Ken Doherty continued his strong start to the season by qualifying for the lucrative China Championship on Saturday in Preston. The Irishman dropped off the Main Tour last season after falling outside the top 64 in the world rankings following a dismal campaign, but received a reprieve from World Snooker[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Luca Brecel Latvia Bound
Qualifying for the Riga Masters concluded on Friday with defeats for three of the marquee names at the Guild Hall in Preston. Post holiday levels of rust were expected prior to the opening tussles of the new season, but somewhat surprisingly there weren’t too many upsets of note over the[Read More…]
Barry Hawkins Qualifies for Latvia
Barry Hawkins and Kyren Wilson were among the top players who advanced from Riga Masters qualifying on Thursday in Preston. Hawkins, the second seed in the absence of several of the world’s best from the opening tournament of the new campaign, was handed one of the hardest ties in the[Read More…]
Stephen Hendry Fronts New World Seniors Tour
Jason Francis, the snooker promoter behind the popular Snooker Legends exhibition circuit, has today announced a new World Seniors Tour. Francis took the reigns of the World Seniors Championship last season and has duly responded to the positive feedback he received to launch a new circuit for legends and amateur[Read More…]
Ken Doherty and Jimmy White Reach Riga
Ken Doherty and Jimmy White advanced to the main draw of the Riga Masters after coming through qualifying on the opening day of the 2017/18 season in Preston. The pair had both fallen off the Main Tour at the end of the last campaign, but each received a reprieve from[Read More…]
Sandra Bryan Wins Third RILSA 6 Reds Crown
By Dan Carroll Sandra Bryan from Wexford retained her RILSA National 6 Reds Snooker Title at Joey’s recently in a great final match against Annette Newman from Carlow. Both these women have dominated the RILSA National 6 Red Championship over the past three years with all three finals contested between[Read More…]
All Set for Snooker’s Return
After just about a month’s break, the snooker roadshow is about to get back under way with the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign. The start of May saw Mark Selby being crowned world champion for the third time as he became only the fourth player to successfully defend the title[Read More…]
Joe Swail Among Final Q School Graduates
Q School concluded on Saturday as eight more players earned two-year professional cards to compete on the Main Tour. Paul Davison put the disappointment of losing in the final round of Q School Event One behind him to seal an immediate return to the circuit. The Englishman, who knocked out[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Viewing Figures
Snooker’s Betfred World Championship, which finished on May 1st after 17 days of action at the Crucible in Sheffield, scored increased viewing figures on both BBC and Eurosport. Mark Selby won the title for the third time in four years, beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final, at the end[Read More…]
Paul Hunter Disability Classic Attracts New Winners
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) held its largest snooker event to date for people with hearing and visual impairments last weekend at the Cueball in Derby. Following previous competitions in Woking and Hull, the Paul Hunter Disability Classic saw a significant increase in entries from Group 7 and 8 classifications, with[Read More…]