Mark Allen continued his recent dominance with a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of fellow Norther Irishman Joe Swail – his second whitewash victory of the PTC Grand Finals in Galway. 27 year-old Allen successfully defended his World Open trophy earlier in March with victory over Matthew Stevens in the final in[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Outlaw’s on Fire
The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals got under way with a bang last night in Galway as two dramatic encounters ended in nervy deciding frame thrillers. Firstly, Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail, technically considered an amateur player these days, produced a vintage display to come from three down to Stephen Maguire[Read More…]
PTC Grand Finals Preview
The Players Tour Championship Grand Finals get under way on Tuesday as the event returns to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway for a second successive year. Indeed, it’s the third time in Ireland after its inaugural staging was held at The Helix in Dublin in 2011. Ireland has been[Read More…]
Doherty Confident of Galway Success
From World Snooker Irish ace Ken Doherty goes into next week’s Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals with refreshed confidence after a recent return to form. Dublin’s Doherty is among a star-studded 32-man line up for the event at the Bailey Allen Hall at the National University of Ireland in[Read More…]
….And We’re Back!
After a very long and frustrating three-week hiatus from the sport – while I made my transition from Dublin to Seoul in South Korea – SnookerHQ is officially back in business and ready to bring top-quality news, reports, opinions and more from now until the conclusion of this season. The move[Read More…]
Out of Order
Apologies for the inconvenience but I’m making my move to South Korea tomorrow (17th February) and therefore for the next two weeks the website will be on hiatus. That’s two weeks ONLY! After that, it will return to pretty much full functionality, where I look forward to bringing you all[Read More…]
WPBSA Statement – Stephen Lee
World Snooker has released the following statement with regard Stephen Lee’s suspension: As a result of the referral by the Gambling Commission on 5th October 2012, Nigel Mawer the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the WPBSA, launched an investigation into alleged match fixing by Stephen Lee in relation to[Read More…]
Doherty Dumps Higgins
Ken Doherty recorded an excellent 4-1 victory over three-time champion John Higgins in the last 32 of the Welsh Open today. The Dubliner, also a multiple winner of the title when he claimed the spoils in 1993 and 2001, comfortably outplayed his Scottish opponent, who was completely out of sorts.[Read More…]
Ken Doherty’s Lucky Break
Something I didn’t get a chance to write about last week was the announcement of a new snooker talent show to be screened on Setanta Ireland later this year. The search will take place over two auditions in Douglas Snooker Club in Cork on March 2nd and the Ken Doherty[Read More…]