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…]
Author: David Caulfield
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…]
Germany’s Lukas Kleckers Graduates from Q School
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…]
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…]