There are 131 professionals on the Main Tour for the 2017/18 campaign. The top 64 in the world rankings from last season automatically earned their right to compete for another year. A further 31 players are on the second season of a two-year card they received at the start of[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship
Fan Zhengyi won five out of the last six frames to beat Luo Honghao 7-6 and become the 2017 world under-21 champion on Sunday in China. The all-Chinese affair guaranteed a second successive world under-21 title for China, and its fourth in the last six years in the tournament. Luo[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia X
Here’s another quick quiz to begin your Saturday morning with. We’ve reached ten for the Snooker Trivia series and don’t forget there are a whole range of quizzes to enjoy here. This one is the same as usual, with two minutes to answer twelve questions. The question is, how many[Read More…]
Kyren Wilson Looking for Winning Mentality
It’s often stated that snooker isn’t a physical sport, but a mental one. The numerous hours that are put in alone behind closed doors in a dimly lit room can often lead to a player going a tad stir crazy. Not only this, with the addition of so many new[Read More…]
QUIZ! Snooker Trivia IX
It’s that time of year again when there is plenty of respite and breaks – pun intended – from the game. While the IBSF World Under-21 Championship is currently ongoing in China, there isn’t much on the professional front to look forward to for the rest of this month. Invitational[Read More…]
World Open Replaces Shanghai Masters
Yesterday came the predicted news that the Shanghai Masters will be replaced this season by the World Open in September. There had been much speculation in recent weeks as to what was happening with the Autumn ranking event in China, but World Snooker finally confirmed on Tuesday what many had[Read More…]
Muhammad Naseem Akhtar of Pakistan Claims Under-18 World Title
Pakistan’s Muhammad Naseem Akhtar has won the IBSF World Under-18 Championship in Beijing on Tuesday. The 16 year-old fought back from 3-1 down in the final against China’s Peifan Lei to upset the home hopeful 5-3. Akhtar’s highest break in the tournament was just 74 but he lost only two[Read More…]
Mark Selby Planning Return After Injury
World champion Mark Selby will head the field when the English Open comes to Barnsley for the first time in October. Selby has missed the start of the current season due to a broken toe but is set to return to the baize later this month. And the world number[Read More…]
Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo Win World Cup for China
China A fought back from 3-1 down to pip England to World Cup glory in Wuxi on Sunday. In doing so, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo regained the title they first won together in Thailand six years ago. It prolongs Chinese dominance in the tournament, with the last three editions[Read More…]
World Cup: Semi-final Preview
Both Chinese teams remain on course for a crowd-pleasing final showdown as the World Cup comes down to the final four in Wuxi. 2011 winning pair Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo produced a strong display for China A to beat Wales 4-1. It was a much harder affair for China[Read More…]