounter many troubles today. It maybe too easy for Mark. He needs to aware Stuart tomorrow, raise his game to the form when he is playing Dale because he wants it badly.

It's really nice to see Ken climbing up on the rankings and appear in later stage of ranking tournament. Good start for him in the new season.  

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 5 - Bingham Proved To Allen by His Cracking Victory

Eight boys were in action today to compete for four seats in semi-finals.

Yesterday a war of words started  between Mark Allen and Stuart Bingham ( For Reference: Day 4 - War of Words set between Allen & Bingham Before QF ). Today they tried to solve their rival by their quarter-final match today.

Handshake before the match

Stuart Bingham proved to Allen he was wrong, by winning the match 5-3. Bingham created his best ranking results today by first moved to the semi-finals. Bingham was motivated by Allen's words and had runs of 118, 112, 96 and 66 from 2-1 down.
Some post-match quotes of two players are as followed:

Bingham: "It didn't upset me, it just gave me more drive,"

"Mark is a great snooker player and you don't get to be in the top 16 for five years for nothing. Snooker player wise he is up there with the best, but off the table it's another thing.

"It fired me up 1,000 per cent and maybe that hindered me a bit. Once I calmed down I got into the scoring mode and you can see the result.

Bingham entered SF for the first time in his career

"At the end he said 'well played' and said 'shot' when I made good shots but he didn't get it back. I just got on with my job.

"I know I'm playing well enough to do some damage and I'm fighting away and in the semis.

"I thought I would be punching the air but I tried to let the snooker do the talking and I can't wait until tomorrow.

Allen: "Stuart deserved to win, he played better and scored heavily," said Allen. "I lost it in the first four frames and could've been 3-1 up but Stuart could've made four centuries and that's hard to live with.

"It didn't surprise me because I know what he's capable of. I never said he's not a good player, I just know he's not good under pressure.

"One quarter-final win is probably a good return for someone of his bottle but today he didn't have to rely on his bottle as he just outplayed me.

Allen lost 3-5 to Bingham

"It was not as if I made any lies. I said what other people think but they're too scared to say it.

"I speak my mind and I know it gets me in trouble with the rest of the players but we're not all friends, we're competitors.

"I've not really lifted my cue to practice so I've probably done better than I deserved.

"It was good to get some money in Bangkok, that takes the pressure off. With ranking points here winning a couple of matches doesn't do me any harm.

"I enjoyed this game more and hopefully that's me getting the bug back for practicing more. When I do I know I won't be losing again to people like Stuart."   

(Allen wrote on his Facebook after the match: How'd I lose to this ugly f**ker??)

Okay this rival will never be solved. I believe Mark will become more mature and  mind his words in the future. Just let the snooker do the talking!

Bingham now plays Shaun Murphy in his next match. Murphy ended Matthew Selt's magnificent run on Australian Goldfields Open today. Murphy stormed into semi-finals by a 5-3 win despite Selt hit a 137, the highest break of the tournament so far before Williams knocked 142 later today.

Selt was happy with his run: "It's been a great tournament for me and I can take a lot of positives but it would've been nice to carry on. Beating John was massive for me and this week's been good experience." 


The current World Number 1 Mark Williams knocked highest break of the tournament so far on his way to semi-finals. He rewrote the highest break twice in the match, 118 and 140 to level 2-2 before 142 in the decider. Williams edged Dominic Dale by 5-4.

Williams was satisfied with his form: "I potted well tonight. The last two matches have been a massive improvement from the first one which was awful. By the time I get used to the jet lag it will be time to fly home.'' "I'm just excited to be in the semi-finals. I haven't played out here for 20 years and it's been excellent to be back, hopefully I can go all the way."

Williams will not have an easy one in the semi-finals because he is Ken Doherty. It's Ken's first semi-finals since 2006 China Open. They will perform a repeat match of the final on 2003 World Championship - of course Ken won't want the same results.

Repeat Final of World Championship 2003 - Who will win this time?

Doherty went 4-1 up with good breaks before Selby dragged to 3-4. The Jester led 58-1 in the eighth frame with 59 on the table. Ken made 59 to win 5-3. Ken revealed he nearly quit the game two years ago.

Ken bounced back

"I felt like packing it in at one stage when I never qualified for the Crucible (in 2009), I was in qualifying tournaments and only won one match all season and I thought it was the end of the road.'' "Now I have a bit more self confidence and I know I can compete ok but I'm not as consistent as I was.''


41-year-old Doherty admitted Williams's U-Turn in his career motivated himself. "Against Mark Williams it's going to be very difficult and there have been a lot of good matches between us.


