Allen retains Haikou World Open crown
Mark Allen retained his Haikou World Open crown by beating Matthew Stevens 10-4 in the final in China today.
Mark Allen retained his Haikou World Open crown by beating Matthew Stevens 10-4 in the final in China today.
Matthew Stevens shrugged off a cue crisis and a refereeing blunder to progress to his first ranking final in five years at the Haikou World Open in China today.
Matthew Stevens believes he must have secured a unique place in snooker history after knocking Judd Trump out of the Haikou World Open using his third cue of the tournament.
Judd Trump broke sweat but it was only due to the heating as he brushed aside Nigel Bond to reach the Haikou World Open quarter-finals.
The Hainan Island crowd will have the second-round clash they wanted to see at the Haikou World Open after Ding Junhui and Marco Fu both won through today.
Shaun Murphy came through a gripping first-round clash with Martin Gould in the World Open in Haikou, China today, eventually prevailing 5-4.
The World Open will be held in the Chinese city of Haikou for the next five years, World Snooker has announced.