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.
Mark Williams admitted he had dragged opponent Matthew Stevens down to his level to claim a 6-4 victory and reach the quarter-finals of the Betfair Masters.
Ronnie O'Sullivan looked every inch the champion as he reeled off six straight frames against Matthew Stevens in a Crucible masterclass.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has not seemed like a man in need of a helping hand as he pursues a fourth World Championship title but he benefited from the sportsmanship of Matthew Stevens.
Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens were dumped out in the last 16 of the 888 Welsh Open to end the Welsh involvement in Newport.
World Champion John Higgins is hopeful he can conquer his nerves at this year's Masters after getting his campaign off to a winning start over Matthew Stevens.
Mark Allen was inspired by his four-year-old daughter's presence in the front row as he staged a stunning comeback to knock Matthew Stevens out of the Betfred.com World Championship tonight.
Matthew Stevens was thrilled to be back in a major semi-final after extending his run at the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Dublin.
Defending champion John Higgins ended the home challenge at the Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open as he saw off Carmarthen's Matthew Stevens.
The Ireland Under-20s deservedly picked up their first win of the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship on Thursday, running in five tries for a 37-10 play-off triumph over Samoa in Parana.
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was the surprise omission from England's final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals announced by coach Fabio Capello on Tuesday.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has cruised into the second round of the Pukka Pies UK Championship with a 9-3 win over Matthew Stevens.
Ding Junhui won the final three frames to come back from 4-2 down and beat Welshman Matthew Stevens on day two of the Grand Prix in Glasgow.
Former runner-up Matthew Stevens was a big-name casualty in the final round of qualifying for next month's World Championships, while Ken Doherty is in action on Tuesday.
Former runner-up Matthew Stevens was a big-name casualty in the final round of qualifying for next month's World Championships.
Australia's Neil Robertson claimed his third ranking event with a marathon 9-7 win over Matthew Stevens in the final of the Bahrain Championship.
Stephen Hendry and Matthew Stevens will fight it out for a place in the final of the Bahrain Snooker Championship after both came through their respective last-eight matches.
Defending champion John Higgins turned on the style to overcome spirited resistance from Matthew Stevens and book his place in the second round of the 888.com World Championship in Sheffield tonight.