I have done an interview with Ken last month before PTC1. And now Ken is in the semi-finals with his Australian family support. I wish for Ken continue his marvellous run on Australian Open!  

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 4 - War of Words set between Allen & Bingham Before QF

Down to the final day of Last 16 today, all the QF line-up will be revealed very soon.

Mark Allen

Mark Allen sets up a rival with Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals. Allen won over Marcus Campbell, who defeated Ali Carter in the previous round by 5-1. Allen had a fine performance today. He presented two centuries 101 and 100, 71, 67, 63 today.

Bingham whitewashed Tom Ford with runs of 94, 94 and three half-centuries. Allen and Bingham will meet in the quarter-finals  and he had rival before. They dislike each other after Allen making some harsh post-match comments on Bingham on UK Championship in December last year. Here are the quotes they said today:

Allen: "He (Bingham) said about getting revenge on Ding for his Crucible defeat but it would be nice to send him back where he belongs.
 
"He doesn't like me because I told the truth in a press conference that he has no bottle and as he threw away a match at the World Championships after leading 12-9 I think that showed it.
 
"It was great he did because that let the legend that is Stephen Hendry stay in the top 16 and I would rather see Hendry in the top 16 than Bingham."

Stuart Bingham & Mark Allen rival

Bingham: "I can't wait to play this match," "He (Allen) said a few words after the UK Championship which were a bit out of order and I've been waiting for this match for a while.
 
"He said I've got no bottle and he thought he was never going to lose to me. I will definitely be up for it.
 
"I don't know what happened. With the game at the UK I was gutted I lost as I would've got into the semi-finals. I remember I shook his hand and didn't say anything. He took that to heart.
 
"But I don't care what he thinks. We're here to do a job and hopefully I will win. It will give me more pleasure to beat him.
 
"It's all mind games and I'm a better player now than I was."

Their quarter-finals match tomorrow will be an awesome one. I am interested if they will shake hands before and after match! Will post the post-match quote tomorrow!

Mark Williams

Mark Williams beaten David Gilbert by 5-2 with a much improved form today. His opponent in the quarter-finals will be either Neil Robertson or Dominic Dale. "I would probably prefer to play Neil as there would be a big crowd. All of the support would be on his side and I can handle that. It would be a good occasion to play in front of his home crowd.

However Williams's preference on Robertson to be his next round opponent could not turn into face. Neil Robertson suffered a dramatic defeat 4-5 by Dale, despite trailing 2-4 to a decider and passed the winning line in the decider. 

Dale needed one snooker to win the match after Robertson left him pink and black. Dale got the snooker he needed, potted the final pink and black to win the decider by 70-69. The local crowds are disappointed with the result.

Dominic Dale won over Neil Robertson in a thriller

"It was definitely the match of the tournament so far," said a dejected Robertson. "I thought I played good in the match but had a bad patch - it's just one of those things and in sport sometimes you get bad breaks.''

Dale believed the atmosphere, excitement and occasion made this victory one of his most memorable matches of his 19-year pro career.   "I will go to bed thinking I'm lucky to still be in it. I played some very good safety but also some shockers and maybe I was a bit too cautious.''

Ireland's Ken Doherty bounced back from 1-4 down to win 5-4 against Liang Wenbo to move into quarter-finals in 2 years' time since 2009 Shanghai Masters. 

Bounce back for Ken Doherty 

"I just dragged myself back into the game and hung in there. It's a great comeback.'' Doherty said. "I never throw in the towel but when things are going your way you can't see a way out.

Ken also apologized for the controversial complaint of Liang's bow-tie issue on World Cup last week in Thailand. "The next day I felt bad saying about his dicky-bow," "I hope it didn't cause any offence, if it did then I'm sorry.

Ken Doherty faces Mark Selby in the quarter-finals who defeated Mark Davis by 5-3 today.  Selby beleived that his winning of Wuxi Classic can boost his confidence.

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 3 - Bingham took Sweet Revenge on Ding

Day 3 of Australian Open continued and more seeds are crashed out but some buddies found their way out today!

Cause I know That revenge is sweet!

Stuart Bingham who lost to Ding Junhui in the Last 16 of World Championship this year, despite having led 12-9 up but eventually lost 12-13 made a sweet revenge today. Bingham failed to make his debut in the top 16 ranking at the end of the last season due to the defeat.

Early home for Ding Junhui

Ding Junhui is defeated 2-5 although he made two centuries out of two frames he won, 104 and 124 in the match. The Ballrun made 60 and 107 to be 4-1 up, followed by 86 to lock his victory in the final frame.

