Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun won the World Under-21 Championship in Romania after a dramatic victory over Jamie Clarke in the final on Sunday. Kaettikun had been the top seed following the initial round robin stage having dropped only a single frame in his opening league encounters. It inevitably became tougher for[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Boileau Among Stellar Field Hunting World Under-21 Glory
The IBSF World Under-21 Championship is heading into its final weekend with Ireland’s Josh Boileau still in strong contention in Romania. The 20 year-old is hoping to go one better than his runner-up placing in 2014, when he lost to Iran’s Hossein Vafaei Ayouri in the final, and he has[Read More…]
New Quiz: Countries to Host Players Championship Events
Following on from yesterday’s quiz, it’s a good opportunity to also reflect on the various countries which have hosted a Players Championship event since its inception in 2010. In the last five years, and across both the European and Asian Tours, a total of 13 different countries have staged at[Read More…]
New Quiz: Players Championship Event Winners
It’s been a pleasant few weeks off from the baize but the return is imminent with the Riga Open taking place in Latvia next week. The Riga Open is one of nine Players Championship series events to be pencilled in so far for this season across both the European and[Read More…]
New Quiz: World Under-21 Champions
The 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Championship is in progress this week in Romania. Five Irishmen are competing in the strong field, with the initial round-robin phase almost reaching its conclusion. You can keep up to date with all the results by clicking here. Two Irishmen have emerged victorious since the[Read More…]
Welsh Open Returns to Cardiff
The world’s best snooker players will be back at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff in February for the 2016 Welsh Open. The world ranking event was staged in the Welsh capital last year with 128 players competing for the trophy, giving fans the chance to watch many of their heroes[Read More…]
Irish Quintet Seek to Conquer World Under-21s
The 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Championship gets under way on Saturday in Romania. Ireland will be represented by five young players hoping to make a big impression on the global amateur stage. In a strong team, Kildare’s Josh Boileau leads the way and will be seeking to go one further[Read More…]
New Quiz: Irish National Champions
One for the Irish fans here. The Irish National Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments to win on the domestic calendar – annually staged to conclude each campaign. In the last three decades there have been 17 different names who have tasted success in the event, many on[Read More…]
New Quiz: Nationalities on the Main Tour
The main tour is still dominated by the same core nations that helped make snooker into the mainstream sport it has become today. However, significant efforts have been made in an attempt to make the sport more global – with the ultimate goal seemingly to secure inclusion in the 2024[Read More…]
Mind Games: Studying Mental Health in Sport
Mental health in sport is a serious topic that isn’t really talked about very openly. Over the last number of years there have been some tragic cases of famous sportsmen and women struggling with the psychological aspects of both life and elite level sport. Arguably the most well-known of these[Read More…]