By Fin Ruane Last Saturday week there was a superb day of snooker at Event 7 in the CrossGuns Junior Series. With several top Irish juniors competing the standard on show was exceptional and congratulations to the winners on the day, Cian Murtagh and Darragh Cusack. However, without doubt the[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Evans Captures 11th World Title
Reanne Evans was crowned world ladies champion for the 11th time after beating defending champion Ng On Yee 6-4 in the final on Tuesday. The Englishwoman had won 10 championships in a row up until the 2015 edition, where Ng sprung a major upset in the semi-finals before lifting her[Read More…]
Irish Ready for Tough World Championship Qualifiers
The draw for the World Championship qualifiers was made on Monday and it certainly threw up quite a few interesting ties for the Irish. In total there are seven from the Republic, as well as a further three from the North who are attempting to gain one of the coveted[Read More…]
Craigie Crowned Snookerbacker Classic Champion
Amid all the commotion surrounding the conclusion of the China Open and the draw for the World Championship qualifiers, a winner was crowned in the Snookerbacker Classic on Sunday as well. The growing amateur tournament was won by Sam Craigie, who edged Jamie Bodle 4-2 in the final in Gloucester.[Read More…]
WATCH: World Championship Qualifiers Draw
With the completion of the China Open on Sunday comes the sobering realisation that the World Championship is finally upon us. The last 32 at the Crucible doesn’t commence for another 12 days but this Wednesday sees the start of the dreaded qualifiers at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Three victories[Read More…]
Trump Thumps Walden to Win China Open
Judd Trump has won the China Open for a second time after beating Ricky Walden 10-4 in Beijing on Sunday. The final between two attack-minded competitors promised to be a close and entertaining affair, but the free-flowing snooker that had been predicted never quite materialised. Walden began well with runs[Read More…]
Trump and Walden in China Open Final
Judd Trump and Ricky Walden will contest the final of the China Open after emerging from contrasting last four encounters on Saturday. Trump produced some superb snooker, as well as riding his luck a little, to hammer Stephen Maguire 6-0. Earlier, Walden was made to work a lot harder for[Read More…]
Maguire Sends Ding to Ponds Forge
Stephen Maguire beat Alfie Burden 5-1 to reach the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing. In doing so, the Scot ensured that he would break back into the top 16 in the world rankings just in time to gain automatic qualification to the World Championship in a fortnight. Maguire’s[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Announces Plan to Quit
Ronnie O’Sullivan has today announced his intentions to retire after the upcoming World Championship. The unbelievable statement comes on the eve of this year’s edition at the Crucible, where the Englishman is the favourite to win his sixth crown. Of course, O’Sullivan has often hinted at quitting throughout his career[Read More…]
Maguire Burdens Ding with Top 16 Woes in China
Stephen Maguire is one match away from automatic qualification for the World Championship after beating Dominic Dale 5-1 in the China Open on Thursday. The Scot booked his place in the quarter-final with runs of 86 and 51 to set up a titanic tussle against Alfie Burden on Friday in[Read More…]