Germany’s Lukas Kleckers was one of four players to emerge from Q School Event One with a two-year Main Tour card on Sunday. The 20 year-old becomes the first German player since Patrick Einsle to boast professional status and it comes at a time when snooker’s popularity in the country[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ng On Yee Stuns Joe Swail in Q School
Ng On Yee caused a major upset in Q School as she came from 3-1 down to beat Joe Swail 4-3 and reach the fourth round in Preston. The world women’s champion had performed well in her opening two encounters to beat Josh Mulholland and veteran Irishman Dessie Sheehan, but[Read More…]
Riga Masters to Commence New Season
World Champion Mark Selby and defending champion Neil Robertson are among the snooker kings set to play in the 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters. Robertson won the world ranking event last year by beating Michael Holt in the final at the Riga Arena in Latvia. This time the Australian will be[Read More…]
Amateur Hopefuls Head to Q School
The World Championship has been over for just a week but players are already preparing for the upcoming 2017/2018 campaign. More than 200 amateur hopefuls descend on the Preston Guild Hall this week hoping to graduate from Qualifying School onto the Main Tour. Of that large number of entrants, only[Read More…]
Paula Judge Wins RILSA Irish National Championship
Paula Judge beat Cathy Dunne 3-0 to capture the RILSA National Championship at the weekend in Sharkx, Newbridge. While Michelle Sherwin was capturing her record 14th RIBSA ladies national title in Carlow, Judge took top honours in the separate national women’s association. By all accounts, the Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker[Read More…]
Brendan O’Donoghue Wins Irish National Championship
Brendan O’Donoghue regained the Irish National Senior Championship after a 7-3 victory over Rodney Goggins at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday. The Nenagh native had been one of the pre-tournament favourites after a strong season which saw him capture two out of the six previous ranking events this term. After[Read More…]
New WDBS Event in Wales
World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) will stage its first event in Wales this summer in Cwmbran. The WDBS Welsh Open will be held at Redz Snooker Club from 30 June – 2 July 2017 and for the first time will be open to players from all eight disability classification groups[Read More…]
Sponsors Donate £40,000 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice
World Championship title sponsor Betfred has donated a massive £40,000 to Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home, to mark 40 years of snooker at the Crucible. At the start of the tournament in Sheffield, Betfred pledged £200 for every century made during the 17 day event, to be rounded up[Read More…]
Cue the Recovery
Let the snooker hangover commence. After 27 days, which dates back to the start of the World Championship qualifiers at Ponds Forge in early April, the festivities in Sheffield have drawn to a close. The final Monday when the champion is crowned is always an unusual day as it conjures[Read More…]
Mark Selby Defends World Championship
Mark Selby has won a third World Championship title after beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final in Sheffield. In doing so, the 33 year-old becomes only the fourth player to successfully defend the crown, on the 40th anniversary of the tournament being staged at the Crucible Theatre. Selby joins[Read More…]