Six-time World Snooker Championship runner-up Jimmy White beat Sam Craigie 10-6 in his opening qualifying round fixture at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on Thursday. The 55 year-old, who is only competing on the circuit this season courtesy of an invitational tour card, is two additional wins away[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Matthew Selt Beats Women’s World Champion
Matthew Selt comfortably overcame the challenge of three-time women’s world champion Ng On Yee in the first round of World Championship qualifying on Wednesday in Sheffield. Ng, who defended her women’s world title at a canter last month in Malta, had been among a group of several amateur players invited[Read More…]
Prize Increased for World Championship 147
World Snooker has announced that the reward for making a World Championship 147 is to be improved this season to £40,000. The sport has utilised a rolling-pot system for maximum break prizes in recent seasons, starting with a base of £5,000 and adding an additional five grand for every tournament[Read More…]
Who Will be the Crucible Debutants?
The excitement for this year’s World Snooker Championship is building and the general expectation received another jolt of energy on Monday with the announcement of the qualifying stages draw. A total of 128 players, made up of 113 professionals ranked outside the world’s top 16 and 15 additional wildcard amateurs[Read More…]
Rodney Goggins Triumphs in RIBSA Grand Prix
The sixth ranking event of the Irish domestic campaign finally concluded on Sunday with victory for Rodney Goggins in the RIBSA Grand Prix. Goggins beat David Morris 4-1 in the Hawks Nest Snooker Club in Waterford – two weeks after the event initially took place at the Ivy Rooms in[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw
The eagerly anticipated World Snooker Championship qualifying draw was announced by World Snooker on Monday. A total of 128 players will head to the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from Wednesday hoping to win the three matches required to reach the main event at the Crucible Theatre in less[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends China Open
Mark Selby continued his dominance in Beijing with an 11-3 victory over Barry Hawkins in the final of the China Open on Sunday. The world number one had been enduring one of his most prolonged periods in the doldrums coming into his defence of the penultimate ranking event of the[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw on Monday
While Sunday’s focus will be the rich showdown between Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins in the final of the China Open, attention will immediately turn to the upcoming final tournament of the season. The World Snooker Championship gets under way at the Crucible Theatre in just under a fortnight but,[Read More…]
China Open Final: Mark Selby vs Barry Hawkins
The final of the lucrative China Open will be contested between Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins on Sunday in Beijing. The English pair emerged from their semi-finals on Saturday to set up the showdown for glory, with a whopping £225,000 on offer for the champion. The champion’s cheque, which is[Read More…]
China Open: Semi-Final Preview
The revamped China Open is down to its final four contenders after another dramatic day of action at the Olympic Sports Center in Beijing on Friday. Kyren Wilson and Barry Hawkins both emerged with dramatic deciding frame victories over fellow English pair Jack Lisowski and Tom Ford respectively. Former champions[Read More…]