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…]
Author: David Caulfield
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…]
World Cup: Quarter-Final Preview
Eight teams remain in the hunt for World Cup glory as the quarter-finals get under way later on Saturday in Wuxi. A dramatic final round of group stage encounters produced eight teams who will battle it out for global glory this weekend. Two countries narrowly missed out on a place[Read More…]
World Cup Group Stages Set for Dramatic Finale
All four groups in the 2017 World Cup are set up nicely as the final round of matches in the round-robin takes place on Friday in China. Only England has guaranteed its safe progress into the quarter-finals with a fixture to spare. Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins hammered Pakistan 5-0[Read More…]
Daniel Blunn Wins WDBS Welsh Open
Daniel Blunn claimed his third World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) title at the inaugural Welsh Open in Cwmbran last weekend. Held at Redz Snooker Club, the tournament was the first that was open to players from all eight disability classification groups, including players with physical, sensory, and learning disabilities. Over 48[Read More…]
Seeds Make Move in World Cup
Wales produced a scintillating performance to hammer Finland 5-0 in the World Cup as the seeded teams began to take a bigger grip on the round-robin stage in Wuxi. It was always likely that the in-form Welsh pairing of Mark Williams and Ryan Day would do some damage in this[Read More…]
World Cup Gathers Momentum
Two out of the five round-robin fixtures have been played as the World Cup continues this week in Wuxi. Defending champions China B have got off to a strong start, winning seven out of their opening ten frames against Finland and Norway to sit just behind the top two in[Read More…]
Free Snooker at Rileys on National Snooker Week
Rileys will be running National Snooker Week in July, giving you the chance to play snooker for free. The week will run from July 24 to 30 with free snooker sessions at any of 25 Rileys venues around the UK. All players must do is register at www.rileys.co.uk for a free membership and book[Read More…]
European Masters Belgium Bound
Belgium will stage a World Snooker ranking event for the first time in 23 years in October when the 2017 European Masters comes to Lommel. The tournament will run from October 2 to 8 in the city of Lommel in the Belgian province of Limburg. Belgium hosted the European Open[Read More…]
Preview: Snooker World Cup
The early stages of the 2017/18 season resumes on Monday with the start of the World Cup in Wuxi. The World Cup sees 24 pairs from 23 different countries going head to head in the biggest team event in the sport. Team events have a long tradition in snooker but[Read More…]