Irish duo Fergal O’Brien and Mark Allen both reached the main draw for the upcoming Indian Open after contrasting preliminary round victories in Preston. O’Brien joined fellow Republic players Ken Doherty and Josh Boileau in the last 64 with a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Craig Steadman at the Guild Hall.[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Ken Doherty Continues Fine Form
The July break from ranking event snooker did nothing to hinder Ken Doherty’s resurgence this season as he beat Ali Carter 4-2 to qualify for the Indian Open. That makes it three from three in qualifying events for the Irishman this term, having only regained his place on the Main[Read More…]
WPBSA Distances Itself from IBSF
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association released a stunning statement on Monday that could have a significant impact into the global amateur set-up and potentially how aspiring players reach the Main Tour. The WPBSA has taken an unprecedented step of severing all ties with its sister amateur body, the[Read More…]
Preston Preliminaries Commence with Indian Open Qualifiers
After a month filled with various invitational events, snooker makes a return for the masses on the Main Tour this week with a number of qualifying rounds in Preston for upcoming ranking tournaments. The Guild Hall will stage the preliminary rounds for the Indian Open, European Masters, and World Open[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Wins World Games Gold
Kyren Wilson has won a gold medal for Great Britain on the final day of the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw. The 25 year-old beat compatriot Ali Carter 3-1 in Sunday’s final, which featured the top two ranked players in the tournament. Carter, despite a beautiful break of 113 in[Read More…]
Four Fight for World Games Medals
Four players will vie for the three medals in the snooker event at the 2017 World Games in Poland this weekend. Sixteen competitors set out for glory on Wednesday and, perhaps unsurprisingly, four of the professional cueists remain in the hunt for a medal. Only one will leave Wroclaw completely[Read More…]
Joe Perry Given Suspended Ban After Betting Breach
After a hearing before the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee that took place on the 18th of July, Joe Perry admitted that between 2009 and 2013 he had breached the WPBSA Members Rules by placing bets on matches using five different betting accounts in his own name. The facts of the case[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker’s Sweet 16
Snooker in the World Games gets under way today in Poland with 16 players bidding for global gold in Wroclaw. The number 16 has a special connection with the sport of snooker, having signalled the elite bracket in the game pretty much ever since world rankings came into effect in the 1970s.[Read More…]
Snooker Set for World Games
The next stop on the calendar this summer is Poland, for the tenth edition of the World Games currently being staged in Wroclaw. The World Games is a global multi-sport festival of events featuring sports that are not otherwise contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games, organised by the[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Finds Form in Hong Kong
Neil Robertson was approaching somewhere near his best as he beat Ronnie O’Sullivan to lift the inaugural Hong Kong Masters title on Sunday. The “Thunder from Down Under” defied a tropical cyclone weather warning that threatened to result in the final being played behind closed doors, to eventually overcome the[Read More…]