The WPBSA has today released this statement concerning Irish snooker player Leo Fernandez: After a hearing before the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee that took place on 24th June 2016 Leo Fernandez admitted to a breach of 2.1.2.1 of the WPBSA Members Rules: 2.1.2 Corruption: 2.1.2.1 to fix or contrive, or to be a party[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Indian Open Begins Under Darkness
The Indian Open began on Tuesday under rather farcical circumstances in Hyderabad. First, there was a power cut during the keenly contested match between Joe Swail and Jimmy White with the latter needing just three more pots to secure victory. In addition, there were technical problems with the much-hyped Eurosport[Read More…]
Players Set for Indian Open
The Indian Open gets under way on Tuesday as the stagnated start to this campaign stutters along. The qualifiers plus six local wildcards head to Hyderabad for the third edition of the Indian Open. The event wasn’t scheduled last season following victories for Ding Junhui and Michael White in the two previous[Read More…]
QUIZ: Snooker Trivia VIII
Today, it’s the return of the Snooker Trivia series. If you don’t remember how it works, essentially it is a speed round in which you have two minutes to answer 12 questions about the sport. Generally, the first few questions are pretty easy before they become a little more challenging[Read More…]
QUIZ: Champion of Champions
The Champion of Champions will return to Coventry later this year and the qualifying criteria was made clear a few days ago. Despite the fact there are 23 counting events where the winners can gain an invitation to the lucrative tournament, only ten names are so far in line to earn[Read More…]
QUIZ: Tournament Winners in the 2015/16 Season
So it’s another summer of stop-start snooker, just like we have experienced in the last two or three years. The wait for the next event isn’t too long, with the return of the Indian Open next week but then there’ll be another fortnight gap until the World Open, and a[Read More…]
Rousing Robertson Wins in Riga
Neil Robertson began the 2016/17 campaign in style after triumphing in the Riga Masters on Friday. The Australian beat Michael Holt 5-2 in the final to land the first ranking event of a season for the third time in the last four years. With the disbandment of the previous European Tour,[Read More…]
Amateur Morgan into Riga Last Eight
Darren Morgan rolled back the years to reach the quarter-finals of the Riga Masters on Thursday. The amateur Welshman, a former world no. 8, has already won four matches this week to reach the last eight – including a 4-3 victory over Ken Doherty in the third round. Morgan earned[Read More…]
Watch Snooker on Eurosport Player
Snooker fans throughout Europe can watch many of the season’s biggest tournaments anywhere and on any device through the Eurosport Player, the leading live and on-demand digital sport platform. Eurosport Player is available to download and watch in 52 markets and in 20 languages, offering fans an all-access pass to[Read More…]
Dafabet Continues Masters Sponsorship
Dafabet’s title sponsorship of snooker’s most prestigious invitation tournament has been extended for an extra three years. Dafabet has been the sponsor of the Masters since 2014 and this new extension brings the agreement to 2020. The Dafabet Masters is one of the sport’s Triple Crown events and it is[Read More…]