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…]
Features
The latest feature articles, opinion pieces, and other commentary related to ongoing snooker news and headlines from the professional and amateur game.
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…]
Five Players To Watch in the 2018/19 Snooker Season
The new snooker season gets going on Monday with the qualifying round for the Riga Masters taking place at the Preston Guild Hall. With twenty ranking events and a host of other invitational tournaments scheduled between now and the start of next May, it’s sure to be another hectic calendar[Read More…]
Can Ding Junhui Handle Favourite’s Tag?
Following the unexpected demise of Ronnie O’Sullivan on Saturday, Ding Junhui has been elevated as the favourite for this year’s World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. O’Sullivan crashed out in a dramatic 13-9 defeat to Ali Carter, the first time that he has ever lost to the 38 year-old, to prolong[Read More…]
World Snooker Championship Second Round Preview
Well, it’s fair to say that the first round predictions didn’t go according to plan. There were a few near misses, like with Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, and Graeme Dott bowing out in tight affairs with Jamie Jones, Anthony McGill, and Ali Carter respectively. But there were also some shockers,[Read More…]
Preview: 2018 World Snooker Championship
We’ve waited in expectation and the time has finally arrived – the start of the 2018 World Snooker Championship is less than 48 hours away and we now know how the draw is shaped this year at the Crucible Theatre. There has already been plenty of drama in Sheffield over[Read More…]
Who Will be the Crucible Debutants?
The excitement for this year’s World Snooker Championship is building and the general expectation received another jolt of energy on Monday with the announcement of the qualifying stages draw. A total of 128 players, made up of 113 professionals ranked outside the world’s top 16 and 15 additional wildcard amateurs[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: John Sutton
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams has been conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this feature. We hope you enjoy it.[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: Michael Judge
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams has been conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this feature. We hope you enjoy[Read More…]
O’Sullivan, Higgins, Williams: Snooker’s Trinity
Often written off. Yet, still going strong. There will come a time when snooker’s Trinity will inevitably have to put away their cues and call it a day, but that day still seems a long way off yet. Tennis has had the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic-Murray story arc, which is probably just about[Read More…]