On Thursday, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association announced that it has engaged heavily in working alongside the World Confederation of Billiard Sports on a bid for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The host city in Japan will be able to accept at least one sport as an addition[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Bingham Wins Championship League Group 4
Stuart Bingham became the fourth player through to the Championship League Winners Group after emerging victorious from Group 4 at Crondon Park. The Englishman finished second behind Peter Ebdon following the round-robin phase with four wins from his six league encounters. In the semi-final Bingham made breaks of 75 and[Read More…]
Carter wins Championship League Group 3
Ali Carter won the third Championship League group on Tuesday, beating Mark Davis 3-1 in the final. In doing so, the Englishman books his place in the Winners Group next month in which the overall champion will be invited to play in the lucrative Champion of Champions later in the year.[Read More…]
World Championship Contenders?
Last Sunday not only marked the final of the 2015 Masters that saw Shaun Murphy lift the trophy and become the tenth member of the exclusive Triple Crown club. It also signified the start of the three-month countdown to the season-ending World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield. It feels like[Read More…]
Masterful Murphy Captures Triple Crown
Shaun Murphy has won the 2015 Masters title after a comprehensive 10-2 victory over Neil Robertson in London. The Englishman adds to his previous triumphs in the World and UK Championship to become the tenth player to complete snooker’s Triple Crown. The final was billed as a showdown between two[Read More…]
Crucible World Championship until 2017
One of the most iconic events in sport, The World Snooker Championship, is to remain in Sheffield until 2017. The tournament, the richest and most prestigious in snooker, was first staged at the Crucible in 1977 so 2017 will mark its 40th anniversary in Sheffield. The event is worth over[Read More…]
Masters Final Preview
It’s a repeat of 2012 as Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy will contest the 2015 Masters final today at Alexandra Palace. Three years ago the Australian emerged victorious with his first title in London after a 10-6 win over the ‘Magician’. And it is hard to bet against a repeat result[Read More…]
Masters Semi-Final Day Preview
It’s semi-finals day in the 2015 Masters and what a formidable final four we have at the Alexandra Palace in London. Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world no.1 Neil Robertson and two of the most in-form players of the campaign in Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen complete what is a stellar[Read More…]
O’Sullivan 776
As expected, Ronnie O’Sullivan surpassed Stephen Hendry at the top of career centuries list in his quarter-final Masters encounter with Marco Fu on Thursday. The 39 year-old’s record-breaking moment came in the opening frame, a 101 enough to reach 776 tons – one more than the legendary Scot. Hendry had[Read More…]
Welsh Open Final Sells Out
Following huge demand for tickets for snooker’s BetVictor Welsh Open in Cardiff, the final of the world ranking event has sold out. The tournament at the Motorpoint Arena runs from February 16 to 22 and is being staged in the Welsh capital for the first time since 2004. Fans have[Read More…]