Barry Hearn has hinted on social media that there will be a bigger jackpot in store for anyone who can compile a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship this year. The prize for making a 147 break currently runs on a rolling system, with the pot starting at a[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ronnie O’Sullivan Compiles 147 in China Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s incredible season continued in the last 64 of the China Open on Tuesday after the Englishman constructed a wonderful 147 break in Beijing. O’Sullivan, who has won a record-equalling five ranking event titles this season already, made the maximum effort in the fifth frame of his encounter with[Read More…]
Ali Carter Defeat Threatens Place in Top 16
Two-time World Championship runner-up Ali Carter could be consigned to the dreaded qualifiers in Sheffield later this month after suffering an early exit in the China Open on Monday. The Englishman has struggled to perform in ranking events ever since a first-round exit in the UK Championship back in December[Read More…]
Mark Allen Win Boosts Crucible Hopes
Mark Allen produced a scintillating performance in the China Open first round to put himself back into the top 16 in the provisional Race to the Crucible standings. The Northern Irishman had been in danger of being the first Masters champion forced to qualify for the World Championship when he[Read More…]
China Open: Preview and Draw
The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the start of the China Open in Beijing. The revamped tournament — China’s longest running ranking event – now boasts an impressive total prize fund of £1 million and will see next week’s champion collect a cool £225,000.[Read More…]
John Higgins Wins Championship League Again
The 2018 Championship League Snooker concluded on Thursday with John Higgins successfully defending the invitation title at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The Scot became the first player win the Championship League in consecutive seasons after a 3-2 victory over Zhou Yuelong in the Winners’ Group final. The 42 year-old[Read More…]
Ng On Yee Honoured by Forbes and Hong Kong Awards
Hong Kong’s Ng On Yee’s month of March in 2018 became even more memorable after being honoured twice in the space of a couple of days back home and across Asia. On Yee only recently claimed her third Women’s World Championship title with a dominant performance in Malta that saw[Read More…]
WDBS Event Staged in Belgium
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) successfully staged its first-ever event outside of the UK last weekend in Belgium. Held at The Trickshot in Bruges, the the WDBS Belgian Open saw a mix of established WDBS players and local challengers come together for an event which represented another significant milestone[Read More…]
John Higgins Completes Championship League Line-Up
John Higgins won Group 7 of the Championship League to earn the last spot in this week’s Winners’ Group, where the overall winner of the annual invitational event will be determined. Higgins, the defending champion, left it until the last possible opportunity to qualify for the series conclusion but made[Read More…]
WATCH: Luca Brecel Makes Maximum 147
Luca Brecel put some of his recent struggles behind him by compiling his first competitive 147 break in the Championship League on Monday. The Belgian’s perfect knock came in the third frame of his 3-0 round-robin victory over John Higgins at the Ricoh Arena in Group 7 of the tournament that’s[Read More…]