Snooker’s world governing body the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has announced the selection criteria for the amateur players who will be invited to compete at this year’s Betfred World Championship qualifiers. The top 16 players on the world ranking list following the 2017 China Open will be[Read More…]
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Alexander Ursenbacher Edges Jackson Page for European Under-21 Title
Alexander Ursenbacher denied Jackson Page a second European title after beating the Welshman 6-4 in the final of the EBSA Under-21 Championship in Cyprus on Sunday. Last week, 15 year-old Page claimed the Under-18 crown and looked set to make it a unique double after overcoming countryman Tyler Rees in[Read More…]
Judd Trump Wins Players Championship
Judd Trump came from behind to superbly win the Players Championship, beating Marco Fu 10-8 in front of a big crowd in Llandudno. Trump had lost in his last three ranking event finals, all this season including the last two tournaments he entered, but scored heavily to add to his[Read More…]
Jackson Page Looking for European Double
Young Welsh sensation Jackson Page remains on course for an impressive European double after reaching the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship in Cyprus on Saturday. The 15 year-old, who created headlines during the Welsh Open last month when he reached the last 32 before losing to eventual runner-up Judd[Read More…]
Players Championship Final: Judd Trump vs Marco Fu
Judd Trump and Marco Fu will contest the final of the Players Championship after each emerged from tight semi-final encounters this weekend in Wales. On Friday, Trump reached a third ranking event final in succession with a 6-4 triumph over Ali Carter. Fu then battled back from behind to pip[Read More…]
Women’s World Championship Set for Singapore
The 2017 Eden World Women’s Championship gets under way on Monday at the Lagoon Billiard Room in Singapore. A field of 32 has been separated into eight groups of four, with the top eight seeds and players of the same nationality kept apart in an initial round-robin phase. Two players will progress[Read More…]
Players Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Four players remain in the hunt for the lucrative Players Championship title in Llandudno this week. The field of 16 players, invited based on their high earnings from this season, has been whittled down to the semi-finalists after eight sessions of action in Wales. Host broadcaster ITV’s horse racing coverage[Read More…]
Marco Fu Beats Mark Selby in Players Championship
Marco Fu dispatched of world number one Mark Selby to reach the semi-finals of the Players Championship in Llandudno on Thursday. The Scottish Open champion, one of the most in-form players over the last three months, twice trailed by a single frame but managed to tie the scores at 2-2[Read More…]
Shoot Out Voted to Remain Ranking Event
Snooker’s professional players have voted to keep the Coral Shoot Out tournament as a world ranking event. Last month the one-frame knock out event was made a ranking event for the first time, with Anthony McGill winning the £32,000 top prize in Watford. World Snooker subsequently asked all tour players[Read More…]
Judd Trump Ousts Ronnie O’Sullivan
Judd Trump became the first player to book a Players Championship semi-final spot after a 5-3 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan in Llandudno on Wednesday. The 27 year-old has been in terrific form throughout this season, even if he hasn’t quite managed to obtain a quantity of silverware he would be[Read More…]