icWales (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
SNOOKER: Carmarthen’s Matthew Stevens reached the last four of the Bahrain Championships with a 5-2 win over fellow Welshman Dominic Dale in Manama last night.
Snooker Scene blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Steve Davis has now withdrawn from the Bahrain Championship, giving Dominic Dale a bye through to the quarter-finals. The official reason given is ill health. Of course, Davis is due to play in the Premier League on Thursday.
Snooker Scene blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Here’s a question for a grey, miserable Thursday: who is the best player never to have been ranked inside the top 16? For me, it’s a straight fight between Dominic Dale and Andy Hicks. Dale, whose highest ever ranking is 19th, has to be ahead on points as he has won two ranking titles, the 1997 Grand Prix and 2007 Shanghai Masters. His problem, quite obviously, has been consistency....
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... his return to form down to practising more than ever having seen off Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Dominic Dale already in the Middle East."It's been a tough couple of years. I have lost a lot of matches but I have worked hard this year. I started practising earlier than usual in June this time," he continued."It is easy to practise but it is the matches that are hard to get results...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... rankings to 17th in recent times but is on his way back to form in the Gulf. He beat compatriot Dominic Dale 5-2.Dale was 2-0 up after breaks of 75 and 57 but the Welshman hit back with breaks of 81, 69 and 53 in the last to seal the deal.He said: "Three matches on the trot - I'm stunned. I missed a few early on and he took full advantage. It was nice to get a frame on the...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... rankings to 17th in recent times but is on his way back to form in the Gulf. He beat compatriot Dominic Dale 5-2.Dale was 2-0 up after breaks of 75 and 57 but the Welshman hit back with breaks of 81, 69 and 53 in the last to seal the deal.He said: "Three matches on the trot - I'm stunned. I missed a few early on and he took full advantage. It was nice to get a frame on the...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... rankings to 17th in recent times but is on his way back to form in the Gulf. He beat compatriot Dominic Dale 5-2.Dale was 2-0 up after breaks of 75 and 57 but the Welshman hit back with breaks of 81, 69 and 53 in the last to seal the deal.Stevens is aiming for his second ranking title and tomorrow will be his first semi-final since 2005. Neil Robertson and Mark Allen will contest...
icWales (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... his return to form down to practising more than ever having seen off Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Dominic Dale already in the Middle East.“It’s been a tough couple of years. I have lost a lot of matches but I have worked hard this year. I started practising earlier than usual in June this time,” he continued.“It is easy to practise but it is the matches that are hard to get results...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... his return to form down to practising more than ever having seen off Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Dominic Dale already in the Middle East."It's been a tough couple of years. I have lost a lot of matches but I have worked hard this year. I started practising earlier than usual in June this time," he continued."It is easy to practise but it is the matches that are hard to get results...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... his return to form down to practising more than ever having seen off Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Dominic Dale already in the Middle East."It's been a tough couple of years. I have lost a lot of matches but I have worked hard this year. I started practising earlier than usual in June this time," he continued."It is easy to practise but it is the matches that are hard to get results...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... his return to form down to practising more than ever having seen off Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Dominic Dale already in the Middle East."It's been a tough couple of years. I have lost a lot of matches but I have worked hard this year. I started practising earlier than usual in June this time," he continued."It is easy to practise but it is the matches that are hard to get results...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... it's good to get level quickly, nice to get the second and third frames without giving him a shot."Dominic Dale took the opening two frames of his quarter-final match with fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens, only to then be sat in his chair for the majority of the match.Former World Championship finalist Stevens rattled off five frames on the bounce to go through 5-2 and he will now...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... compatriot in the second round in Bahrain, and the winner of that clash will face another Welshman.Dominic Dale was a 5-3 winner over Marco Fu on Sunday, but he will now go straight through into the last eight after Steve Davis was forced to pull out for medical reasons.The six-time world champion was due to face Dale on Tuesday in their last 16 clash but the veteran 'Nugget'...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... first time since breaking his wrist nearly a month ago, went down 5-3 to Norwich's Barry Pinches.Dominic Dale also beat Marco Fu 5-3, while Michael Holt had earlier defeated Jamie Cope by the same score.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Last Updated: Monday, November 10, 2008, 20:24Davis withdraws from BahrainSnooker : Six-time world champion Steve Davis has withdrawn from the Bahrain Snooker Championship at the 11th hour citing medical reasons for his no show in the Middle East.The 51-year-old has been suffering from an ear infection and his withdrawal means Welshman Dominic Dale has been handed a bye into the quarter-finals...
