One week from today we will be getting ready for the start of the 2017 edition of the Masters at the Alexandra Palace in London. The prestigious invitational event has been running since 1975, making it the second longest running professional tournament behind only the World Championship itself. Open to[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Snooker’s Next World Number One
Shaun Murphy was yesterday quoted as saying that he wishes to challenge Mark Selby at the top of the world rankings. It begged the question as to who might be the next new world number one in snooker? While it will inevitably happen eventually, one thing seems for certain –[Read More…]
Anthony McGill Adances to CLS Winners’ Group
Anthony McGill emerged victorious from Group Two of the Championship League on Thursday in Coventry. Welshman Ryan Day was again the victim in the final, losing 3-0 to McGill after previously being halted at the same stage of Group One on Tuesday. McGill only just scraped out of the round-robin[Read More…]
David Gilbert Wins Group One of Championship League
David Gilbert won Group One of the Championship League after coming from behind to beat Ryan Day in the final in Coventry. Gilbert qualified from a tight group of seven in fourth place with four wins from his six matches. In the semi-final the Englishman overcame Mark Davis 3-1 with the[Read More…]
Alfie Burden in Breach of Betting Rules
The following WPBSA statement has been released: After a hearing before the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee that took place on 19th December 2016 Alfie Burden admitted to the following breaches of the WPBSA Betting Rules: Prior to August 2009 the WPBSA Members Rules stated: 2.7 A Player shall not bet or[Read More…]
2017 Commences with Championship League
2017 is only a day old but it’s straight into the action as this season’s Championship League gets under way at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Indeed, the schedule is pretty unforgiving from now until the campaign’s conclusion at the Crucible for the blue riband World Championship in April and May.[Read More…]
Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2016
Another 12 months has passed by as we prepare to say goodbye to 2016 in snooker. It was an entertaining year which produced countless moments of magic, comebacks, breakdowns, emotional victories and painful defeats. Over the last few days we took a look at some of the highs and lows[Read More…]
2016 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2016 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Yesterday we took a look at the lows but today let’s[Read More…]
2016 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2016 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at the best bits from this calendar[Read More…]
Player of the Year
There have been a few humorous polls on social media over the last couple of weeks asking a certain interesting question. As 2016 draws to a close, who is the player of the year? It’s an easy conundrum for many fans and critics alike to solve, albeit a select number[Read More…]