World Snooker News Release: Have you ever dreamed of becoming a professional snooker player? Q School 2013 is your chance! If you believe you have the talent and dedication required to succeed on the World Snooker Tour, you can earn a place on the circuit via Q School this May.[Read More…]
Month: January 2013
German Masters Preview
The 2013 German Masters resumes on Wednesday as one of the calendar’s best tournaments returns to Berlin for a third straight year. The Tempodrom has played host to two fabulous and well attended events and the same is to be expected this year. With a capacity of well over 2000[Read More…]
Weekend Round-up
Sky Shoot-Out Martin Gould emerged victorious in the third annual Sky Shoot-Out competition yesterday after a convincing 104-0 win over Mark Allen in the final in Blackpool. Northern Ireland’s Allen had been many people’s pre-tournament favourite despite the Shoot-Out being one of the most unpredictable formats imaginable in snooker. Yet,[Read More…]
Sky Shoot-Out
It’s fair to say that the Sky Shoot-Out, which returns to our screens tonight for a third successive year, divides opinion. Some see it as some light relief in an otherwise hectic calendar that facilitates an abundance of the traditional format of the game. Others point to its gimmicky premise,[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The 128 Debate
By Fin Ruane Since the climax of this year’s Masters, two probing questions have arisen among both players and fans alike regarding the current game of professional snooker. Many commentators and ex-players, namely the seven times world champion Stephen Hendry, have questioned whether the standard of play produced this season[Read More…]
Allen Dominates CL Group 4
Mark Allen annihilated the field in the fourth Championship League event to power his way into March’s Winners Group. The Northern Irishman was arguably one of last week’s best players at the Masters despite only reaching the quarter-finals. Allen came to within a whisker of beating Neil Robertson and looked[Read More…]
Site Announcement – Korea Bound
First off, I am now fully operative online with a new laptop so thanks for bearing with me over the last fortnight and apologies again for the poor coverage of this year’s Masters at Alexandra Palace. But with that comes further news that hopefully will not effect the running of[Read More…]
Tickets for Galway on Sale
Tickets have finally been released to the public for the 2013 PTC Grand Final to be held at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway this March. The tournament has been a great boost for Irish snooker since its first staging back in 2011, with the Helix in Dublin playing host[Read More…]
Ding Denies Trump in League
Ding Junhui triumphed in the third group of this year’s Championship League to join John Higgins and Ali Carter in March’s Winners Group. China’s Ding, who surrendered a two frame lead to Neil Robertson in last week’s Masters almost repeated the blunder in today’s final at Crondon Park as Judd[Read More…]
Standards Standards
There have been a few interesting comments circling around in the last 24 hours surrounding the standard of today’s game. For some, it is almost a prerequisite that they have to praise without fault no matter the situation such is the blinded desire to promote the sport in every way[Read More…]