The sport’s commercial arm has announced that overall prize money on the World Snooker Tour has increased to £14,431,000 for the 2019/20 season.
Author: Snooker HQ
WDBS Humber Classic Successfully Staged in Hull
There was a mix of new and familiar winners at the season-opening Humber Classic staged at Hull’s Tradewell Snooker Club last weekend.
Thailand to Host Two World Women’s Snooker Events
World Women’s Snooker is set to witness its biggest week for a generation with the staging of two prestigious international competitions in Bangkok, Thailand.
Leo Scullion to Officiate World Championship final
Leo Scullion will referee this year’s Betfred World Snooker Championship final for the first time, having successfully battled cancer.
Coral Cup Replaces Ladbrokes Series
This season’s World Grand Prix, Players Championship, and Tour Championship have been rebranded as the Coral Cup ahead of the series launch in the new year. These tournaments were previously sponsored by Ladbrokes but the Ladbrokes Coral Group has taken a strategic decision to make the change to the Coral[Read More…]
Snooker Back Down Under for Australian Women’s Open
Getting under way today in Sydney is the inaugural Australian Women’s Open with Ng On Yee and Reanne Evans featuring in a new 24-woman tournament. With women’s snooker continuing to grow over the last few years, the WLBS will be hoping for a successful staging in a new territory as[Read More…]
Reanne Evans Wins European Women’s Masters
England’s Reanne Evans lifted her first silverware of the 2018/19 World Women’s Snooker Tour season with a 4-1 victory against Nutcharut Wongharuthai in the European Women’s Masters on Sunday. The 11-time world champion and current world number two came into the tournament on the back of a surprise last 16[Read More…]
Champions Crowned in Fizz Open Disability Snooker Championship
Last weekend saw the staging of the record-breaking Fizz Open Disability Snooker Championship at Barratts Snooker Club in Northampton. The third event of the 2018/19 season organised by World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) boasted an incredible field of 79 competitors across the weekend, smashing the previous record of 55[Read More…]
When Canadian Snooker Ruled the World
By Jack Ford Sports Journalist Canadians on the World Snooker tour are a bit like Brazilians in Formula One – once a big part of the sport, now completely absent. Three of the nation’s athletes were staples of the snooker scene at the height of the sport’s popularity – Cliff[Read More…]
China Welcomes Disability Snooker
Officials from World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) recently visited the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities (CASPD) to explore future partnership opportunities. Nigel Mawer QPM, chairman of WDBS and WPBSA Sport Development Manager Chris Hornby met with Mr Wu Secretary of the Party Committee for CASPD and[Read More…]