Who among us hasn’t attempted a few snooker impressions for a laugh while with some mates down at the local club? Whether it’s the players on the baize or the voices in the commentary box, snooker has always been rich with opportunities to mimic. John Virgo, who himself has been[Read More…]
Features
The latest feature articles, opinion pieces, and other commentary related to ongoing snooker news and headlines from the professional and amateur game.
Where are the Snooker Fans in China?
It has a population of more than one billion people and the television viewing figures for the biggest matches dwarf anything that has been recorded before elsewhere. There are reports of thousands of clubs in the major cities that are packed to the rafters with cue enthusiasts and schools that[Read More…]
Dublin’s CrossGuns to Host Junior Snooker Academy
There are exciting times ahead for young players in Dublin and across Ireland with the launch of a new Junior Snooker Academy in CrossGuns Snooker Club. Fin Ruane, the owner of CrossGuns in Phibsboro, is delighted to put his recently acquired status as a WPBSA World Snooker coach to good[Read More…]
October Snooker Player of the Month
October was another busy month on the baize with plenty of silverware handed out all around the world. There were two ranking events in Europe and another that is currently ongoing in China, while the World Women’s Tour ventured into new territory with a successful staging of the inaugural Australian[Read More…]
September Snooker Player of the Month
For traditionalists, September is often seen as the month in which a snooker season really gets going in earnest. Despite the fact that the 2018/19 term had already been a few months old, there was a proper feel – particularly during the Shanghai Masters – that the campaign was gathering[Read More…]
When Canadian Snooker Ruled the World
By Jack Ford Sports Journalist Canadians on the World Snooker tour are a bit like Brazilians in Formula One – once a big part of the sport, now completely absent. Three of the nation’s athletes were staples of the snooker scene at the height of the sport’s popularity – Cliff[Read More…]
Stephen Hendry Autobiography Released Today
The knockout stages of the 2018 Six Red World Championship get going on Thursday but the release of Stephen Hendry’s new autobiography today will have just as many people talking about the game – if not more. Hendry, who retired from the sport six years ago after a farewell swansong[Read More…]
Snooker in September
We’re now firmly into the 2018/19 season and three champions have already been crowned in the trio of ranking events that have been staged so far in Latvia, China, and Germany. Snooker in September for many marks a more traditional opening for a campaign but, by this point over the[Read More…]
August Snooker Player of the Month
Although we enjoyed a longer off-season than normal this summer, the action is beginning to come thick and fast as we gather a little momentum for this fledgling campaign. The champions of three ranking events have already been determined with Neil Robertson, Mark Williams, and most recently Kyren Wilson getting[Read More…]
Centuries Man Neil Robertson to Rumble Record?
Neil Robertson may have exited the World Open in the last 32 stage on Wednesday but it has been a more than respectable start to the 2018/19 season for the Australian. The 36 year-old fell in a 5-3 defeat to Ricky Walden in Yushan but must surely be happy with[Read More…]