The Essex boy will enter top 16 for the first time. "It took me about five days to get over that defeat," said Bingham. "After I beat Michael Holt to qualify I went on my Twitter and Facebook pages and said revenge will be sweet - and it tastes nice.''

Ding's team mate on World Cup, his buddy Liang Wenbo had a totally different experience in Australia. Liang beaten Matthew Stevens in decider, 5-4 though he missed 147 after scoring 15 reds and 15 blacks to end at 120.

Liang Wenbo on World Cup

It was an exciting game for Stevens and Liang. Stevens knocked 63, 88 while Liang scored 120 (missed maximum), 111, 71, 51. Stevens believed Liang's win on World Cup has brought himself back with confidence. 

"Every time he got in he played well and took his chances.'' "Winning the World Cup has done him no harm. He had been struggling a bit but a win like that in Thailand has made him dangerous again.'' said Stevens.

 

Ken Doherty

Liang Wenbo is facing Ken Doherty in the next round - who scored a 5-2 victory over Scotland's Stephen Maguire today. Ken strugguled in Thailand while he was playing for Ireland but he turned his disappointment to motivation.

"I can't remember when it would've been but it wasn't last season. "But this is a good start for me, not just the win but the nature of it and that's what gives you the confidence. If you struggle to a win you don't feel so good but I won pretty well and closed it out well.''

Mark Selby bounced back from 0-3 down to Joe Perry to win 

5-3. Perry played extraordinary well in the first three frames and froze Selby.  The Jester said after his fightback: " I managed to grind myself back into it. The interval works both ways and for Joe it came at the wrong time but for me it came at the right time.''

Matthew Selt who won over John Higgins yesterday, killed another Scotland's World Champion today. Selt completed a 5-1 easy win over Stephen Hendry. Selt will challenge another former World Champion Shaun Murphy on his road in QF.

Mark Williams

Mark Williams did not give satisfactory performance but still claimed a 5-2 win over Barry Pinches. The match lasted for four hours. "It was really tough and the way I played was just awful, appalling and I don't know why it was so bad," said Williams.

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 2 - Higgins and Carter are Shattered in the First Round

More seeds are out in the first round of Australian Goldfields Open on the second day. The victims today were John Higgins and Ali Carter.

John Higgins is defated dramactically

The Current World Champion suffered a dramatic defeat today! Higgins did not play too well today, far from unbeatable status but still once had a good outlook for the next round, leading 4-1 up on Matthew Selt. The turning point came in the sixth frame, Higgins started to lose his concentration and made some silly misses.

Selt started his great comeback plan, playing some amazing snooker - 56, 45 and 63 in three frames to drag a decider from 1-4 down.  The Wizard of Wishaw did not improve his performance, letting Selt potted plenty good long pots and 63 to complete the tremendous fightback. Selt will face Stephen Hendry in the Last 16.

26-year-old Matthew Selt

Selt after his victory over the 4-time World Champion: "I knew I could compete at this level and career wise beating John is a great achievement.

"I've just won my first match on tv and now I feel like a proper player. If I play well this week I can go all the way and this has given me the belief that I can do it.''

Higgins needs more practices!

John Higgins admitted he struggled in the new season. "I'm not tired but I just didn't get any rhythm in the World Cup and never felt I was hitting the ball well.'' "I'm disappointed but maybe it's because I haven't put in the hours practising since winning the World Championship.'' Higgins knows he needs to put more time on the table apart from spending his time with family. 

Carter - homesick after weeks of away

'The Captain' Ali Carter also needed to pack his back and go home. He lost to Marcus Campbell this morning by 3-5 though he knocked a 134 and 2-0 up early on the match.

The Captain became homesick after three weeks' competition oversea. "It's been a long time away and by the time I got here my heart wasn't in it and that showed in my performance. "If I had just come here and not done the other two then it would've been different."

Neil Robertson played in home country

Neil Robertson made his first appearance in Bendigo today. He had an easy win 5-2 over Nigel Bond with 3-1 up before mid session. Robertson had stable long potting today which helped a lot. He is going to meet Dominic Dale, another winner a match of Last 32 by beating Local Steve Mifsud today. 

Shaun Murphy and Rory McLeod finished their Round 2 match while others are still playing the Round 1 match. Murphy secured a 5-1 win and he believes him not playing in World Cup last week in Thailand could help him in this event.

"In a funny way not being at the World Cup could help me out as I'm in the right sleep pattern as I've been here for a week, while others may feel tired so I might be able to sneak through." He added, "I definitely want to be in the World Cup next year and represent my country so I must try harder."

