John Higgins won the Totesport.com Welsh Open yesterday, a win that cements his place at the top of the World Snooker rankings…

Last years Welsh Open winner, Ali Carter, started very strongly yesterday in the defence of his title. The 2009 Welsh Open was Carter’s first ever world ranking crown and after a mixed year he will be doing his utmost to secure back-to-back Welsh titles.
Carter came through his first round match with a confident and assured 5-1 victory over recent World 6-red Champion Mark Davis.
The 30-year-old dubbed ‘The Captain’ due to having a pilots licence beat Joe Swail 9-5 in last years final said after his match, “My season has not …

Hong Kong’s Marco Fu is the fourth player through to the Championship League snooker winner’s group in March.
The likable player who has been struggling with form of late was said to be delighted after defeating Australian Neil Robertson 3-0 in the final yesterday.
Fu has good pedigree and actually won the Premier League back in 2003, which the Championship League is the qualification tournament for.
Fu Said, “I’ve played very well this tournament. I’ve not played well this season so it’s been nice to get some match practice and play the top …

John Higgins became the second player through to the Championship Snooker League winners group in March when he beat Ali Carter in the final of Group 2 yesterday.
The Scot who had already competed at Crondon Park for the opening group of this years Championship League beat Carter 3-1 to book his place in the final group.
He said that banter from fellow Scot Stephen Maguire, who qualified on Tuesday helped him through, “Stephen was giving me a bit of stick as he had already made it through and he was relaxing …

Stephen Maguire made up for lost time after electing not to play the Championship League in 2008 and 2009…

The third season of Championship League snooker will start on January 4th from the Crondon Park Golf Club. This year 25 players will be looking to win the title and book their place in the 2010 Premier League.
Last years winner of the Championship League, and eventual semi-finalist in the Premier League, Judd Trump, opens his defence in a very tough group that features the reigning world champion in John Higgins and the reigning Premier League Champion in Shaun Murphy. The rest of group one, which starts on January 4th and …