Tag Archives: Australian Open
Sportlobster Blog – Trump success has been on the cards
WHAT a great moment it was for Judd Trump on Sunday as he lifted major silverware once again – and it was fully deserved too. You have to go back to November 2012 to find the last time Trump achieved snooker glory when he won the inaugural International Championship – believe it or not his…
July 8, 2014 in Australian Open, Comment.
Trump: 'Winning the tight frames proved to be the difference'
JUDD Trump said winning the tight frames proved to be key in helping him win this season's Australian Open. Trump won his first major sllverware yesterday (Sunday) since November 2012 after beating home favourite Neil Robertson in a cagey final at Bendigo 9-5. Despite making two centuries along the way to the winning line, Trump…
July 7, 2014 in Australian Open.
Trump beats home favourite Robertson to lift Australian Open
JUDD Trump got his hands on major silverware for the first time in more than 18 months after he beat home favourite Neil Robertson to lift the Australian Open title. In a cagey contest, Trump came out on top winning 9-5 – a result which saw him win his first major ranking event since November…
New world number one Robertson on verge of homeland glory
NEIL Robertson's start to the new season got even better after victory over Mark Davis sealed his place in the Australian Open final as well as moved him back to the top of the world. Australian Robertson will need to beat Judd Trump tomorrow (Sunday) to win his homeland tournament for the first time. The…
Impressive Trump reaches Australian Open final
AN IMPRESSIVE display of break building helped Judd Trump to the brink of major ranking success for the first time in more than 18 months. Trump sealed his place in Sunday's Australian Open final after beating China's Xiao Guodong 6-3 earlier today (Saturday). And the Bristol man, who last won major silverware in November 2012…
Trump battles back to stun Walden in last eight thriller
JUDD Trump battled back from 3-0 and 4-3 down against Ricky Walden to earn a place in the Australian Open semi-finals. The Bristol potter's long wait for major silverware, which goes back as far as November 2012, looked set to continue when Walden complied breaks of 104 and 72 in winning the first three frames…
Battling Guodong fights back from the brink to reach last eight
CHINA's number two star Xiao Guodong showed terrific battling spirit as he came back twice from the brink of defeat to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. Guodong, who last season reached his first major ranking final in the Shanghai Masters, looked deep in trouble when he trailed former world champion Peter Ebdon 4-3 and trailed…
In-form Robertson continues winning ways on home soil
NEIL Robertson continued his impressive start to the new campaign after winning his first match of the Australian Goldfields Open. After retaining his Wuxi Classic title over the weekend, Robertson stretched his winning run further in his home tournament after coming back from behind to beat Andrew Higginson 5-2. Breaks of 66, 94 and 89 helped Robertson…
Aussie delight and title joy for Hawkins
BARRY Hawkins claimed his first world ranking title after a convincing victory over Peter Ebdon in the Australian Open final. The 33-year-old captured the title and his biggest achievement in the game since turning professional sixteen years ago by beating the former world champion 9-3 in Bendigo. Hawkins becomes the second ever winner of the Australian Open after…
July 15, 2012 in Australian Open, News.
Australian Open – Day 5 Report
MARK Davis is through to his second consecutive ranking event semi-final after knocking out Martin Gould in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Davis, who before the start of this season failed to reach a ranking event semi-final in his previous 21 years as a professional, has matched his performance in the Wuxi Classic last month in getting to…