Mark Allen who is the runner-up of World Cup last week, maintained a 5-3 victory over Wales' Ryan Day. 

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Australian Goldfields Open Day 1 - Trump fell in Oz, Hendry toppled Gould

The first ever ranking tournament staged in Oz started today! Some unexpected results are produced today and here he is - Judd Trump lost to Mark Davis by 3-5.

Runner-up of World Championship did not enjoy the match!

 The 21-year-old runner up of World Championship had a bad opening in his first round match. Having his opponent Mark Davis took the first three with 84, 91 in 45 minutes, Trump finally pull one back with 52, 89 to trail 3-2.

But Mark Davis still kept his hands hot. Davis reached 4-2 with 52 although Trump pull another back with 62 before Davis took the victory 5-3. Trump wrote a tweet after his defeat: 'Can't wait to get home!'

Solid Mark Davis beaten Judd Trump by 5-3

I am not surprised with Trump's defeat. He had crazy holidays during the season break and seldom getting practices. He has lost his first match in the new season, get beaten by David Gilbert on PTC1 in Round 1. Trump needs to get away from his luxury life and face the reality! Don't want him to be a flash in the pan.


'The Magician' Shaun Murphy safely through to the Last 16. Murphy was 3-1 up before mid session kicked off. Andrew Higginson showed his effort by trailing 4-3 but it did not blcok the Magician to win 5-3.

Stephen Hendry

The six-time World Champion Stephen Hendry enjoyed a great start in the new season. Hendry once held 2-0 and 3-2 lead over Martin Gould but Gould all levelled. He made a branch with 120 to lead 4-3, along with 59 to secure his 5-3 victory.

The Scot may face his countryman in the next round, the current World Champion John Higgins but he will be glad to gain some ranking points in Oz.


Another seed Jamie Cope is beaten by Tom Ford while Q School Winner David Gilbert won 5-1 over Australian James Misfud.

Rory McLeod

Rory McLeod rocked his way to win over Peter Ebdon by 5-3 although he was 0-3 down early in the match. McLeod took 5 in a row to continue his journey in Australia.

"It was very tough, especially as we're buddies," said McLeod. "Sometimes you have to graft something and dig deep. I managed to pot the last ball and I'm happy with that.'' 
McLeod will face Shaun Murphy tomorrow in the Last 16.


Four-time World Champion John Higgins, Local's favourite Neil Robertson and more top players will play their first match in Bendigo tomorrow.

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Australian Goldfields Open Draw/Results, Format & TV/Match Schedule

Australian Goldfields Open: (18-24 July 2011, Bendigo Stadium)

Defending Champion: N/A


LIVE SCORES

Match Reports

• Day 1 - Trump fell in Oz, Hendry toppled Gould

• Day 2 - Higgins and Carter are Shattered in the First Round

• Day 3 - Bingham took Sweet Revenge on Ding

• Day 4 - War of Words set between Allen & Bingham Before QF
• Day 5 - Bingham Proved To Allen by His Cracking Victory
• Day 6 - Bingham will play Williams in his First Ranking Final
• Day 7 - Bingham's First Ranking Triumph in Oz

Draw/Results:

Last 32	Last 16	Quarter-Finals	Semi-Finals	Finals
John Higgins 4-5 Matthew Selt	Matthew Selt 5-1 Stephen Hendry	Matthew Selt 3-5 Shaun Murphy	Shaun Murphy 2-6 Stuart Bingham	Stuart Bingham 9-8 Mark Williams
Stephen Hendry 5-3 Martin Gould
Peter Ebdon 3-5 Rory McLeod	Rory McLeod 1-5 Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy 5-3 Andrew Higginson
Ali Carter 3-5 Marcus Campbell	Marcus Campbell 1-5 Mark Allen	Mark Allen 3-5 Stuart Bingham
Mark Allen 5-3 Ryan Day
Jamie Cope 3-5 Tom Ford	Tom Ford 0-5 Stuart Bingham
Ding Junhui 2-5 Stuart Bingham
Mark Selby 5-3 Joe Perry	Mark Selby 5-3 Mark Davis	Mark Selby 3-5 Ken Doherty	Ken Doherty 2-6 Mark Williams
Judd Trump 3-5 Mark Davis
Matthew Stevens 4-5 Liang Wenbo	Liang Wenbo 4-5 Ken Doherty
Stephen Maguire 2-5 Ken Doherty
Neil Robertson 5-2 Nigel Bond	Neil Robertson 4-5 Dominic Dale	Dominic Dale 4-5 Mark Williams
Dominic Dale 5-2 Steve Mifsud
David Gilbert 5-1 James Mifsud	David Gilbert 2-5 Mark Williams
Mark Williams  5-2 Barry Pinches

