All five Irish contenders have reached the last 64 of the European Amateur Championship after the round-robin phase concluded on Thursday in Cyprus. Brendan O’Donoghue, Michael Judge, and John Farrell each impressed with a 100% record from their group ties. O’Donoghue, who is ranked first domestically on the RIBSA calendar,[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Betting Charges Against Stuart Bingham
World number three Stuart Bingham has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary Committee after an investigation into an alleged breach of the betting rules. Bingham is accused of placing bets on snooker matches in “contravention of the WPBSA Betting Rules.” However, the WPBSA statement ensured that there was no suggestion of[Read More…]
QUIZ! Tournament Winners in the 2016/17 Snooker Season
There’s a bit of a lull in the calendar at present as, after 40 consecutive days of professional snooker, there’s a slight respite to recharge the batteries. The World Women’s Championship and the European Amateur Championship are of course in progress and there’ll be additional information about that in due[Read More…]
Amateur Top-Ups for World Championship Determined
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…]
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…]