The World Championship qualifiers came to a conclusion on Wednesday with 16 players emerging from Ponds Forge to complete the last 32 line-up at the Crucible. As always, there was plenty of drama and tension in Sheffield as a coveted place in the main draw was at stake, and it[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Watch LIVE: World Championship Qualifiers Judgement Day
Today is the day when we find out which 16 players will join the top 16 in the world rankings in qualifying for the Betfred World Championship. As always, Judgement Day promises to be one of the most tense and dramatic days of snooker on the entire calendar. There are[Read More…]
Drama Unfolding as Qualifiers Reach Conclusion
The first day of the final round of qualifying for the Betfred World Championship took place on Tuesday. Wednesday’s Judgement Day is set up nicely with an appropriate balance of runaway ties and close encounters to follow, as 16 hopefuls attempt to book their coveted spots at the Crucible. This[Read More…]
WATCH LIVE: Ken Doherty vs Ryan Day
The final round of qualifiers for the World Championship has begun with already plenty of drama witnessed at Ponds Forge. In years gone past the viewer has been forced to sit impatiently, repeatedly tapping the refresh button on World Snooker’s live scoring service in order to see who was simply[Read More…]
Doherty Through but O’Brien Loses
Only Ken Doherty remains in the hunt for a place in the World Championship draw from an Irish respective at the qualifiers in Ponds Forge. The 1997 world champion held off a spirited fight back from talented Iranian Hossein Vafaei Ayouri to prevail 10-7 and go to within one victory[Read More…]
Morris to Lose Tour Card After Defeat
David Morris will lose his tour card after suffering a 10-6 defeat to Alan McManus in World Championship qualifying. The Irishman needed to at least qualify for the last 32 at the Crucible if he was to have any chance of maintaining a place among the world’s top 64. But[Read More…]
Ding Beats Casey as Round 1 Concludes
Ding Junhui emerged unscathed from his first test in qualifying for the World Championship after a 10-4 victory over Greg Casey in Sheffield. Corkman Casey gained an invitation into the tournament off the back of his strong performances in 2015’s Q-School but many thought that he would be steamrollered against[Read More…]
Doherty and Morris Through First Round
Irishmen Ken Doherty and David Morris won their opening qualifying match for the World Championship at Ponds Forge on Thursday. Doherty compiled a 109 and four other breaks above 50 as he saw off Andy Hicks 10-6 while Morris made two tons en route to his 10-5 victory over Chris[Read More…]
Akbar Hammers Jones in World Qualifying
Pakistan’s Hamza Akbar caused a major upset as he knocked out Jamie Jones in the first round of qualifying for the Betfred World Championship. Akbar, in his rookie season as a professional after winning the 2015 Asian Championship, had not previously won a match on the Main Tour. However, the[Read More…]
174 Hopefuls Enter Q-School
A record 174 players have entered World Snooker’s 2016 Q School, all bidding for the chance to join the professional tour. They will all head to the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton from May 11 to compete for places on the World Snooker Tour. There are eight two-year tour cards[Read More…]