Jack Lisowski has qualified for the Shanghai Masters after seeing off Matthew Stevens 5-3 in Barnsley. It was the third tight contest of a tricky week for Lisowski but one in which he finally didn’t require all nine frames to progress. On Wednesday and Thursday, the 23 year-old advanced the[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Doherty and Morris Through after Tight Tussles
David Morris came from 3-1 down to overcome amateur Eden Sharav 5-3 in a tough qualifying round contest for the Shanghai Masters. The Irishman hasn’t played much snooker so far during this campaign having decided to skip the Australian Open and the recent Riga Open in Latvia and it was[Read More…]
£152,000 Raised for Bluebell Wood
South Yorkshire’s only children’s hospice, Bluebell Wood, is going snooker loopy having pocketed over £152,000 from its long-standing charity relationship with World Snooker. The two-year partnership began in the 2012/2013 season when World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn read about the hospice, which is based in Sheffield, the city of snooker[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Begin
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers got under way today at the Metrodome in Barnsley. The third ranking event of the campaign is also the second that uses the old flat 128 draw format – the others being the already completed Australian Open won by Judd Trump and the season-ending World Championship[Read More…]
World Snooker Continue Viagogo Service
viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, has extended its partnership with World Snooker Limited as the official international ticketing partner and marketplace for the 2015 World Snooker Championship. Under the terms of the deal, viagogo will continue to provide a secure online platform on which snooker fans from all over[Read More…]
Riga Open Success for Selby
Mark Selby walked away with the inaugural Riga Open title on Sunday evening after a fittingly thrilling climax to what was an entertaining event in Latvia. The world champion returned after the summer break to collect another trophy in style by coming from 3-0 down to opponent Mark Allen in[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Looking Forward to Cardiff Challenge
Snooker ace Ronnie O’Sullivan admits the BetVictor Welsh Open is one of his favourite tournaments on the calendar, and hopes the event will be a success at its new home in Cardiff. The world ranking event will run from February 16-22 in 2015 and will take place in the Welsh[Read More…]
Irish Quartet Shine in Riga
The first day of the inaugural Riga Open took place today and it was an excellent day for the Irish amateurs in Latvia. Martin McCrudden, John Sutton, Josh Boileau and TJ Dowling all emerged through the preliminary stage to book their places in the first round proper. Irish senior national[Read More…]
Riga Open Marks Snooker’s Return
The first European Tour event of the 2014/15 campaign gets under way tomorrow as the Players Championship series welcomes Latvia as a destination for the first time. Capital city Riga will play host as snooker welcomes its newest addition to its growing family as the sport continues its long-term ambition[Read More…]
Riga Open Sponsored by Kaspersky Lab
World Snooker is delighted to announce Kaspersky lab as the title sponsor of the new Riga Open, which startstomorrow. The Kaspersky lab Riga Open is the first ever professional snooker tournament in Latvia and the first event of the 2014/15 European Tour series. Kaspersky lab is a developer of secure[Read More…]