It was not without a scare or two but Anthony Hamilton saw off former world champion Stuart Bingham 6-4 at around 1am on Sunday morning to reach the German Masters final.

Stephen Hendry has opened the door to the possibility of a Crucible Theatre return by signing up for revamped World Seniors Championship in March.

Prompted by a tactful question from the ever-professional Hazel Irvine, Ronnie O’Sullivan paid a heartfelt and generous tribute to Paul Hunter on Sunday night after winning his record seventh Masters title.

It was with no huge surprise on Wednesday morning that I woke up to see the news that Discovery and Sky had come to an agreement over their 12-channel dispute.