Ireland has tonight been crowned the Home Internationals champions for the fourth time at Pontins, Prestatyn in North Wales. A very strong Irish team, consisting of Rodney Goggins, Brendan O’Donoghue, Greg Casey, Johnny Williams and Robert Redmond, crossed the Irish Sea in an attempt to win back the Prince of[Read More…]
Author: David Caulfield
Flawless Lawler Wins PTC3
Rod Lawler won his maiden professional title at the age of 41 after beating Marco Fu 4-2 in the final of the third UK Players Tour Championship event in Gloucester. Seasoned campaigner, journeyman, stalwart of the tour. These are all terms that many players who have for years contested the[Read More…]
Dublin’s Dynamite Duo do it Again
Ken Doherty saw off stern opposition to reach the last 16 of the third Players Tour Championship event of the season at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. And Fergal O’Brien added gloss to another rare positive day for Irish snooker by winning 12 of his 14 frames to[Read More…]
Trump Ends Another Swail Run
The main draw of the third UK Players Tour Championship event of the season got under way today with the top half whittled down from 64 players to 8 at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. Judd Trump showed a little bit of form in stringing together a trio[Read More…]
UKPTC3 Set for Kick-off
The amateur rounds of the third UK Players Tour Championship event of the season came to a conclusion this evening in Gloucester as most of the more well-known names progressed to the event proper – as is becoming the norm. Ben Harrison dropped just one frame in both of his[Read More…]
Irish Team Trains Ahead of Home Internationals
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a training camp weekend with leading professional player Fergal O Brien and World Snooker Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare the players for the 2012 Home Internationals. The Home Internationals are being held in[Read More…]
Snooker in September
Traditionally, the month of September, or even as late as October in some years, would see the commencement of a new snooker campaign following a long summer break. But times have changed since the introduction of the Barry Hearn era with an almost overwhelming influx of new tournaments – some[Read More…]
Prize Money Ranking List in 2014
World Snooker today officially announced its plans to overhaul the current world ranking points system, in favour of a more straight-forward detail based on money earned. Their official website posted this earlier along with a link to how things would stand at the moment if the new structure was implemented[Read More…]
Outlaw Swail Surrenders to Selby
Mark Selby successfully defended the Paul Hunter Classic after ending a remarkable run from Joe Swail to claim the trophy for a second time in Furth. The world no.1 looked in good nick throughout the final day and was rarely troubled after requiring a deciding frame to edge rookie Robbie[Read More…]
147 for Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty hasn’t been able to stay out of my headlines over the last week and he is the centre of attention once again after making a 147 break at the Paul Hunter Classic earlier today. It’s the Irishman’s first ever maximum in competitive play as well as being the[Read More…]