World Snooker is delighted to announce that 918.com will be title sponsor of the German Masters for the first time. The 918.com German Masters will run from February 3 to 7 in Berlin and it will be the first world ranking event of 2016. It is staged at the famous[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Fu Solid as a Rock in Gibraltar
Marco Fu captured his maiden European Tour title with a 4-1 victory over Michael White in the final of the Gibraltar Open on Sunday. It caps a wonderful weekend for the 37 year-old as he adds the €25,000 winner’s cheque to the £3,500 he already bagged for compiling his fourth[Read More…]
Bingham on Course in Gibraltar
World champion Stuart Bingham recaptured some form at the Gibraltar Open as he won three matches on Saturday to reach the fourth round. The 39 year-old has mostly struggled to live up to his billing since his success in Sheffield last May, but scored heavily in beating Craig Steadman before[Read More…]
Blondu and Smith Winners in CrossGuns Junior Series
By Fin Ruane Last Sunday the fourth event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place at CrossGuns in Dublin. Despite the inclement weather a good entry saw Paul Smith from the Roadstone SC win the Under-14 tournament and Andrei Blondu from Terry[Read More…]
Fantastic Fu Compiles his Fourth 147 in Gibraltar
Hong Kong’s Marco Fu continued his run of decent form by reaching the last 16 of the Gibraltar Open on Friday. In doing so, the 37 year-old collected £3,500 for recording the fourth maximum break of his career in his 4-2 second round defeat of Sam Baird. It’s the 116th[Read More…]
Irish Teams for European Championships Confirmed
Josh Boileau heads a strong Irish team who will head to the European Championships in Poland next February. The 20 year-old captured his maiden Senior ranking event title last Sunday and, in doing so, surged to the top of the Irish rankings to guarantee his place in the Men’s Championship[Read More…]
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice Receives Betway Donation
The UK Championship principal sponsors Betway has donated £18,610 to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice after a superb fortnight of pocket-rattling action. Betway’s pre-tournament pledge to donate £10 for every point scored over 100, and £10 for each century break recorded, meant that a total of £17,610 was raised. Add to[Read More…]
Gibraltar Open Sponsored by Dafabet
World Snooker is delighted to announce Dafabet as the new title sponsor of this week’s Gibraltar Open. The televised stage of the Dafabet Gibraltar Open will run from December 11 to 13 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall and will feature top stars including Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Jimmy[Read More…]
Masters Draw Pairs O’Sullivan and Williams
Amid the pandemonium surrounding Neil Robertson’s 147 and UK Championship success, the draw for the 2016 Masters was also made on Sunday. Robertson has openly admitted that, having now claimed the first BBC major, he wants to go on and capture a rare Triple Crown achieved in the same season.[Read More…]
Perfect Robertson Adds to Majors Haul
Neil Robertson won his second UK title on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Liang Wenbo that included a superb 147. The Australian’s family should be in for a neat Christmas period after he picked up almost £200,000 for his triumph and maximum break double. Add to that the £100,000[Read More…]