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HIGGINS ON THE STARTING GRID FOR GRAND PRIX ACTION
filed on Saturday, October 11, 2008.  00:14 PT/USA
China Hong Kong's Marco Fu starts the defense of his Royal London Watches Grand Prix title tomorrow, but the events gets underway today at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, with two first round ties which includes action from the local favorite and three times former Grand Prix champion, John Higgins.

HIGGINS "NOT OPPOSED" TO CHINA MOVE
filed on Thursday, October 9, 2008.  00:21 PT/USA
The two-time former World Champion John Higgins (picured right) has said that he would not be opposed to moving the World Championship to China, and believes it is time for snooker to proactively tap into new markets.

CHINA'S CASH COULD BE END OF WORLD FOR CRUCIBLE
filed on Tuesday, October 7, 2008.  18:55 PT/USA
It has been reported that Chinese entrepreneurs have launched an audacious bid to snatch the World Championship away from The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, which has staged the snooker's blue riband event for more than 30 years.

WALDEN SUCCESS SURPRISES SHANGHAI
filed on Sunday, October 5, 2008.  09:27 PT/USA
Ricky Walden has produced one of the biggest surprises in recent snooker history, as the world number thirty-five ranked player defeats the reigning World Champion and world number one ranked player Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-8 in today's final of the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

O'SULLIVAN AND WALDEN SECURE SHANGHAI FINAL
filed on Saturday, October 4, 2008.  09:53 PT/USA
Ronnie O'Sullivan will be going for his third successive world ranking event title victory in the final of the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters tomorrow at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China, where he will take on Ricky Walden who is playing in his first world ranking event final.

O'SULLIVAN SHINES IN SUPERB SHANGHAI MATCH
filed on Friday, October 3, 2008.  09:48 PT/USA
Ronnie O'Sullivan has stayed on course to win three successive world ranking event titles with a 5-3 quarterfinal victory over Mark Williams in a superb match on the fifth day's play of the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

MAXIMUM MAGIC CANNOT SAVE COPE
filed on Thursday, October 2, 2008.  08:31 PT/USA
England's Jamie Cope has compiled the second maximum 147 break of his professional career during his second round meeting with Mark Williams at the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters, however it still was not enough to defeat the Welshman as he books a quarterfinal place on the fourth day's play at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

DING GOES OUT IN SHANGHAI SURPRISE
filed on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.  08:18 PT/USA
China's Ding Junhui made a surprise exit from the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters on the third day's play at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China, as the world number eleven ranked player suffered a 5-3 first round defeat in front of his home crowd to Dave Harold.

DEFENDING CHAMP DALE DUMPED OUT BY DAVIS
filed on Tuesday, September 30, 2008.  08:25 PT/USA
Defending champion Dominic Dale has lost in the first round of 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters, with a 5-4 defeat at the hands of a resurgent Steve Davis at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

LIANG LEAVES REST OF THE CHINESE SNOOKERED
filed on Monday, September 29, 2008.  09:37 PT/USA
This year's World Championship quarterfinalist Liang Wenbo rescued some national pride as he was the only one of eight Chinese players in action to win a match on the first day's play of the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters, at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

MASTERS STARTS IN SHANGHAI STYLE
filed on Sunday, September 28, 2008.  09:02 PT/USA
The world's top snooker professionals attended a stylish red carpet opening ceremony today to mark the start of the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters, which will be played at Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China, from September 29 - October 5.

GRAND PRIX DRAW SEES O'SULLIVAN AND LIANG RACE OFF
filed on Friday, September 26, 2008.  11:43 PT/USA
World Champion and world number one ranked player Ronnie O'Sullivan has been handed a tie against China's Liang Wenbo after the first round random draw was made today for the 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix, which will be played at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 11-19.

DISAPPOINTING DOHERTY OUT OF GRAND PRIX
filed on Thursday, September 25, 2008.  16:31 PT/USA
After falling out of the elite top-16 in the world rankings this season, the former World Champion Ken Doherty has lost 5-0 in the final round of qualifying today at the 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales, to another former World Champion, John Parrott.

AMERICANS HEAD TO AUSTRIA
filed on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.  09:39 PT/USA
The former United States National Snooker Champion, Ajeya Prabhakar, and Jeff Szafransky will be traveling to Austria next month to represent the United States in the Men's Event of the 2008 IBSF World Snooker Championships.

AMERICAN SNOOKER MEDALISTS AT PARALYMPIC GAMES
filed on Saturday, September 6, 2008.  00:03 PT/USA
As the 2008 Paralympic Games get underway in Beijing, China, SnookerUSA.com reflects on the time when snooker was a Paralympic sport and the Americans who won a Paralympic snooker medal.

O'SULLIVAN TOO HOT FOR HAROLD TO HANDLE
filed on Sunday, August 31, 2008.  15:25 PT/USA

England's Ronnie O'Sullivan has cemented his position as the dominant force in professional snooker, as the world number one ranked player resoundingly defeated Dave Harold 9-3 today in the final of the 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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