Match Schedule/Order of play:

Monday, July 18

4am: 6. Shaun Murphy 5-3 Andrew Higginson, 17. David Gilbert 5-1 James Mifsud

then  12. Judd Trump 3-5 Mark Davis, 9. Jamie Cope 3-5 Tom Ford 

N.B. 10.30am:  4. Stephen Hendry 5-3 Martin Gould, 5. Peter Ebdon 3-5 Rory McLeod

Tuesday July 19

4am: 16. Dominic Dale 5-2 Steve Mifsud, 20. Rory McLeod  1-5 Shaun Murphy

then 3. John Higgins 4-5 Matthew Selt, 7. Ali Carter 3-5 Marcus Campbell

N.B. 10.30am: 15. Neil Robertson 5-2 Nigel Bond, 8. Mark Allen 5-3 Ryan Day

Wednesday July 20

4am: 18. Mark Williams 5-2 Barry Pinches, 14. Stephen Maguire 2-5 Ken Doherty

then 11. Mark Selby 5-3 Joe Perry, 13. Matthew Stevens 4-5 Liang Wenbo

N.B. 10.30am: 19. Matthew Selt 5-1 Stephen Hendry, 10. Ding Junhui 2-5 Stuart Bingham

 

Thursday July 21

4am: 26. David Gilbert 2-5 Mark Williams, 21. Marcus Campbell 1-5 Mark Allen

then 23. Mark Selby 5-3 Mark Davis, 22. Tom Ford 0-5 Stuart Bingham

N.B. 10.30am: 25. Neil Robertson 4-5 Dominic Dale, 24. Liang Wenbo 4-5 Ken Doherty

 

Friday July 22

4am: QF1 - Matthew Selt 3-5 Shaun Murphy, QF2 - Mark Allen 3-5 Stuart Bingham

N.B. 10.30am: QF4 - Dominic Dale 4-5 Mark Williams , QF3 - Mark Selby 3-5 Ken Doherty 

Saturday July 23

4am: SF1 - Shaun Murphy 2-6 Stuart Bingham

N.B. 10.30am: SF2 - Ken Doherty 2-6 Mark Williams

 

Sunday July 24

5am: Final - Stuart Bingham 4-4 Mark Williams (First Session - 8 frames)

10.30am: Final - Stuart Bingham 9-8 Mark Williams (Second Session - 9 frames)


*All the above time are corrected to BST (CET: BST +1)

Format: 

Round 1 up to QFs: Best of 9
Semi-Finals: Best of 11
Final: Best of 17


TV Schedule: 

British Eurosport

Mon 18 July

1130-1330 LIVE on British Eurosport

Tue 19 July

1030-1330 LIVE on British Eurosport 2
2200-0000 Highlights on British Eurosport 2

Wed 20 July

0900-1030 Highlights on British Eurosport
1030-1330 LIVE on British Eurosport 2

Thu 21 July

0600-0900 & 1030-1330 LIVE on British Eurosport 2
2220 Highlights on British Eurosport

Fri 22 July

0900-1030 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
1030-1330 LIVE quarter-finals on British Eurosport 2

Sat 23 July

0900-1030 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
1030-1330 LIVE semi-finals on British Eurosport 2

Sun 24 July

0800-1000 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
1030-1330 LIVE final on British Eurosport 2
1900-2200 Highlights on British EUrosport 2

Eurosport International

Mon 18 July

1230-1430 LIVE on Eurosport International
1900-2045 Highlights on Eurosport International

Tue 19 July

1130-1430 LIVE on Eurosport 2
2000-2200 Highlights on Eurosport 2

Wed 20 July

1000-1130 Highlights on Eurosport International
1130-1430 LIVE on Eurosport 2
1845-1945 Highlights on Eurosport 2

Thu 21 July

0700-1000 & 1130-1430 LIVE on Eurosport 2
2145-2335 Highlights on Eurosport International

Fri 22 July

1000-1130 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
1130-1230 LIVE quarter-finals on Eurosport 2
1230-1430 LIVE quarter-finals on Eurosport International
2000-2200 Highlights on Eurosport 2

Sat 23 July

1000-1130 Highlights on Eurosport 2
1130-1430 LIVE semi-finals on Eurosport 2

Sun 24 July

0900-1100 Highlights on Eurosport 2

1130-1430 LIVE final on Eurosport 2

2000-2300 Highlights on Eurosport International